NCR Marathon & Half Marathon vs Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
A data-led head-to-head using sourced race facts and available derived figures under one published methodology.
Data current as of
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon or Ocean City Running Festival Marathon — which comes out ahead?
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon and Ocean City Running Festival Marathon split the available advantages, so the better choice depends on which metric matters most to the runner.
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
Fact
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Race date
2026-11-28
2026-11-14
Location
Sparks Glencoe, Maryland
Ocean City, Maryland
Actual distance
42.2 km
42.2 km
RaceIndex mapped route held
Not held
Held
RaceIndex elevation profile held
Not held
Not held
Course type
Out And Back
Out And Back
Surface
Crushed gravel and dirt rail trail (Northern Central Railroad Trail / Torrey C. Brown Trail); roughly 0.8 miles downhill on Glencoe Road to reach the trail.
Road/pavement, including a stretch of the Ocean City Boardwalk.
Elevation character
Net Downhill
Pancake Flat
Terrain
Trail, Gravel
Road
Scenery
Countryside, Forest, Riverside, Historic
Coastal, City, Parkland, Island, Waterfront
Atmosphere
Scenic Tour, Community
Festival, Scenic Tour, Destination
Technicality
Non Technical
Non Technical
Total ascent
Unavailable
2 m
Total descent
Unavailable
61 m
Net elevation
-46 m
Unavailable
Cutoff
6:00:00
6:00:00
Latest finishers
Unavailable
360
Entry model
Open
Open
Qualifying status
Boston_equivalent
Boston_equivalent
Race date
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
2026-11-28
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
2026-11-14
Location
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Sparks Glencoe, Maryland
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Ocean City, Maryland
Actual distance
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
42.2 km
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
42.2 km
RaceIndex mapped route held
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Not held
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Held
RaceIndex elevation profile held
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Not held
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Not held
Course type
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Out And Back
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Out And Back
Surface
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Crushed gravel and dirt rail trail (Northern Central Railroad Trail / Torrey C. Brown Trail); roughly 0.8 miles downhill on Glencoe Road to reach the trail.
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Road/pavement, including a stretch of the Ocean City Boardwalk.
Elevation character
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Net Downhill
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Pancake Flat
Terrain
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Trail, Gravel
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Road
Scenery
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Countryside, Forest, Riverside, Historic
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Coastal, City, Parkland, Island, Waterfront
Atmosphere
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Scenic Tour, Community
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Festival, Scenic Tour, Destination
Technicality
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Non Technical
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Non Technical
Total ascent
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Unavailable
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
2 m
Total descent
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Unavailable
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
61 m
Net elevation
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
-46 m
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Unavailable
Cutoff
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
6:00:00
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
6:00:00
Latest finishers
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Unavailable
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
360
Entry model
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Open
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Open
Qualifying status
NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
Boston_equivalent
Ocean City Running Festival Marathon
Boston_equivalent
Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.
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