Red Nose Half Marathon
Columbus, United States of America · Saturday 9 January 2027
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Adjusted Time
1:43:04
Time difference: -1.9 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 Red Nose Half Marathon?
On our difficulty model, Red Nose Half Marathon plays about 1 minute faster than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #416 hardest of 634 half marathons we analyse, and #136 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 Red Nose 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 Red Nose Half Marathon | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30:00 | 1:28:48 | −01:12 |
| 1:45:00 | 1:43:04 | −01:56 |
| 2:00:00 | 1:57:15 | −02:45 |
| 2:15:00 | 2:11:24 | −03:36 |
| 2:30:00 | 2:25:29 | −04:31 |
| 2:45:00 | 2:39:32 | −05:28 |
| 3:00:00 | 2:53:31 | −06:29 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Red Nose Half Marathon 2027 Course Analysis
Red Nose Half Marathon is a half marathon held in Columbus, United States of America. It is scheduled for Saturday 9 January 2027. The course is run on road surface with 52m of total climbing, with its high point near 97m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Red Nose Half Marathon website.
Climbing
At 52m of total climbing, it is flatter than 81% of the 634 half marathons we rate.
Race-day weather
Over the last 8 years this January date has averaged a high of 6°C and a low of -4°C. That is cooler than 98% 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 9 January over the last 8 years, the high ranged from -6°C (2025) to 18°C (2026), so pack for either. It rained on 4 of those 8 days.
| 9 January | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18°C | 4°C | 6 h | 27 km/h |
| 2025 | -6°C | -14°C | dry | 12 km/h |
| 2024 | 9°C | 2°C | 21 h | 29 km/h |
| 2023 | 4°C | -5°C | dry | 13 km/h |
| 2022 | 6°C | -7°C | 10 h | 24 km/h |
| 2021 | 3°C | -4°C | dry | 13 km/h |
| 2020 | 11°C | -5°C | dry | 23 km/h |
| 2019 | 5°C | -5°C | 1 h | 28 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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