Pick up your race packet at our Fitness Expo, Friday May 9th 2008
 
USATF Certified
 
For your listening enjoyment
Marathon pacing for.... 3:10-3:20-3:30-3:45-3:50-4:00-4:15-4:30
by.... Marathon Maniacs Parker Paint TCM Elite Pacers
     
The Parker Paint Tacoma City Marathon course is a challenging but scenic loop through Tacoma. Rolling hills throughout the course provide breathtaking views of Commencement Bay, Mt. Rainier, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and a nice downhill finish gives runners a smooth ride to the end. TCM 2008 is USATF Certified and a Boston / New York City Marathon Qualifier
  • Marathon Start Time: 6:00 am early start available if pre arranged, Wheelchair 6:55 AM / Runners 7:00 AM
  • Start Location between 11th & 13th on Market St.
  • Marathon is chipped timed with Half Marathon split.
  • Marathon Course closes at 1:00 pm. You must be able to maintain approximately a 13:30 minute mile pace to complete the Marathon in 6 hours.
Yellow indicates the elevation from the start of street to end of street / Distance between elevation is approximate.
Course is run on 99.7% asphalt
  • Start South on S. 11th Market St. (163' <.9 mile> 124')
    Turn right S. 23rd (124' <80 meters> 153')
    Turn right on Fawcett St. (153' <1.3 mile> 282')
    Left on S. 4th (282' <180 meters> 302')
    Cross S. G St. into Wright Park left on dirt path (302' <300 meters> 297')
    Right on 6th (Stay on path in Wright Park) (297' <200 meters> 307')
    Right on S. I St. (Stay on path in Wright Park) (307' <600 meters> 285')
    Cross Division onto N. Yakima St. (285' <650 meters> 315')
    Right on N. 6th (315' <700 meters> 248')
    Right on N. E St. (Beautiful view of Historic Stadium High) (248' <600 meters> 235')
    Run along side of Parking Garage (Look to the left "Stadium Bowl" WOW!) (235')
    Right N. 2nd St. (235' <50 meters> 249')
    Left along new Stadium gym (249' <150 meters> 259')
    Left on N. 1st St. (259' <50 meters> 251')
    Right on N. E St. (251' <.9 mile> 123')
    Turns into Stadium Way (Nice view of Mt. Rainier)
    Turns into Commerce St.     (123')
    Left on S 9th (123' <50 meters> 113')
    Right on Court A Ave. (111' <300 meters> 95')
    Left on 10th (95' <50 meters> 94')
    Left on A St. (94' <200 meters> 99') Past the Frank Russell building.
    Through Fireman's Park (99' <250 meters> 113')
    Right on Pacific Ave (113' <400 meters> 93')
    Turns into Schuster Parkway (93' <1.2 mile> 16') Really thick air!
    Turns into Ruston Way (16' <3.0 mile> 39') (RAILROAD SIDE "ONLY" LANE CLOSED)
    Through Ruston Tunnel (39' <100 meters> 48')
    Left on N. 51st (48' <200 meters> 82') Breath Taker Hill It's breath taking!
    Right on N. Shirley St. (82' <300 meters> 97')
    Left on N. 54th (97' <180 meters> 99')
    Right into Pt. Defiance Main Entrance (99')
    Right onto Trolley Rd. (Gravel rd.)
    Behind Pagoda, cross pedestrian bridge turn right on trail hug the fence line to right of playground (129' <1.0 mile> 228')
    Right onto 5 mile drive Up Monster Hill You Can Do It! (228' <3.0 mile> 222') (Easy rolling roads through old growth forest)
    Left on Nisqually Bypass Dr. (Don’t go up to Ft. Nisqually)
    Exit Park (Rear Exit) (222' <150 meters> 154' <150 meters> 229') Do the Dip
    Left on N. 51st (229' <300 meters> 202')
    Right on N. Whitman St. (202' <150 meters> 230')
    Left on N. 50th (230' <230 meters> 215')
    Cross Vassault
    Right on N. Bristol (215' <.8 mile> 286')
    Left on N. 42nd (286' <100 meters> 272')
    Right N. Defiance (272' <80 meters> 276')
    Left on N. 41st St (276' < 50 meters> 262')
    Right on N. Visscher St. (262' <400 meters> 305')
    Right on N. Commencement Bay Dr. (305' <40 meters> 312')
    Left on N. Defiance (312' <50 meters> 317')
    Right on N. 37th St. (317' <280 meters> 346') Don't look into the Flashing light!
    Left on Narrows Dr. (346' <300 meters > 374' <500 meters> 350')
    Left on N. 26th (350' <220 meters> 360')
    Right on N. Vassault St. (360' <250 meters> 381')
    Right on N. 23rd St (381' <400 meters> 394') It's Tacoma's Highest Point      
    Right on N. Mildred st. (394' <50 meters> 387')
    Left on N. 24th St. (387' <40 meters> 377')
    Left on N. Hawthorne Dr. (377' <300 meters> 377') (Great View of the Narrows Bridges)
    Right on N. 18th (377' <150 meters> 355')
    Left on Skyline until you hit Scott Pierson Trail (355' <30 meters> 363' <.6 mile> 358')
    Left on N. 9th St. (Scott Pierson Trail) (358' <.8 mile> 328' <1.4 mile> 344' <1.5 mile> 374')
    Exit trail onto S. 25th St. (374' <1.2 mile> 341')
    Right on S. J St. (341' <325 meters> 251') Yahoo...!
    Right on S. 28th St. (251' <300 meters> 258')
    Left on S. M St. (258' <350 meters> 262')
    Left on S. Tacoma Way (262' <.8 mile> 103')
    Left S. C St. (103' <650 meters> 78')
    Through University of Washington Campus (Cragle Parking lot, Commerce Sidewalk)(78' <500 meters> 65')
    Across 17th
    Onto Commerce St. (Finish) (63')
    Recovery Area at Tollefson Plaza (Congratulations!)
Start YMCA Tacoma
 
Wright Park Conservatory
 
Stadium
 
 
 
Mt. Rainier & Tacoma Dome
 
All Along the
Clock Jimiower
 
Puget Sound
 
 
 
Pt Defiance Views
 
 
 
 
 
Community Schools
 
 
 
 
 
Don't look into the light!
 
 
 
Narrows Bridges
 
 
Mt. Rainier
 
 
 
Views from finish
 
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