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The Route 66 Marathon course

26.2 miles · about 974 modeled feet of climb · roughly 614 to 793 ft elevation

Elevation, mile for mile

Marathon elevation26.2 miles · about 974 ft of climb
560 580 600 620 640 660 680 700 720 740 760 780 800 820 840 Mile 0.0 to 0.2: -0.9% Mile 0.2 to 0.4: -1.2% Mile 0.4 to 0.6: -3.5% Mile 0.6 to 0.8: +2.9% Mile 0.8 to 1.0: +0.3% Mile 1.0 to 1.2: +1.6% Mile 1.2 to 1.4: -0.2% Mile 1.4 to 1.6: -0.9% Mile 1.6 to 1.8: +1.6% Mile 1.8 to 2.0: +2.7% Mile 2.0 to 2.2: -1.2% Mile 2.2 to 2.4: -3.4% Mile 2.4 to 2.6: +1.4% Mile 2.6 to 2.8: -1.2% Mile 2.8 to 3.0: +4.5% Mile 3.0 to 3.2: -1.1% Mile 3.2 to 3.4: -0.6% Mile 3.4 to 3.6: -3.1% Mile 3.6 to 3.8: +1.6% Mile 3.8 to 4.0: -1.6% Mile 4.0 to 4.2: +2.3% Mile 4.2 to 4.4: -1.1% Mile 4.4 to 4.6: +1.7% Mile 4.6 to 4.8: +1.7% Mile 4.8 to 5.0: +0.2% Mile 5.0 to 5.2: -4.6% Mile 5.2 to 5.4: -0.6% Mile 5.4 to 5.6: +0.6% Mile 5.6 to 5.8: -1.2% Mile 5.8 to 6.0: +0.3% Mile 6.0 to 6.2: -2.2% Mile 6.2 to 6.4: +0.3% Mile 6.4 to 6.6: +0.5% Mile 6.6 to 6.8: -0.3% Mile 6.8 to 7.0: -0.2% Mile 7.0 to 7.2: -0.3% Mile 7.2 to 7.4: -0.1% Mile 7.4 to 7.6: +0.1% Mile 7.6 to 7.8: -0.3% Mile 7.8 to 8.0: -0.4% Mile 8.0 to 8.2: +0.0% Mile 8.2 to 8.4: -0.0% Mile 8.4 to 8.6: +0.1% Mile 8.6 to 8.8: +0.1% Mile 8.8 to 9.0: +0.6% Mile 9.0 to 9.2: -0.4% Mile 9.2 to 9.4: +0.2% Mile 9.4 to 9.6: +0.0% Mile 9.6 to 9.8: +0.3% Mile 9.8 to 10.0: +0.6% Mile 10.0 to 10.2: +0.1% Mile 10.2 to 10.4: -0.4% Mile 10.4 to 10.6: -0.2% Mile 10.6 to 10.8: +0.8% Mile 10.8 to 11.0: +0.3% Mile 11.0 to 11.2: -0.2% Mile 11.2 to 11.4: -0.4% Mile 11.4 to 11.6: -0.1% Mile 11.6 to 11.8: -0.2% Mile 11.8 to 12.0: -0.6% Mile 12.0 to 12.2: +0.0% Mile 12.2 to 12.4: +0.0% Mile 12.4 to 12.6: +0.2% 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: -0.1% Mile 13.4 to 13.6: -0.4% Mile 13.6 to 13.8: +0.1% Mile 13.8 to 14.0: -0.3% Mile 14.0 to 14.2: +0.0% Mile 14.2 to 14.4: -0.2% Mile 14.4 to 14.6: -0.0% Mile 14.6 to 14.8: -0.2% Mile 14.8 to 15.0: +0.1% Mile 15.0 to 15.2: +0.3% Mile 15.2 to 15.4: -1.0% Mile 15.4 to 15.6: -0.3% Mile 15.6 to 15.8: +0.4% Mile 15.8 to 16.0: +0.2% Mile 16.0 to 16.2: +0.2% Mile 16.2 to 16.4: -0.0% Mile 16.4 to 16.6: +0.2% Mile 16.6 to 16.8: +0.7% Mile 16.8 to 17.0: +0.9% Mile 17.0 to 17.2: +0.3% Mile 17.2 to 17.4: +0.6% Mile 17.4 to 17.6: +1.5% Mile 17.6 to 17.8: -0.5% Mile 17.8 to 18.0: +0.2% Mile 18.0 to 18.2: +1.0% Mile 18.2 to 18.4: +0.3% Mile 18.4 to 18.6: +2.1% Mile 18.6 to 18.8: +2.4% Mile 18.8 to 19.0: +0.5% Mile 19.0 to 19.2: -0.3% Mile 19.2 to 19.4: -0.6% Mile 19.4 to 19.6: +2.4% Mile 19.6 to 19.8: -2.7% Mile 19.8 to 20.0: +2.4% Mile 20.0 to 20.2: +1.3% Mile 20.2 to 20.4: +0.8% Mile 20.4 to 20.6: -0.9% Mile 20.6 to 20.8: -1.2% Mile 20.8 to 21.0: +1.1% Mile 21.0 to 21.2: -0.1% Mile 21.2 to 21.4: -1.8% Mile 21.4 to 21.6: +0.6% Mile 21.6 to 21.8: -1.6% Mile 21.8 to 22.0: +1.3% Mile 22.0 to 22.2: -0.8% Mile 22.2 to 22.4: +0.1% Mile 22.4 to 22.6: +0.3% Mile 22.6 to 22.8: -1.1% Mile 22.8 to 23.0: +0.1% Mile 23.0 to 23.2: +0.0% Mile 23.2 to 23.4: -0.8% Mile 23.4 to 23.6: -0.3% Mile 23.6 to 23.8: -0.5% Mile 23.8 to 24.0: -0.6% Mile 24.0 to 24.2: -0.7% Mile 24.2 to 24.4: +0.3% Mile 24.4 to 24.6: +0.1% Mile 24.6 to 24.8: +0.7% Mile 24.8 to 25.0: -0.1% Mile 25.0 to 25.2: -0.0% Mile 25.2 to 25.4: +0.3% Mile 25.4 to 25.6: -1.4% Mile 25.6 to 25.8: -0.2% Mile 25.8 to 26.0: +0.6% Mile 26.0 to 26.2: +0.4% 5 10 15 20 25 mile +142 ft +52 ft +51 ft +50 ft +50 ft +37 ft +37 ft
steep up up flat down steep down

This Marathon profile covers 26.2 miles, ranges from roughly 614 to 793 feet, and contains about 974 feet of modeled climb.

  • , mile 16.77 to 19.1: 142 feet up, 1.1% average.
  • , mile 1.68 to 1.98: 52 feet up, 3.2% average.
  • , mile 0.64 to 1.46: 51 feet up, 1.2% average.
  • , mile 2.78 to 3.08: 50 feet up, 3.1% average.
  • , mile 19.85 to 20.33: 50 feet up, 1.9% average.
  • , mile 4.36 to 5.02: 37 feet up, 1.0% average.
  • , mile 3.93 to 4.21: 37 feet up, 2.4% 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 16.77 to 19.1

142 feet of modeled rise · 1.1% average.

Climb 2

Mile 1.68 to 1.98

52 feet of modeled rise · 3.2% average.

Climb 3

Mile 0.64 to 1.46

51 feet of modeled rise · 1.2% average.

Climb 4

Mile 2.78 to 3.08

50 feet of modeled rise · 3.1% average.

Climb 5

Mile 19.85 to 20.33

50 feet of modeled rise · 1.9% average.

Climb 6

Mile 4.36 to 5.02

37 feet of modeled rise · 1.0% 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
1-21 ft
2+55 ft
3-13 ft
4-72 ft
5+70 ft
6-68 ft
7-30 ft
8-12 ft
9+11 ft
100 ft
11+3 ft
12-15 ft
13-2 ftUniversity Club Tower
14-3 ft
15-6 ft
16+6 ft
17+14 ft
18+38 ft
19+79 ft
20+7 ft
21+17 ft
22-16 ft
23-24 ft
24-33 ft
25+6 ft
26-15 ftBOK Tower (One Williams Center)

Landmarks along the course

Get your bearings with these local landmarks along the course.

Boston Avenue Methodist Church

Near mile 0.2

A local landmark beside the course.

University Club Tower

Near mile 10.2

A local landmark beside the course.

Blue Dome

Near mile 25.0

A local landmark beside the course.

BOK Tower (One Williams Center)

Near mile 25.2

A local landmark beside the course.

Cain's Ballroom

Near mile 26.2

A local landmark beside the course.

Route provenance

Current community course trace cross-checked against the published route. Route (not trip) 'Route 66 Marathon Course', Tulsa OK, 43,180 m (26.83 mi drawn; race-day GPS trips of this course read 42.5-43.5 km), 1,749 trackpoints. JSON loads without login at https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49029281.json. Created 2024-11-11, updated 2025-12-01. Matches official 2026 poster map exactly: first point 36.1472,-95.9878 (10th St near Boston/Main start), last point 36.1599,-95.9924 (E Cameron St at Guthrie Green finish), and geometry passes all 2026-map landmarks - University of Tulsa loop (4th Pl/8th St), 15th St east segments, 41st St/Peoria south turn, Riverside Dr / RiverParks East Bank Trail, 3rd St return.

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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 November 18-26 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 route66marathon.com before you book anything. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.