09 AUGMAP
Thames Meander Marathon (London)
London
Event weekend
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GPS trace: 421 pts / www.hermesrunning.com
- Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 274 m
- m/km
- 6.5 m/km
0.4%GAP£55Entry
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16 AUGMAP
Two Tunnels Railway Races
South West
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GPS trace: 1,225 pts / www.relishrunningraces.com
- Gently Rolling
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 415 m
- m/km
- 9.8 m/km
2.0%GAP£60Entry
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Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich)
East Of England
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GPS trace: 588 pts / www.endurancelife.com
- Flat
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Historic
- Ascent
- 219 m
- m/km
- 5.1 m/km
0.4%GAP£59Entry
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Garmin New Forest Marathon
South East
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GPS trace: 587 pts / www.newforestmarathon.co.uk
- Flat
- Coastal
- Forest
- Historic
- Ascent
- 246 m
- m/km
- 5.8 m/km
0.3%GAP£69Entry
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