GAP factor 2.8% slower than flat · net elevation -7 m
Decision summary
Lower than 19% of comparable mapped races
2:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Statesman Cap10K (Austin) 10K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Statesman Cap10K (Austin) 10K route has 152 m of ascent, 159 m of descent and an estimated 2.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Statesman Cap10K (Austin) 10K route starts at Congress Avenue Bridge (Ann Richards Bridge) over Lady Bird Lake, near South Congress Avenue and Barton Springs Road and finishes at Vic Mathias Shores (Auditorium Shores) on West Riverside Drive, on the banks of Lady Bird Lake / the Colorado River. Underfoot, expect paved downtown city streets. It passes Congress Avenue Bridge, Paramount Theatre, Texas State Capitol, West 15th Street and Waterloo Neighborhood Park. 10 km (6.2 mile) point-to-point route from the Congress Avenue Bridge up iconic Congress Avenue past the Paramount Theatre, turning onto West 15th Street near the Texas State Capitol, through the historic Clarksville and Tarrytown neighborhoods, descending toward Lake Austin near Austin High School, following the river along West Cesar Chavez, crossing the South First Street Bridge to dual finish lines at Vic Mathias Shores.
Extensive downtown road closures: closures near the start begin around 2:00-3:00 a.m., full course closure to vehicles by 6:00 a.m., roads reopen on a rolling basis behind the last participant from around 9:00 a.m. with all clear expected by midday. South Congress Avenue, the Congress Avenue Bridge, West 15th Street, Lake Austin Boulevard and West Riverside Drive are among 60+ streets affected. Paced corral waves. Live music at multiple spots along the course, including outside the historic Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue, plus a DJ on the Main Stage at the Finish Line Festival. 4.
Its normalised GAP factor is 2.8% slower than a flat course, with about 152 m of total ascent.