Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K or Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K — which comes out ahead?

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K has the stronger available profile on flat grade share and course flatness.

Route comparison snapshot

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
course flatness
0.2% Favoured
flat grade share
91.6% Favoured
lower ascent
21 m
climbing density
4.3 m/km
net elevation
-0 m
maximum grade
3.5%

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
course flatness
0.2%
flat grade share
90.9%
lower ascent
36 m
climbing density
3.6 m/km
net elevation
-0 m
maximum grade
5.5%
Head-to-head comparison
MetricIndiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5KIndiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Flat grade share91.6%90.9%
GAP factor (% slower than flat)0.2%0.2%
Uphill share2.5%3.5%
Steep-up share0.0%0.0%
Downhill share5.8%5.6%
Total ascent (m)21 m36 m
Climbing density (m/km)4.3 m/km3.6 m/km
Longest climb length (m)510 m550 m
Longest climb gain (m)7 m7 m
Longest climb average grade1.4%1.3%
Total descent (m)21 m36 m
Net elevation (m)-0 m-0 m
Max absolute grade3.5%5.5%
Start elevation (m)255 m255 m
Finish elevation (m)255 m255 m
Scenic score15/10015/100
Conditions80/10080/100

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.

Same-distance comparisons are most meaningful; cross-distance metrics are contextual.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactIndiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5KIndiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-17 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-17 (legacy event-level date).

LocationCarmel, IndianaCarmel, Indiana
Actual distance5 km10 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldHeldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldHeldHeld
SceneryCity, ParklandCity, Parkland
AtmosphereCommunity, Festival, CharityCommunity, Festival, Charity
Total ascent21 m36 m
Climbing density4.3 m/km3.6 m/km
Total descent21 m36 m
Net elevation-0 m-0 m
Max absolute grade3.5%5.5%
Flat grade share91.6%90.9%
GAP factor0.2%0.2%
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-17 (legacy event-level date).

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-17 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
Carmel, Indiana
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Carmel, Indiana

Actual distance

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
5 km
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
10 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
Held
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
Held
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Held

Scenery

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
City, Parkland
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
City, Parkland

Atmosphere

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
Community, Festival, Charity
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Community, Festival, Charity

Total ascent

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
21 m
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
36 m

Climbing density

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
4.3 m/km
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
3.6 m/km

Total descent

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
21 m
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
36 m

Net elevation

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
-0 m
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
-0 m

Max absolute grade

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
3.5%
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
5.5%

Flat grade share

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
91.6%
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
90.9%

GAP factor

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
0.2%
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
0.2%

Entry model

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K
Open
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 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, Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K or Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K?

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K has the lower GAP factor, making it the flatter course on our route model and more favourable on gradient alone.

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