St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Series Half Marathon & 4-Mile

Saturday, January 20, 2024 • St. Louis, MO • Course Map

Part of a series of five road races hosted during the winter season each year — including a 12K & 3K and a 10-mile and 2-mile race in December, a 20K & 5K race in January and a 15K & 3-mile race in February — the St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Series sees a few hundred runners cross the finish line every year at this race’s annual wintertime running.

The race takes runners on a double-loop course inside and through Forest Park, a nearly 1,300-acre park that lies just west of the city’s downtown district and a few miles from the Mississippi River flowing by.

Like the other four races in the Frostbite series, the half marathon starts and finishes at the park’s visitor center on Grand Avenue, which lies just inside the northern end of the park off Lindell Boulevard.

The course for the race will take runners through some of the park’s signature attractions, like the St. Louis Zoo, History Museum and Art Center, as well as its Muny Opera, and through some of the streets just outside the park, which opened in the late 1870s and is some 500 acres larger than New York City’s Central Park.

The race also hosts a 4-mile run, which starts with the half marathon at 8:30 AM — or 8:00 AM for walkers who expect to take longer than the runners.

The St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park. (Photo by Bettina Woolbright/flickr)

The St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park. (Photo by Bettina Woolbright/flickr)

Race Weather & Climate

Located along the Mississippi River on central Missouri’s eastern border, the city of St. Louis typically experiences its coldest weather of the year during the month the race is held, as well as its lowest precipitation of the year, though snow is always a possibility.

In January, temperatures average between 21°F and 38°F, while precipitation amounts average just over 2 inches for the month.

On the day of the race (Jan. 20), the average low is 21°F and the average high is 38°F.

Past Results

Course Map

See the race route map for the Frostbite Series Half Marathon here.

Starting Time

  • 8:00 AM – long race walkers start
  • 8:30 AM – runners start

Fees

see event website

Registration

To reserve your spot in the winter 2024 running of the St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Series Half Marathon, register online at the St. Louis Track Club website.

Official Race Website

www.stlouistrackclub.com

Comments

Ever run in the St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Half Marathon? Share your impressions here, or post your review in the Comments below.

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  • Eric C January 27, 2018, 5:12 pm

    Ran this one this year (2018) and it was okay. The weather was nice as was the price. It’s a two loop course, which wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was nice to know what to expect the second time around. What i didn’t like was the fact that the course was open to traffic. At times, was a bit inconvenient. Add this to the fact that the runners weren’t following the cones and were on all sides of the road. Finally, one of the mile markers were non existent. Hard to pace yourself right for those focusing on their pace. Post race items was no frills. Keep all that in mind if running this one.

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