The Banff Half Marathon and 10K

The Banff Half Marathon and 10K

Banff, Canada · Expected Sunday 20 June 2027Date to be confirmed

Official WebsiteRoadHalf Marathon

Difficulty Calculator

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Adjusted Time

1:43:04

Easy

Time difference: -1.9 minutes compared to an average road half marathon.

Course Details

Elevation Gain103m
Elevation High1415m
Elevation Low1382m

Typical Race-Day Weather

High16°C
Low3°C
Rained on race day75% of years

Average for this date over the last 8 years.

Same race weekend: Banff Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K (full marathon).

How hard is The Banff Half Marathon and 10K?

Easyharder than 24% of half marathons
Flattest / easiestHardest

On our difficulty model, The Banff Half Marathon and 10K plays about 2 minutes faster than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #485 hardest of 634 half marathons we analyse, and #16 of 23 in Canada. Use the calculator above to see the exact adjusted time for your own goal pace.

What will you run at The Banff Half Marathon and 10K?

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 timeOn The Banff Half Marathon and 10KDifference
1:30:001:28:03−01:57
1:45:001:43:04−01:56
2:00:001:58:05−01:55
2:15:002:13:06−01:54
2:30:002:28:07−01:53
2:45:002:43:08−01:52
3:00:002:58:09−01:51

Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.

The Banff Half Marathon and 10K 2027 Course Analysis

The Banff Half Marathon and 10K is a half marathon held in Banff, Canada. The next edition is expected on Sunday 20 June 2027, following the pattern of previous editions (the 3rd Sunday of June). The organisers have not confirmed it yet. The course is run on road surface with 103m of total climbing, with its high point near 1415m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official The Banff Half Marathon and 10K website.

Climbing

At 103m of total climbing, it is flatter than 52% of the 634 half marathons we rate. It runs at altitude (up to about 1415m), where thinner air slows most runners who live near sea level.

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Highest point 1415m at km 11, lowest 1383m. The biggest climb gains 23m, from km 8.6 to km 11. From the mapped course (21.1 km) on GoAndRace.

Race-day weather

Over the last 4 years this June date has averaged a high of 16°C and a low of 3°C. That is cooler than 71% of the half marathons we track.

On 20 June over the last 4 years, the high ranged from 13°C (2025) to 20°C (2026). It rained on 3 of those 4 days.

Weather on 20 June in each of the last 4 years at The Banff Half Marathon and 10K
20 JuneHighLowRainWind
202620°C7°C8 h18 km/h
202513°C6°C14 h11 km/h
202415°C-5°Cdry6 km/h
202218°C2°C6 h8 km/h

Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.

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