Marine Corps Historic Half
Fredericksburg, United States of America · Expected Sunday 16 May 2027Date to be confirmed
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Adjusted Time
1:50:25
Time difference: +5.4 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 Marine Corps Historic Half?
On our difficulty model, Marine Corps Historic Half plays about 4 minutes slower than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #141 hardest of 627 half marathons we analyse, and #38 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 Marine Corps Historic Half?
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 Marine Corps Historic Half | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30:00 | 1:33:53 | +03:53 |
| 1:45:00 | 1:50:25 | +05:25 |
| 2:00:00 | 2:07:05 | +07:05 |
| 2:15:00 | 2:23:51 | +08:51 |
| 2:30:00 | 2:40:44 | +10:44 |
| 2:45:00 | 2:57:43 | +12:43 |
| 3:00:00 | 3:14:48 | +14:48 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Marine Corps Historic Half 2027 Course Analysis
Marine Corps Historic Half is a half marathon held in Fredericksburg, United States of America. The next edition is expected on Sunday 16 May 2027, following the pattern of previous editions (the 3rd Sunday of May). The organisers have not confirmed it yet. The course is run on road surface with 167m of total climbing, with its high point near 78m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Marine Corps Historic Half website.
Climbing
At 167m of total climbing, it is hillier than 72% of the 627 half marathons we rate.
Race-day weather
Over the last 7 years this May date has averaged a high of 27°C and a low of 15°C. That is warmer than 80% 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 16 May over the last 7 years, the high ranged from 23°C (2021) to 30°C (2025). It rained on 3 of those 7 days.
| 16 May | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30°C | 19°C | 1 h | 16 km/h |
| 2024 | 25°C | 14°C | dry | 16 km/h |
| 2023 | 26°C | 15°C | 9 h | 17 km/h |
| 2022 | 29°C | 16°C | 5 h | 20 km/h |
| 2021 | 23°C | 10°C | dry | 12 km/h |
| 2020 | 30°C | 18°C | dry | 17 km/h |
| 2019 | 25°C | 11°C | dry | 16 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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