Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Expected Sunday 10 January 2027Date to be confirmed
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Adjusted Time
1:44:27
Time difference: -0.5 minutes compared to an average road half marathon.
Course Details
Typical Race-Day Weather
Average for this date over the last 8 years.
How hard is Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon?
On our difficulty model, Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon plays about 1 minute faster than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #386 hardest of 634 half marathons we analyse. Use the calculator above to see the exact adjusted time for your own goal pace.
What will you run at Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon?
Estimated finish times on this course versus the same effort on an average road half marathon, based on its elevation, surface, and expected race-day temperature.
| Average-course time | On Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30:00 | 1:29:10 | −00:50 |
| 1:45:00 | 1:44:27 | −00:33 |
| 2:00:00 | 1:59:46 | −00:14 |
| 2:15:00 | 2:15:05 | +00:05 |
| 2:30:00 | 2:30:25 | +00:25 |
| 2:45:00 | 2:45:45 | +00:45 |
| 3:00:00 | 3:01:07 | +01:07 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon 2027 Course Analysis
Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon is a half marathon held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The next edition is expected on Sunday 10 January 2027, following the pattern of previous editions (the 2nd Sunday of January). The organisers have not confirmed it yet. The course is run on road surface with 39m of total climbing, with its high point near 17m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon website.
Climbing
At 39m of total climbing, it is flatter than 88% of the 634 half marathons we rate. That makes it one of the flatter courses we track, well suited to an even pace.
Race-day weather
Over the last 5 years this January date has averaged a high of 25°C and a low of 14°C. That is warmer than 81% of the half marathons we track. On our model the expected temperature costs a 1:30 half marathoner about 3 minutes against the same course on a cool 12°C day.
On 10 January over the last 5 years, the high ranged from 24°C (2024) to 28°C (2023). It stayed dry on all of them.
| 10 January | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24°C | 16°C | dry | 15 km/h |
| 2025 | 25°C | 14°C | dry | 15 km/h |
| 2024 | 24°C | 13°C | dry | 15 km/h |
| 2023 | 28°C | 16°C | dry | 35 km/h |
| 2021 | 24°C | 10°C | dry | 25 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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