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

Name: Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel vs Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K comparison data
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Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 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 10K 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

Mapped route: Held
Elevation profile: Held
course flatness: 0.2%
flat grade share: 89.7%
lower ascent: 86 m
climbing density: 4.1 m/km
net elevation: 0 m
maximum grade: 5.4%

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

Mapped route: Held
Elevation profile: Held
course flatness: 0.2% Favoured
flat grade share: 90.9% Favoured
lower ascent: 36 m
climbing density: 3.6 m/km
net elevation: -0 m
maximum grade: 5.5%

Head-to-head comparison
Metric	Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel	Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Flat grade share	89.7%	90.9% ✓
GAP factor (% slower than flat)	0.2%	0.2% ✓
Uphill share	4.7%	3.5%
Steep-up share	0.0%	0.0%
Downhill share	5.6%	5.6%
Total ascent (m)	86 m	36 m
Climbing density (m/km)	4.1 m/km	3.6 m/km
Longest climb length (m)	830 m	550 m
Longest climb gain (m)	8 m	7 m
Longest climb average grade	1.0%	1.3%
Total descent (m)	85 m	36 m
Net elevation (m)	0 m	-0 m
Max absolute grade	5.4%	5.5%
Start elevation (m)	255 m	255 m
Finish elevation (m)	255 m	255 m
Scenic score	28/100 ✓	15/100
Conditions	80/100	80/100

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
Fact	Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel	Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K
Schedule	Exact race date: 2026-10-17 Official schedule source; checked 2026-09-11	Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-17 (legacy event-level date).
Location	Carmel, Indiana	Carmel, Indiana
Actual distance	21.1 km	10 km
raceindex.org mapped route held	Held	Held
raceindex.org elevation profile held	Held	Held
Course type	Out And Back	Unavailable
Surface	Paved road and greenway	Unavailable
Elevation character	Flat	Unavailable
Terrain	Mixed	Unavailable
Scenery	Parkland, City	City, Parkland
Atmosphere	Community, Festival, Charity	Community, Festival, Charity
Technicality	Non Technical	Unavailable
Total ascent	86 m	36 m
Climbing density	4.1 m/km	3.6 m/km
Total descent	85 m	36 m
Net elevation	0 m	-0 m
Max absolute grade	5.4%	5.5%
Flat grade share	89.7%	90.9%
GAP factor	0.2%	0.2%
Cutoff	4:00:00	Unavailable
Entry model	Open	Open

Schedule

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel: Exact race date: 2026-10-17
Official schedule source; checked 2026-09-11
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: 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: 21.1 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: 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: Held
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K: Held

Course type

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel: Out And Back
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K: Unavailable

Surface

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel: Paved road and greenway
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K: Unavailable

Elevation character

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

Terrain

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

Scenery

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

Technicality

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel: Non Technical
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K: Unavailable

Total ascent

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel: 86 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: 4.1 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: 85 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: 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: 5.4%
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: 89.7%
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: 0.2%
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K: 0.2%

Cutoff

Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel: 4:00:00
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K: Unavailable

Entry model

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

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

Route comparison snapshot

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

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

Flat grade share

GAP factor (% slower than flat)

Uphill share

Steep-up share

Downhill share

Total ascent (m)

Climbing density (m/km)

Longest climb length (m)

Longest climb gain (m)

Longest climb average grade

Total descent (m)

Net elevation (m)

Max absolute grade

Start elevation (m)

Finish elevation (m)

Scenic score

Conditions

Race facts that change the decision

Schedule

Location

Actual distance

raceindex.org mapped route held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Course type

Surface

Elevation character

Terrain

Scenery

Atmosphere

Technicality

Total ascent

Climbing density

Total descent

Net elevation

Max absolute grade

Flat grade share

GAP factor

Cutoff

Entry model

Common questions

Which is flatter, Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel or Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K?

Read the full pages

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

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

How we calculated this