Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 2:45 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Mar 6. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
2 climbs · 1,043 ft totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| Start / Finish | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| A Aid Station | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| A Aid Station | 5.8 | 9.4 |
| A Aid Station | 8.5 | 13.7 |
| A Aid Station | 10.1 | 16.2 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Mar 6 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Mar 6 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac the sky on race day
Next race day Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · 7:00 AM start
First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.
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About this course
Labor of Love Half Marathon — 2027 covers 13.2 mi (21.2 km) with 1,158 ft of elevation gain. That is about 88 ft per mile of climbing, and 1,165 ft of descent. The course tops out at 5,374 ft and bottoms out at 4,662 ft. The surface is 100% paved. There are 4 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 4.3 mi. The profile has 2 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.2, +712 ft over 4.5 mi at 3.0% on average (steepest stretch 7%). Race day is March 6, 2027, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets at 5:42 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 52°F and a low of 37°F, with a 13% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Sep 10, 2026Added to the catalog
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