Gopher to Badger
Hudson, United States of America · Saturday 7 August 2027
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Adjusted Time
1:47:36
Time difference: +2.6 minutes compared to an average road half marathon.
Course Details
Typical Race-Day Weather
Average for this date over the last 8 years.
Gopher to Badger course route, from the mapped course on GoAndRace.
How hard is Gopher to Badger?
On our difficulty model, Gopher to Badger plays about 2 minutes slower than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #221 hardest of 650 half marathons we analyse, and #66 of 196 in United States of America. Use the calculator above to see the exact adjusted time for your own goal pace.
What will you run at Gopher to Badger?
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 Gopher to Badger | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30:00 | 1:31:39 | +01:39 |
| 1:45:00 | 1:47:36 | +02:36 |
| 2:00:00 | 2:03:37 | +03:37 |
| 2:15:00 | 2:19:42 | +04:42 |
| 2:30:00 | 2:35:51 | +05:51 |
| 2:45:00 | 2:52:03 | +07:03 |
| 3:00:00 | 3:08:19 | +08:19 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Gopher to Badger 2027 Course Analysis
Gopher to Badger is a half marathon held in Hudson, United States of America. It is scheduled for Saturday 7 August 2027. The course is run on road surface with 102m of total climbing, with its high point near 315m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Gopher to Badger website.
Course map
Gopher to Badger is run as a loop: the course starts and finishes in the same place. The race map above shows the full route (21.0 km as mapped), with the start and finish.
Climbing
At 102m of total climbing, it is flatter than 52% of the 650 half marathons we rate.
Race-day weather
Over the last 5 years this August date has averaged a high of 25°C and a low of 16°C. That is warmer than 71% 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 7 August over the last 5 years, the high ranged from 19°C (2023) to 29°C (2020), so pack for either. It rained on 4 of those 5 days.
| 7 August | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27°C | 18°C | 3 h | 20 km/h |
| 2023 | 19°C | 15°C | 16 h | 21 km/h |
| 2022 | 25°C | 14°C | dry | 10 km/h |
| 2020 | 29°C | 18°C | 11 h | 29 km/h |
| 2019 | 24°C | 16°C | 3 h | 14 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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