Big Island Marathon

Big Island Marathon is held in Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii, on March 14, 2027, in what is known as the lushest part of the archipelago. Four road distances are on the program: a 5K, a 10K, a half marathon (13.1 miles) and the marathon (26.2 miles). Start times are not listed in the available data.

Having all four distances on the same day makes this a workable trip for a group with mixed goals, one person taking on 26.2 miles while the rest race something shorter. If the marathon is the target, plan a sixteen-week build with a weekly long run out to twenty miles and two sessions at goal pace, and remember that a warm, humid island race asks you to run a few seconds per mile slower than a cool mainland one.