Clear conditions throughout the day.
Details
Pre-Race
Race
Post-Race
350 lumens of light to illuminate the trail ahead. Black Diamond Spot 350 Headlamp.
When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.
Wanna to know when the weather changes? .
Race Overview
The Pocatello Marathon, known as "Running the Gap," offers runners a thrilling point-to-point course through Idaho's scenic Portneuf Valley. Starting atop Buckskin Saddle, the race features a net elevation drop of approximately 1,550 feet, with the first half descending about 1,400 feet, providing a fast-paced, downhill experience. The route winds through rural roads with minimal turns and sun exposure, culminating at Lower Ross Park in Pocatello. This USATF-certified course is a Boston Marathon qualifier, attracting participants seeking both speed and natural beauty.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2026 Pocatello Marathon?
The 2026 Pocatello Marathon will be held on Saturday September 5, 2026.
Is the Pocatello Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Pocatello Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
Pocatello Marathon Weather History
Pocatello Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 65°, Average Low: 48°, Average High: 82°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 49° | 52° | 59° | 65° | 69° | 74° | 76° |
| Feel | 48° | 52° | 59° | 65° | 69° | 73° | 75° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph | 8mph | 10mph | 9mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 40° | 41° | 42° | 42° | 42° | 41° | 39° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2025
Aug 30, 2025
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 45°, High: 83°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 46° | 50° | 58° | 63° | 69° | 74° | 76° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 3mph | 5mph | 5mph | 0mph |
| Dew | 44° | 47° | 47° | 46° | 47° | 45° | 42° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2024
Aug 31, 2024
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 82°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 48° | 51° | 55° | 62° | 66° | 72° | 75° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 2mph | 3mph | 3mph | 3mph | 5mph | 5mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 40° | 40° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 42° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2023
Sep 2, 2023
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 60°, High: 79°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 62° | 61° | 64° | 71° | 73° | 76° | 76° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 9mph | 8mph | 13mph | 16mph | 17mph | 12mph |
| Dew | 49° | 50° | 51° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 48° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2022
Sep 3, 2022
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 99°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 44° | 49° | 60° | 70° | 79° | 82° | 87° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 3mph | 6mph | 1mph | 5mph | 9mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 38° | 40° | 43° | 44° | 46° | 43° | 39° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2021
Sep 4, 2021
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 37°, High: 81°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 37° | 42° | 53° | 60° | 67° | 72° | 75° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 1mph | 2mph | 3mph | 7mph | 7mph | 4mph |
| Dew | 31° | 33° | 34° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 26° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2018
Sep 1, 2018
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 48°, High: 78°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 45° | 58° | 63° | 67° | 69° | 72° | 73° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 8mph | 11mph | 16mph | 14mph | 15mph | 17mph |
| Dew | 36° | 35° | 34° | 33° | 34° | 33° | 32° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2017
Sep 2, 2017
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 48°, High: 93°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 46° | 51° | 59° | 68° | 72° | 78° | 82° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 5mph | 0mph | 3mph | 6mph | 3mph | 3mph |
| Dew | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 45° | 45° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2015
Sep 5, 2015
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 64°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 44° | 45° | 53° | 53° | 54° | 56° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 13mph | 13mph | 17mph | 18mph | 20mph | 17mph | 17mph |
| Dew | 36° | 36° | 37° | 36° | 34° | 33° | 33° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2014
Aug 30, 2014
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 55°, High: 75°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 59° | 59° | 64° | 66° | 68° | 69° | 69° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 7mph | 17mph | 24mph | 24mph | 23mph | 23mph |
| Dew | 46° | 48° | 47° | 48° | 46° | 46° | 46° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2013
Aug 31, 2013
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 90°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 45° | 53° | 60° | 69° | 75° | 78° | 80° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 3mph | 5mph | 3mph | 6mph | 6mph | 3mph |
| Dew | 39° | 40° | 46° | 41° | 38° | 32° | 26° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2012
Sep 1, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 52°, High: 81°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 57° | 62° | 65° | 70° | 71° | 75° | 75° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 10mph | 14mph | 15mph | 16mph | 14mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 51° | 52° | 55° | 55° | 53° | 52° | 49° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2011
Sep 3, 2011
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 77°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 40° | 44° | 55° | 60° | 64° | 68° | 70° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 5mph | 6mph | 4mph | 7mph | 3mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 30° | 33° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2010
Sep 4, 2010
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 89°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 48° | 48° | 57° | 66° | 71° | 79° | 82° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 6mph | 3mph | 3mph | 8mph | 7mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 40° | 42° | 41° | 45° | 50° | 43° | 39° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2009
Sep 5, 2009
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 84°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 53° | 53° | 59° | 65° | 66° | 68° | 78° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 8mph | 7mph | 5mph | 0mph | 0mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 43° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 46° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2008
Aug 30, 2008
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 92°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 47° | 54° | 68° | 79° | 85° | 87° | 85° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 0mph | 3mph | 8mph | 18mph | 11mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 38° | 38° | 37° | 38° | 29° | 30° | 37° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2007
Sep 1, 2007
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 54°, High: 90°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 54° | 60° | 67° | 73° | 77° | 80° | 81° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 0mph | 0mph | 3mph | 5mph | 3mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 49° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 49° | 47° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2006
Sep 2, 2006
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 34°, High: 86°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 34° | 38° | 48° | 55° | 66° | 72° | 77° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 4mph | 5mph | 7mph | 8mph | 0mph |
| Dew | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 25° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2005
Sep 3, 2005
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 65°, High: 91°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 73° | 75° | 79° | 80° | 82° | 84° | 85° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 14mph | 21mph | 18mph | 17mph | 17mph | 10mph | 14mph |
| Dew | 38° | 38° | 37° | 36° | 37° | 31° | 28° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2004
Sep 4, 2004
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 33°, High: 67°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 32° | 32° | 38° | 44° | 54° | 57° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 5mph | 0mph | 6mph | 11mph | 10mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 34° | 34° | 35° | 37° | 40° | 38° | 37° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2003
Aug 30, 2003
Clearing in the afternoon with early morning rain.
Low: 50°, High: 77°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 50° | 53° | 55° | 61° | 62° | 66° | 69° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 8mph | 12mph | 6mph | 9mph | 8mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 49° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 51° | 52° | 50° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2002
Aug 31, 2002
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 85°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 45° | 53° | 59° | 63° | 66° | 70° | 75° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 9mph | 3mph | 8mph | 6mph | 3mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 41° | 44° | 43° | 48° | 46° | 45° | 42° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2001
Sep 1, 2001
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 92°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 45° | 53° | 63° | 71° | 77° | 81° | 83° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 3mph | 0mph | 3mph | 5mph | 10mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 44° | 45° | 48° | 49° | 48° | 47° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Pocatello Marathon 2000
Sep 2, 2000
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 46°, High: 63°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 45° | 46° | 51° | 55° | 59° | 61° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 3mph | 0mph | 10mph | 12mph | 10mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 43° | 45° | 46° | 49° | 49° | 48° | 47° |
| RunScore |