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The Blue Ridge Marathon is Roanoke, Virginia's mountain marathon, marketed as America's Toughest Road Marathon for its roughly 7,430 feet of combined elevation change, the most of any road marathon in the country according to race organizers. The course starts and finishes at Elmwood Park in downtown Roanoke and climbs three mountains: Roanoke Mountain, Mill Mountain and Peakwood. The event also includes a half marathon, 10K, marathon relay and a double marathon that runs the course twice. Proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Parkway and local charities.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2027 Blue Ridge Marathon?
The 2027 Blue Ridge Marathon will be held on Saturday April 17, 2027.
Is the Blue Ridge Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Blue Ridge Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
What is the time limit for the Blue Ridge Marathon?
The time limit for the Blue Ridge Marathon is 7.5 hours.
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Blue Ridge Marathon Weather History
Blue Ridge Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 59°, Average Low: 48°, Average High: 69°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 53° | 56° | 58° | 60° | 62° | 63° | 64° | 65° |
| Feel | 52° | 54° | 58° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 64° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 8mph | 8mph | 10mph | 10mph | 10mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 44° | 45° | 44° | 44° | 43° | 42° | 42° | 42° |
| RunScore |  |  | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2026
Apr 18, 2026
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 89°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 58° | 62° | 68° | 72° | 76° | 80° | 85° | 87° |
| Feel | 58° | 62° | 68° | 72° | 76° | 80° | 83° | 84° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 3mph | 4mph | 3mph | 6mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 49° | 49° | 50° | 51° | 51° | 54° | 51° | 49° |
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Blue Ridge Marathon 2025
Apr 12, 2025
Cloudy skies throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 51°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  42° | 43° | 44° | 46° | 47° | 49° | 48° | 51° |
| Feel | 38° | 38° | 38° | 39° | 40° | 43° | 42° | 51° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 9mph | 11mph | 16mph | 16mph | 14mph | 15mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 32° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 33° |
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Blue Ridge Marathon 2024
Apr 20, 2024
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 58°, High: 72°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 68° |  71° |
| Feel | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 68° | 71° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 14mph | 9mph | 7mph | 13mph | 14mph | 18mph |
| Dew | 50° | 49° | 49° | 45° | 45° | 41° | 36° | 34° |
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Blue Ridge Marathon 2023
Apr 22, 2023
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain in the morning and afternoon.
Low: 50°, High: 70°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 64° |  60° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 60° | 60° |
| Feel | 64° | 60° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 60° | 60° |
| Rain | - | light | moderate | light | - | light | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 7mph | 0mph | 7mph | 7mph | 5mph | 10mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 52° | 53° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 53° | 49° | 49° |
| RunScore | | |  | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2022
Apr 1, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 42°, High: 64°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 48° | 48° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 51° | 53° | 53° |
| Feel | 43° | 41° | 52° | 44° | 44° | 51° | 53° | 53° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 11mph | 18mph | 20mph | 18mph | 16mph | 17mph | 18mph | 23mph |
| Dew | 33° | 33° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 26° | 27° | 25° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2021
Apr 17, 2021
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 42°, High: 66°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 47° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 64° |
| Feel | 47° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 64° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 7mph | 5mph | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph | 3mph |
| Dew | 36° | 38° | 36° | 37° | 38° | 35° | 33° | 34° |
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Blue Ridge Marathon 2020
Apr 18, 2020
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 42°, High: 61°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 49° | 49° | 53° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° |
| Feel | 43° | 46° | 53° | 44° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° |
| Rain | light | light | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 14mph | 7mph | 15mph | 19mph | 16mph | 19mph | 22mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 42° | 43° | 40° | 37° | 36° | 35° | 34° | 33° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2019
Apr 13, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 59°, High: 68°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 59° | 62° | 67° | 68° | 66° | 66° | 63° | 63° |
| Feel | 59° | 62° | 67° | 68° | 66° | 66° | 63° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | light | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 0mph | 5mph | 3mph | 7mph | 3mph | 3mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 57° | 58° | 56° | 52° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 53° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2018
Apr 21, 2018
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 34°, High: 66°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 39° | 46° | 50° | 53° | 56° | 58° | 60° | 63° |
| Feel | 39° | 46° | 50° | 53° | 56° | 58° | 60° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 6mph | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 5mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 27° | 27° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 30° | 30° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2017
Apr 22, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 68°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 64° | 66° | 65° | 65° | 68° | 66° | 65° | 64° |
| Feel | 64° | 66° | 65° | 65° | 68° | 66° | 65° | 64° |
| Rain | - | light | light | light | light | light | moderate | light |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 5mph | 5mph | 9mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 62° | 63° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 64° | 64° | 62° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2016
Apr 16, 2016
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 36°, High: 68°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 41° | 48° | 53° | 57° | 59° | 62° | 66° | 67° |
| Feel | 41° | 47° | 53° | 57° | 59° | 62° | 66° | 67° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 3mph | 0mph | 0mph | 6mph | 6mph | 6mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 29° | 30° | 25° | 28° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 21° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2015
Apr 18, 2015
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 54°, High: 79°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 58° | 65° | 69° | 72° | 73° | 74° | 77° | 79° |
| Feel | 58° | 65° | 69° | 72° | 73° | 74° | 77° | 79° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 7mph | 0mph | 0mph | 5mph | 0mph | 0mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 54° | 54° | 53° | 54° | 54° | 53° | 54° | 51° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2014
Apr 26, 2014
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Low: 51°, High: 80°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 60° | 64° | 67° | 74° | 75° | 78° | 77° |
| Feel | 55° | 60° | 64° | 67° | 74° | 75° | 78° | 77° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 9mph | 13mph | 8mph | 24mph | 23mph | 18mph | 18mph |
| Dew | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 39° | 38° | 39° | 36° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2013
Apr 20, 2013
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 61°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 44° | 46° | 48° | 50° | 53° | 55° | 56° | 58° |
| Feel | 38° | 40° | 42° | 45° | 53° | 55° | 56° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 11mph | 16mph | 16mph | 14mph | 18mph | 11mph | 16mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 25° | 25° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 25° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2012
Apr 21, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 54°, High: 75°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 59° | 62° | 66° | 68° | 73° | 75° | 73° | 65° |
| Feel | 59° | 62° | 66° | 68° | 73° | 75° | 73° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | light | light | moderate |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 7mph | 7mph | 8mph | 5mph | 6mph | 0mph |
| Dew | 55° | 55° | 56° | 55° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 59° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2011
Apr 16, 2011
Cloudy skies throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 74°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 56° | 56° | 57° | 60° | 62° | 63° | 65° | 70° |
| Feel | 56° | 56° | 57° | 60° | 62° | 63° | 65° | 70° |
| Rain | moderate | light | moderate | moderate | light | moderate | heavy | - |
| Wind | 11mph | 13mph | 12mph | 12mph | 18mph | 16mph | 8mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 54° | 55° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 60° | 61° | 62° |
| RunScore | | | | |  | | | |
Blue Ridge Marathon 2010
Apr 24, 2010
Cloudy skies throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 56°, High: 66°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 57° | 59° | 62° | 61° | 64° | 66° | 63° | 63° |
| Feel | 57° | 59° | 62° | 61° | 64° | 66° | 63° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 6mph | 8mph | 11mph | 13mph | 7mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |