Carmel Marathon Weekend

Carmel Marathon Weekend Race Information

<h3 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1e09b3"><b>Saturday, April 18, 2026</b></span></h3> <h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#090d47"><b>One of the 50 largest marathons in the US!</b></span></h2> <h4 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#090d47"><b>Consistently ranks in the top-25 of marathons to BQ (per marathonguide.com)</b><b></b></span></h4> <h5 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#072e93"><i><span style="color:#090d47">Includes a half marathon, 10K and 5K!</span></i><b> </b></span></h5> <h5 style="text-align:center"> </h5> <div style="text-align:center"> </div> <div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000">Come to Carmel, Indiana, voted one of the best small town suburbs in the US. Our unique race-day format includes all race distances utilizing the same start AND finish line! This allows participants to arrive, prepare and start together then easily find each other at the finish. Marathon and half marathon runners start together in the south two lanes with the 10K and 5K together in the north two lanes of City Center Boulevard. The four lanes are separated by a grass medium for 300 yards until the first turn where the courses turn in opposite directions. The official start/finish area and all race activities are located next to the Palladium Music Center, at the corner of 3rd Avenue and City Center Drive. Free parking, beer garden and more. Join us!</span></div> <p><span style="color:#000000"><b>Why should you run Carmel?  Here are the most common answers from our runners when surveyed:</b></span></p> <ul><li><span style="color:#000000">One of the flattest and fastest Midwestern marathon and half marathon courses in the Spring</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">A race distance for everyone in your running group (offering a marathon, half marathon, 10K &amp; 5K)</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">All races are on Saturday starting at 8:00 AM (10K and 5K) and 8:10 AM (marathon and half)</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Marathon course is a USATF Certified Boston Qualifier and has consistently been one of the 50 fastest in the US</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Event offers both marathon AND half marathon pacers with marathon pacers running Boston qualifying times</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Easy FREE parking at the expo and the start/finish area</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Great fitting, gender specific shirts that actually breathe and are light weight</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Custom-designed finisher medals unique for each distance</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Finish line recovery area features the Indiana Spine Group Pancake Village serving pancakes to runners</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Official Beer Garden features free beer to celebrate your day</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Same start and finish location makes it ideal for spectators and families</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Water and Gatorade approximately every 1.5 miles </span></li></ul> <p><b><span style="color:#000000">Race Week Details</span></b></p> <ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Please <a href="https://www.carmelmarathon.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here</a> for all race week information.</span></li></ul>