Rodeo Marathon

Rodeo Marathon is a trail marathon distance held in Spicewood, US, in March. It forms one part of the Rodeo Trail Run of Austin weekend, which is staged at the Grelle Recreation Area in the Texas Hill Country.

The terrain is technical singletrack with a lot of climbing, and the rocky, steep character of the course has earned it the nickname The Bull. A single lap measures roughly 4.17 miles and gains around 500 feet, with creek crossings, stretches of dirt road and ridgeline sections along the way. The marathon distance is about 29 miles and takes six laps of that circuit.

The same loop supports several other formats over the weekend: a half marathon of three laps, an eight-hour timed run, and backyard ultra events where runners head out on a fresh lap every hour until only one is left standing. Duo teams can also take part in the backyard format.