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  "meta": {
    "name": "RunDida Marathon API",
    "version": "1.1",
    "generated": "2026-11-06",
    "website": "https://rundida.com"
  },
  "marathon": {
    "id": "carlsbad2027",
    "slug": "carlsbad",
    "tier": 2,
    "name": {
      "en": "2027 Carlsbad Marathon - Jan 17",
      "ja": "2027 カールスバッドマラソン - 1月17日",
      "zh": "2027 卡尔斯巴德马拉松 - 1月17日"
    },
    "date": "2027-01-17T06:15:00-08:00",
    "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
    "city": "Carlsbad",
    "country": "US",
    "theme": "carlsbad-coast",
    "defaultPersonality": "gentle",
    "featured": false,
    "status": "upcoming",
    "weather": {
      "avgTempC": 14.8,
      "avgTempF": 59,
      "humidity": 71,
      "windKmh": 15.6,
      "precipPct": 20,
      "conditions": "Mild, sunny North County coastal January morning — comfortable PR weather by the Pacific"
    },
    "course": {
      "type": "Out-and-back (multiple turnarounds)",
      "elevationGain": 119,
      "profile": "A fast, gently rolling coastal out-and-back that has earned a reputation as one of the quickest marathons in the San Diego area. The first couple of miles run through Carlsbad's city streets and past the Buena Vista Lagoon before the course drops onto Highway 101 / Carlsbad Boulevard and opens up along the Pacific bluffs. From there it spends more than 18 of its 26.2 miles tracing the oceanfront on the historic coast road, with roughly 8 miles of unobstructed open-ocean views. The profile tops out at just 73 feet above sea level and never climbs hard — total elevation change is only about 782 feet of combined gain and loss spread across the whole route, and because it is an out-and-back the course returns to its start elevation for an essentially net-flat day. That gentle terrain plus the energizing sea breeze make Carlsbad a genuine PR and Boston-qualifying option: it is USATF-certified, and about 7.7% of full-marathon finishers qualified for Boston in 2025 (9.5% in 2024). Note this is the separate North County coastal marathon — not the Rock 'n' Roll race in downtown San Diego.",
      "terrain": "Road (coastal Highway 101 / Carlsbad Boulevard and city streets, paved throughout)"
    },
    "links": {
      "page": "https://rundida.com/marathon/carlsbad/",
      "countdown": "https://rundida.com/tools/marathon-countdown/#marathon=carlsbad2027",
      "api": "https://rundida.com/api/marathons/carlsbad.json",
      "allMarathons": "https://rundida.com/api/marathons.json"
    },
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      "name": "2027 Carlsbad Marathon - Jan 17",
      "startDate": "2027-01-17T06:15:00-08:00",
      "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled",
      "sport": "Marathon Running",
      "location": {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Carlsbad",
        "address": {
          "@type": "PostalAddress",
          "addressLocality": "Carlsbad",
          "addressCountry": "US"
        }
      },
      "endDate": "2027-01-17T20:15:00.000Z",
      "organizer": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "In Motion Events",
        "url": "https://inmotionevents.com/event/carlsbad-marathon/"
      },
      "offers": {
        "@type": "Offer",
        "url": "https://raceroster.com/events/2027/114126/2027-carlsbad-marathon-half-marathon-and-5k",
        "priceCurrency": "USD",
        "price": "157",
        "availability": "https://schema.org/LimitedAvailability"
      }
    }
  }
}