The Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon starts on Alamo St. at Hemisfair Park. Runners will travel down Alamo St. past the Alamo. Runners will then experience Dignowity Park and the Hays Street Bridge, Mission Concepcion, The King William District on the way back to the finish.
The Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon was the 143rd largest marathon in the U.S. last year and was the 138th largest in 2022.
This year 1.9% of finishers qualified for the Boston Marathon and 4.9% of runners qualified for Boston in 2023.
This gives the Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon the 344th highest percentage of Boston Marathon qualifiers in the U.S. last year and the 358th highest percentage so far in 2024.
Its Course Score of 98.77 ranks it as the 246th fastest marathon course in the U.S. and the 19th fastest course in Texas.
The typical race time temperature and humidity levels are within the ideal range for optimal marathon performance. This, coupled with the Course Score, gives the Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon a PR Score of 98.77. This PR Score ranks it as the 186th fastest marathon in the U.S. and the 16th fastest in Texas.
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Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon Elevation Chart
Max Elevation: 657 feet (200m) Min Elevation: 537 feet (163m)
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Anna's review of 2019 Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon.
4 /
5 Stars
Review
Pros:
Right in San Antonio and you get to run past the Alamo along with some beautiful parks. The start is well organized and it's fun to hear the cannon start the race. There is plenty of police on site for traffic control. Water stations are every couple of miles. Finishers get a fantastic running jacket and the heaviest medal I've ever seen.
Cons:
The expo line to get my bib picked up took over 45 minutes, and I got there early. There was no food or gels offered from mile 5 until about mile 20! If you do this race bring your own calories. There wasn't a party really at the end and they were nearly out of food by the time I crossed the finish line.
Race Tips
Definitely bring your own gels and anything you want to drink besides water. If you are coming from out of town the Marriott Plaza is two minutes from the start and has a glorious hot tub.
*the expo was very unorganized and packet pickup took almost an hour.
*the start was crowded. They need a better system. Corrals?
*the mile markers were not great. Sometimes it would be a couple miles in between each marker and they didn't seem super accurate.
*after the half marathon turnaround, there was nearly NO SUPPORT for full marathoners as they went into the missions area for several miles. Water stops only had water, despite Gatorade being advertised. I was on BQ pace until my calf cramped up at mile 24 since I was expecting electrolytes on the course as advertised and they weren't there. Bring your own fluids (or better, just don't do this race).
*The shuttles for people running the relays didn't know where to take people, leading to many teams getting disqualified despite this being race organization's fault.
*The finisher jackets were in an area that was not marked, lesson to many runners not getting their finisher jackets. I was lucky enough to ask someone who had one on to find them. Labeling would have gone a long way.
*There were no finisher awards ready. The volunteers claimed they would be mailed, but it's been months and still nothing. I'm not expecting the race to ever send them at this point.
*The worst thing about this race, however, is the race director will ghost you and refuse to return contact. This happened to MANY people in this race who tried to contact with questions. The race director will take your money, disappear, and you will never hear from him again except to try to get you to sign up for another race.
Don't do it. There are many races worth giving your money to. The people running this race are not it.
Race Tips
Bring your own hydration and expect nothing from this race.
3.8 Stars from 4 Reviews
