Dallas Marathon 2026
Dallas, TX, USA
The course
The Dallas Marathon starts and finishes in downtown Dallas (Dallas City Hall Plaza area), covering a single loop through the city. The route heads through Uptown and Highland Park, then circles White Rock Lake before returning via the Lakewood and Swiss Avenue neighborhoods and Fair Park. Terrain is mostly flat with gentle inclines; the main elevation comes in the hills around White Rock Lake, with roughly 120 m (394 ft) of total climbing, and a slight uphill push to the finish.
Course summary source: marathons2025.com
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the Dallas Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the Dallas Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
17°C
Typical low
7°C
Year-to-year swing
±2.0°C
Rain
2.2 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 20 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- dallasmarathon.com ↗
- Start time
- 08:00
- Field size
- 28,000 finishers (2024)
- Boston qualifier
- Yes
Distances: 42.2 km · 21.1 km · 10 km · 5 km
Training for the Dallas Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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