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The Mesa course

26.2 miles · about 279 modeled feet of climb · roughly 1193 to 2047 ft elevation

Elevation, mile for mile

Marathon elevation26.2 miles · about 279 ft of climb
1140 1160 1180 1200 1220 1240 1260 1280 1300 1320 1340 1360 1380 1400 1420 1440 1460 1480 1500 1520 1540 1560 1580 1600 1620 1640 1660 1680 1700 1720 1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 2040 2060 2080 Mile 0.0 to 0.2: -2.2% Mile 0.2 to 0.4: -1.9% Mile 0.4 to 0.6: -2.0% Mile 0.6 to 0.8: -2.6% Mile 0.8 to 1.0: -1.9% Mile 1.0 to 1.2: -1.9% Mile 1.2 to 1.4: -1.8% Mile 1.4 to 1.6: -1.7% Mile 1.6 to 1.8: -1.1% Mile 1.8 to 2.0: +0.8% Mile 2.0 to 2.2: -0.9% Mile 2.2 to 2.4: -2.5% Mile 2.4 to 2.6: -1.8% Mile 2.6 to 2.8: -1.3% Mile 2.8 to 3.0: -2.0% Mile 3.0 to 3.2: -1.4% Mile 3.2 to 3.4: -1.4% Mile 3.4 to 3.6: -1.2% Mile 3.6 to 3.8: -1.7% Mile 3.8 to 4.0: -0.9% Mile 4.0 to 4.2: +1.1% Mile 4.2 to 4.4: +1.5% Mile 4.4 to 4.6: +2.0% Mile 4.6 to 4.8: +1.9% Mile 4.8 to 5.0: +1.9% Mile 5.0 to 5.2: +2.8% Mile 5.2 to 5.4: +2.5% Mile 5.4 to 5.6: +0.9% Mile 5.6 to 5.8: -2.0% Mile 5.8 to 6.0: -1.2% Mile 6.0 to 6.2: -2.6% Mile 6.2 to 6.4: -2.4% Mile 6.4 to 6.6: -2.4% Mile 6.6 to 6.8: -2.6% Mile 6.8 to 7.0: -1.3% Mile 7.0 to 7.2: +0.2% Mile 7.2 to 7.4: -1.0% Mile 7.4 to 7.6: -1.4% Mile 7.6 to 7.8: -1.3% Mile 7.8 to 8.0: +0.3% Mile 8.0 to 8.2: -0.2% Mile 8.2 to 8.4: -0.7% Mile 8.4 to 8.6: -1.5% Mile 8.6 to 8.8: -1.4% Mile 8.8 to 9.0: -1.2% Mile 9.0 to 9.2: -1.1% Mile 9.2 to 9.4: -1.8% Mile 9.4 to 9.6: -1.8% Mile 9.6 to 9.8: +0.2% Mile 9.8 to 10.0: +0.3% Mile 10.0 to 10.2: -0.3% Mile 10.2 to 10.4: +0.5% Mile 10.4 to 10.6: +0.0% Mile 10.6 to 10.8: -0.9% Mile 10.8 to 11.0: -1.1% Mile 11.0 to 11.2: -1.3% Mile 11.2 to 11.4: -1.0% Mile 11.4 to 11.6: -0.5% Mile 11.6 to 11.8: -0.5% Mile 11.8 to 12.0: -0.5% Mile 12.0 to 12.2: -0.8% Mile 12.2 to 12.4: +0.1% Mile 12.4 to 12.6: -0.5% Mile 12.6 to 12.8: -0.4% Mile 12.8 to 13.0: -0.3% Mile 13.0 to 13.2: -0.1% Mile 13.2 to 13.4: -0.5% Mile 13.4 to 13.6: -0.3% Mile 13.6 to 13.8: -0.3% Mile 13.8 to 14.0: -0.2% Mile 14.0 to 14.2: -0.3% Mile 14.2 to 14.4: -0.2% Mile 14.4 to 14.6: -0.2% Mile 14.6 to 14.8: -0.4% Mile 14.8 to 15.0: -0.2% Mile 15.0 to 15.2: -0.3% Mile 15.2 to 15.4: -0.3% Mile 15.4 to 15.6: -0.4% Mile 15.6 to 15.8: -0.3% Mile 15.8 to 16.0: -0.3% Mile 16.0 to 16.2: -0.2% Mile 16.2 to 16.4: -0.4% Mile 16.4 to 16.6: -0.2% Mile 16.6 to 16.8: -0.2% Mile 16.8 to 17.0: -0.4% Mile 17.0 to 17.2: -0.2% Mile 17.2 to 17.4: -0.2% Mile 17.4 to 17.6: -0.1% Mile 17.6 to 17.8: -0.2% Mile 17.8 to 18.0: -0.2% Mile 18.0 to 18.2: -0.1% Mile 18.2 to 18.4: -0.2% Mile 18.4 to 18.6: -0.1% Mile 18.6 to 18.8: +0.0% Mile 18.8 to 19.0: -0.3% Mile 19.0 to 19.2: +0.0% Mile 19.2 to 19.4: -0.1% Mile 19.4 to 19.6: -0.1% Mile 19.6 to 19.8: -0.1% Mile 19.8 to 20.0: -0.1% Mile 20.0 to 20.2: -0.1% Mile 20.2 to 20.4: -0.1% Mile 20.4 to 20.6: -0.2% Mile 20.6 to 20.8: -0.1% Mile 20.8 to 21.0: +0.0% Mile 21.0 to 21.2: +0.0% Mile 21.2 to 21.4: +0.1% Mile 21.4 to 21.6: -0.0% Mile 21.6 to 21.8: +0.1% Mile 21.8 to 22.0: +0.1% Mile 22.0 to 22.2: -0.0% Mile 22.2 to 22.4: +0.1% Mile 22.4 to 22.6: +0.1% Mile 22.6 to 22.8: +0.1% Mile 22.8 to 23.0: +0.2% Mile 23.0 to 23.2: +0.1% Mile 23.2 to 23.4: -0.1% Mile 23.4 to 23.6: -0.1% Mile 23.6 to 23.8: -0.2% Mile 23.8 to 24.0: -0.0% Mile 24.0 to 24.2: -0.1% Mile 24.2 to 24.4: -0.2% Mile 24.4 to 24.6: -0.2% Mile 24.6 to 24.8: -0.3% Mile 24.8 to 25.0: -0.2% Mile 25.0 to 25.2: -0.5% Mile 25.2 to 25.4: -0.6% Mile 25.4 to 25.6: -1.1% Mile 25.6 to 25.8: -0.2% Mile 25.8 to 26.0: -0.4% Mile 26.0 to 26.2: -0.3% 5 10 15 20 25 mile +198 ft
steep up up flat down steep down

This Marathon profile covers 26.2 miles, ranges from roughly 1193 to 2047 feet, and contains about 279 feet of modeled climb.

  • , mile 3.97 to 5.56: 198 feet up, 2.3% average.

The course on a map

1 5 10 13 15 20 25 26
Marathon route26.2 miles
course featured climb start/finish

Gold is the course; route provenance is stated on the course page.

The climbs that shape the day

Climb 1

Mile 3.97 to 5.56

198 feet of modeled rise ยท 2.3% average.

Mile by mile

Every row uses the same measured route and elevation as the profile above. Net change shows the shape of that mile; the common sparkline scale makes hard and easy sections comparable.

MileShapeModeled netWhat happens
1-141 ft
2-78 ft
3-115 ft
4-91 ft
5+116 ft
6+37 ft
7-161 ft
8-40 ft
9-70 ft
10-52 ft
11-21 ft
12-49 ft
13-27 ft
14-22 ft
15-19 ft
16-20 ft
17-18 ft
18-13 ft
19-9 ft
20-5 ft
21-8 ft
22+4 ftCourtyard Towers
23+7 ft
24-5 ft
25-13 ft
26-38 ft

Landmarks along the course

Get your bearings with these local landmarks along the course.

Boeing Mesa (AH-64 Apache plant)

Near mile 12.1

A local landmark beside the course.

Delta Hotels Phoenix Mesa (Phoenix Marriott Mesa)

Near mile 21.2

A local landmark beside the course.

Courtyard Towers

Near mile 21.6

A local landmark beside the course.

Mesa Grande Ruins (platform mound)

Near mile 23.9

A local landmark beside the course.

Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West

Near mile 26.2

A local landmark beside the course.

Route provenance

Current community course trace cross-checked against the published route. current Usery Pass to downtown course; official site's GPX export endpoint serves no trackpoints

Course lines can change between editions. Confirm late adjustments on the official race site →

Know the line. Run the line.

Register for the 2027 Mesa →on the official race site

Course geometry provenance is stated beside the player; elevation profiles always use the same route loaded there. City geometry is OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Aerial imagery is from USGS and USDA; other images carry their own source credits. Weather figures use Open-Meteo reanalysis for February 9-17 across 2016-2025 at the start line. Schedule, prices and expo hours were checked in 2026-08-31 and are the fields most likely to move: confirm them on mesamarathon.com before you book anything. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.