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Race Overview
The Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon are run in March in Cary, North Carolina, starting and finishing at Thomas Brooks Park, home of the USA Baseball National Training Complex. The marathon follows more than 20 miles of the American Tobacco Trail on a flat course with a downhill finish. It is a Boston Marathon qualifier, and the course records are 2:17:37 for men (Donnie Cowart, 2021) and 2:42:17 for women (Cassidy Heaton, 2024).
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2027 Tobacco Road Marathon?
The 2027 Tobacco Road Marathon will be held on Sunday March 14, 2027.
Is the Tobacco Road Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Tobacco Road Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
What is the time limit for the Tobacco Road Marathon?
The time limit for the Tobacco Road Marathon is 7 hours.
Tobacco Road Marathon Course Map
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Tobacco Road Marathon Weather History
Tobacco Road Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 57°, Average Low: 48°, Average High: 66°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
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| Temp | 50° | 51° | 53° | 56° | 59° | 60° | 61° | 62° |
| Feel | 49° | 50° | 52° | 55° | 58° | 60° | 61° | 62° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 9mph | 9mph | 8mph | 9mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 43° | 43° | 42° | 42° | 42° | 41° | 41° | 41° |
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Tobacco Road Marathon 2026
Mar 15, 2026
Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 48°, High: 74°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
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| Feel | 45° | 53° | 57° | 64° | 69° | 73° | 73° | 74° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 9mph | 7mph | 9mph | 7mph | 11mph | 14mph | 13mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 44° | 46° | 49° | 51° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° |
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Tobacco Road Marathon 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain.
Low: 65°, High: 72°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 70° | 70° | 71° | 71° | 65° | 66° | 65° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | light | moderate | moderate | light | light |
| Wind | 17mph | 15mph | 16mph | 10mph | 9mph | 13mph | 12mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 60° | 61° | 61° | 62° | 64° | 62° | 63° | 63° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2024
Mar 17, 2024
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 58°, High: 73°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
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| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 59° | 60° | 63° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 69° | 70° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 5mph | 4mph | 10mph | 8mph | 9mph | 6mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 55° | 55° | 54° | 47° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 41° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2023
Mar 19, 2023
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 37°, High: 50°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
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| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 36° | 34° | 36° | 38° | 40° | 41° | 47° | 45° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 9mph | 8mph | 8mph | 8mph | 11mph | 2mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 18° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 18° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2022
Mar 20, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 68°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
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| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 52° | 53° | 56° | 58° | 60° | 62° | 64° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 11mph | 11mph | 15mph | 11mph | 13mph | 13mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 37° | 37° | 36° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 34° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2021
May 15, 2021
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Low: 43°, High: 75°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
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| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 51° | 58° | 66° | 70° | 72° | 73° | 74° | 74° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 4mph | 0mph | 3mph | 4mph | 5mph | 2mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 48° | 44° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 39° | 38° | 37° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2019
Mar 17, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 37°, High: 57°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 33° | 38° | 39° | 44° | 49° | 51° | 53° | 55° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 4mph | 8mph | 6mph | 3mph | 0mph | 4mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 27° | 28° | 29° | 27° | 24° | 21° | 22° | 20° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2018
Mar 18, 2018
Clearing in the afternoon with early morning rain.
Low: 42°, High: 59°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 37° | 37° | 38° | 44° | 50° | 53° | 56° | 56° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 9mph | 13mph | 8mph | 6mph | 10mph | 9mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 38° | 36° | 35° | 35° | 34° | 32° | 33° | 29° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2017
Mar 19, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 39°, High: 57°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 40° | 40° | 42° | 43° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 9mph | 14mph | 15mph | 12mph | 13mph | 12mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2016
Mar 13, 2016
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 61°, High: 76°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 61° | 63° | 69° | 68° | 71° | 74° | 75° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | light |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph | 15mph | 10mph | 10mph | 10mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 60° | 61° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 62° | 62° | 63° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2015
Mar 15, 2015
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 73°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 51° | 54° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 60° | 63° | 67° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 9mph | 9mph | 12mph | 10mph | 9mph | 9mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 46° | 38° | 38° | 37° | 39° | 38° | 38° | 38° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2014
Mar 16, 2014
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain.
Low: 39°, High: 56°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 51° | 52° | 53° | 56° | 56° | 55° | 52° | 50° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | light | light | light |
| Wind | 10mph | 9mph | 13mph | 10mph | 7mph | 5mph | 7mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 27° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 30° | 33° | 37° | 40° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2013
Mar 17, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 43°, High: 62°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 52° | 54° | 53° | 56° | 55° | 56° | 54° | 53° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 10mph | 8mph | 10mph | 12mph | 12mph | 14mph | 12mph |
| Dew | 50° | 52° | 50° | 48° | 45° | 44° | 41° | 41° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2012
Mar 18, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 59°, High: 69°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 59° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 64° | 64° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 4mph | 5mph | 3mph | 3mph | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph |
| Dew | 58° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 60° | 60° |
| RunScore |
Tobacco Road Marathon 2010
Mar 21, 2010
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 51°, High: 68°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | ||||||||
| Feel | 51° | 54° | 59° | 65° | 68° | 67° | 68° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 3mph | 4mph | 8mph | 15mph | 9mph | 12mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 41° | 42° | 45° | 48° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° |
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