The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, United States of America · Expected Saturday 16 October 2027Date to be confirmed
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Adjusted Time
1:34:09
Time difference: -10.9 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 The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City?
On our difficulty model, The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City plays about 10 minutes faster than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #634 hardest of 634 half marathons we analyse, and #186 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 The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City?
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 The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30:00 | 1:20:21 | −09:39 |
| 1:45:00 | 1:34:09 | −10:51 |
| 2:00:00 | 1:47:56 | −12:04 |
| 2:15:00 | 2:01:42 | −13:18 |
| 2:30:00 | 2:15:26 | −14:34 |
| 2:45:00 | 2:29:10 | −15:50 |
| 3:00:00 | 2:42:52 | −17:08 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City 2027 Course Analysis
The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City is a half marathon held in Salt Lake City, United States of America. The next edition is expected on Saturday 16 October 2027, following the pattern of previous editions (the 3rd Saturday of October). The organisers have not confirmed it yet. The course is run on road surface with 12m of total climbing and around 558m of descent (a net drop of roughly 546m), with its high point near 1889m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official The Haunted Half and 5K - Salt Lake City website.
Climbing
This is a net-downhill course: it descends roughly 546m more than it climbs (12m of ascent against about 558m of descent), dropping from a high point near 1889m toward 1342m above sea level. Sustained descending fatigues the quads late in the race, so ease off early and do some downhill running in training.
Race-day weather
Over the last 6 years this October date has averaged a high of 19°C and a low of 7°C. That is warmer than 50% of the half marathons we track.
On 16 October over the last 6 years, the high ranged from 10°C (2025) to 25°C (2024), so pack for either. It rained on 1 of those 6 days.
| 16 October | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18°C | 4°C | dry | 16 km/h |
| 2025 | 10°C | 4°C | 10 h | 7 km/h |
| 2024 | 25°C | 14°C | dry | 25 km/h |
| 2023 | 23°C | 9°C | dry | 7 km/h |
| 2020 | 17°C | 4°C | dry | 8 km/h |
| 2019 | 23°C | 7°C | dry | 17 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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