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Lake Mead Marathon 2025

Lake Mead Marathon 2025

Race Date

Jan 10, 2026

Location

Boulder City, NV

Solid Pick49

The Experience

Located entirely within Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the run will start at Boulder Beach and lead you onto the paved River Mountain Loop Trail offering a Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K. This epic run will take you on a journey through time, with views of the largest man-made lake in US history. The January desert-temperatures and views of Lake Mead make this run a must-do! EVENT SCHEDULE 7:00am-8:30am: Race Day Packet Pick Up 7:55am: Brief talk from the Race Director for Marathon 8:00am: Start of the Marathon 8:30am: Start of the Half Marathon 8:35am: Start of the 10k 8:40am: Start of the 5k 9:30am: 5K Awards 9:45am: 10K Awards  10:30am: Half Marathon Awards 12:30pm: Marathon Awards 2:05pm: Course officially closes RACE FEATURES Scenic, USATF sanctioned course Early & Race Day Packet Pick-Up options Accurately measured, clearly marked courses Reliable, Accurate Results Post-Race Snacks Race Shirt, Finisher Medal  Overall & Age Group Awards

Logistics

Race Day

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Start Time

8:30 AM

Giveaway

T-Shirt

Start Location

Boulder Beach Picnic Area, Lake Mead, Boulder City, NV, 89005

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

26.2 Miles10K5K

Quality Score

Solid Pick49
Methodology
Heritage16/20

8 years running

Size10/15

~90 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty6/20

6% returning runners

Course & details3/15

2 timing sources

National draw0/10

runners from 1 state

Front-pack speed1/5

winner 1:32:16

Weather8/10

typical high 54°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

36°

Afternoon (High)

54°

Ideal racing weather — cool and comfortable

0.0"

Precipitation

11 mph

Wind

39%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 675 finishers actually crossed the line across 8 years.

Most recent

2026

Total finishers

675

Median time

2:22:29

Latest turnout

97

States

17

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:15p50 median ≈ 2:155:00

Turnout by year

20162026

'16'17'19'20'22'23'25'26
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