Joshua Tree Half Marathon
Joshua Tree, United States of America · Expected Sunday 7 November 2027Date to be confirmed
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Adjusted Time
1:47:21
Time difference: +2.3 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 Joshua Tree Half Marathon?
On our difficulty model, Joshua Tree Half Marathon plays about 1 minute slower than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #237 hardest of 634 half marathons we analyse, and #76 of 186 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 Joshua Tree 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 Joshua Tree Half Marathon | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30:00 | 1:31:27 | +01:27 |
| 1:45:00 | 1:47:21 | +02:21 |
| 2:00:00 | 2:03:19 | +03:19 |
| 2:15:00 | 2:19:21 | +04:21 |
| 2:30:00 | 2:35:27 | +05:27 |
| 2:45:00 | 2:51:36 | +06:36 |
| 3:00:00 | 3:07:48 | +07:48 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Joshua Tree Half Marathon 2027 Course Analysis
Joshua Tree Half Marathon is a half marathon held in Joshua Tree, United States of America. The next edition is expected on Sunday 7 November 2027, following the pattern of previous editions (the 1st Sunday of November). The organisers have not confirmed it yet. The course is run on road surface with 136m of total climbing, with its high point near 855m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Joshua Tree Half Marathon website.
Climbing
At 136m of total climbing, it is hillier than 62% of the 634 half marathons we rate.
Race-day weather
Over the last 5 years this November date has averaged a high of 23°C and a low of 12°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 2 minutes against the same course on a cool 12°C day.
On 7 November over the last 5 years, the high ranged from 19°C (2022) to 26°C (2025). It stayed dry on all of them.
| 7 November | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23°C | 13°C | dry | 17 km/h |
| 2025 | 26°C | 13°C | dry | 11 km/h |
| 2023 | 21°C | 11°C | dry | 35 km/h |
| 2022 | 19°C | 11°C | dry | 40 km/h |
| 2021 | 25°C | 13°C | dry | 23 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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