GAP factor 0.2% slower than flat · net elevation 0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 91% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Novant Health Wilmington Marathon 5K, 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 Novant Health Wilmington Marathon 5K route has 17 m of ascent, 17 m of descent and an estimated 0.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Underfoot, expect a beach course. The setting includes coastal and riverside.
One lane of traffic is dedicated to runners from Wrightsville Beach to downtown (roads otherwise remain open with detours); participants are advised to arrive by 6:00am. DJ and music entertainment zone on the marathon course around mile 6.5, plus live entertainment and food at the finish festival.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.2% slower than a flat course, with about 17 m of total ascent.