Marine Corps Marathon 2026
Washington · October 25, 2026 · 24,955 finishers
- Negative splits
- 10.1%
- Median finish
- 4:36:07
- Finishers
- 24,955
Share of the field that ran the second half faster.
Fade, by finish time
Fade tracks ability, so a single field-wide median would compare you against people running a different race. Each band below is the median for runners who finished near your time.
| Band | Median fade |
|---|---|
| <3:00 | 2.9% |
| 3:00-3:30 | 3.7% |
| 3:30-4:00 | 4.5% |
| 4:00-4:30 | 8.6% |
| 4:30-5:00 | 12.3% |
| >5:00 | 20.5% |
Race conditions
- Temp.
- 4.6°C – 17.5°C
- Humidity at peak
- 55%
- Wind
- 1 km/h – 4 km/h
Temperature ran from 4.6°C to 17.5°C. At its hottest, the air was at 55% humidity.
Hour by hour
| Hour | Temp. | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | 5.6°C | 97% | 4 km/h |
| 08:00 | 4.6°C | 100% | 3 km/h |
| 09:00 | 7.6°C | 94% | 4 km/h |
| 10:00 | 10.9°C | 86% | 3 km/h |
| 11:00 | 13.4°C | 76% | 2 km/h |
| 12:00 | 14.9°C | 64% | 1 km/h |
| 13:00 | 15.8°C | 58% | 2 km/h |
| 14:00 | 17.1°C | 54% | 3 km/h |
| 15:00 | 17.5°C | 55% | 3 km/h |
| 16:00 | 17.4°C | 55% | 4 km/h |
Hourly data from open-meteo. Peak wind 4 km/h. Times in the race's own zone.