Flying Pig Marathon 10K or OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K — which comes out ahead?

Flying Pig Marathon 10K has the stronger available profile on flat grade share, course flatness and scenery score.

Route comparison snapshot

Flying Pig Marathon 10K

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
course flatness
0.8% Favoured
flat grade share
71.5% Favoured
lower ascent
82 m
climbing density
8.2 m/km
net elevation
-1 m
maximum grade
10.4%

OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
course flatness
1.6%
flat grade share
71.0%
lower ascent
104 m
climbing density
9.8 m/km
net elevation
1 m
maximum grade
20.2%
Head-to-head comparison
MetricFlying Pig Marathon 10KOhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
Flat grade share71.5% ✓71.0%
GAP factor (% slower than flat)0.8% ✓1.6%
Uphill share12.4%13.7%
Steep-up share2.7%2.8%
Downhill share16.1%15.3%
Total ascent (m)82 m104 m
Climbing density (m/km)8.2 m/km9.8 m/km
Longest climb length (m)200 m160 m
Longest climb gain (m)14 m18 m
Longest climb average grade7.0%11.0%
Total descent (m)83 m102 m
Net elevation (m)-1 m1 m
Max absolute grade10.4%20.2%
Start elevation (m)147 m238 m
Finish elevation (m)147 m239 m
Scenic score78/100 ✓32/100
Conditions75/10082/100 ✓

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactFlying Pig Marathon 10KOhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-30 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-24 (legacy event-level date).

LocationCincinnati, OhioColumbus, Ohio
Actual distance10 km10.5 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldHeldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldHeldHeld
SceneryCity, Historic, Vineyard, Riverside, Parkland, WaterfrontCity, Waterfront, Riverside
AtmosphereBig City, Festival, CommunityBig City, Festival, Community
Total ascent82 m104 m
Climbing density8.2 m/km9.8 m/km
Total descent83 m102 m
Net elevation-1 m1 m
Max absolute grade10.4%20.2%
Flat grade share71.5%71.0%
GAP factor0.8%1.6%
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Flying Pig Marathon 10K

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-30 (legacy event-level date).

OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-24 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
Cincinnati, Ohio
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
Columbus, Ohio

Actual distance

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
10 km
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
10.5 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
Held
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
Held
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
Held

Scenery

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
City, Historic, Vineyard, Riverside, Parkland, Waterfront
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
City, Waterfront, Riverside

Atmosphere

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
Big City, Festival, Community
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
Big City, Festival, Community

Total ascent

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
82 m
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
104 m

Climbing density

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
8.2 m/km
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
9.8 m/km

Total descent

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
83 m
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
102 m

Net elevation

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
-1 m
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
1 m

Max absolute grade

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
10.4%
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
20.2%

Flat grade share

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
71.5%
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
71.0%

GAP factor

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
0.8%
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
1.6%

Entry model

Flying Pig Marathon 10K
Open
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K
Open

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

Common questions

Which is flatter, Flying Pig Marathon 10K or OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K?

Flying Pig Marathon 10K has the lower GAP factor, making it the flatter course on our route model and more favourable on gradient alone.

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