Veradigm Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon

Veradigm Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon is held in Cary, North Carolina, on March 14, 2027. Two road events are on the program, the marathon (26.2 miles) and the half marathon (13.1 miles). Start times and elevation gain are not listed in the available data.

A mid-March date puts this race at the end of a winter training block, which is why it draws runners with a number in mind, whether that is a first marathon, a personal best or a Boston qualifier. For the marathon, a sixteen-week build with a weekly long run out to twenty miles, two sessions at goal pace and a two- to three-week taper is the standard approach. Half marathoners can lean more on threshold work, something like three by ten minutes. Either way, know your goal pace per mile before the start rather than borrowing it from whoever is around you.