Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay or Belfast City Marathon Relay — which comes out ahead?

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay and Belfast City Marathon Relay split the available advantages, so the better choice depends on which metric matters most to the runner.

Route comparison snapshot

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Not held
course flatness
Unavailable
flat grade share
Unavailable
lower ascent
Unavailable
climbing density
Unavailable
net elevation
Unavailable
maximum grade
Unavailable

Belfast City Marathon Relay

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held Favoured
course flatness
-0.1%
flat grade share
88.2%
lower ascent
177 m
climbing density
4.2 m/km
net elevation
-22 m
maximum grade
5.4%
Head-to-head comparison
MetricAnalog Devices Cork City Marathon RelayBelfast City Marathon Relay
Flat grade shareUnavailable88.2%
GAP factor (% slower than flat)Unavailable-0.1%
Uphill shareUnavailable5.9%
Steep-up shareUnavailable0.0%
Downhill shareUnavailable5.9%
Total ascent (m)Unavailable177 m
Climbing density (m/km)Unavailable4.2 m/km
Longest climb length (m)Unavailable2,010 m
Longest climb gain (m)Unavailable44 m
Longest climb average gradeUnavailable2.2%
Total descent (m)Unavailable198 m
Net elevation (m)Unavailable-22 m
Max absolute gradeUnavailable5.4%
Start elevation (m)Unavailable24 m
Finish elevation (m)Unavailable2 m
Scenic score57/10043/100
Conditions81/10086/100

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
FactAnalog Devices Cork City Marathon RelayBelfast City Marathon Relay
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-06-06 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-05-02 (legacy event-level date).

LocationCork, IrelandBelfast, Northern Ireland
Actual distance42.2 km42.2 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldHeldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldNot heldHeld
TerrainRoadUnavailable
SceneryCity, Riverside, Historic, Waterfront, ParklandCity, Riverside, Parkland, Waterfront
AtmosphereBig City, Community, CharityBig City, Community
Total ascentUnavailable177 m
Climbing densityUnavailable4.2 m/km
Total descentUnavailable198 m
Net elevationUnavailable-22 m
Max absolute gradeUnavailable5.4%
Flat grade shareUnavailable88.2%
GAP factorUnavailable-0.1%
Cutoff6:00:006:00:00
Entry modelBallotOpen

Schedule

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-06-06 (legacy event-level date).

Belfast City Marathon Relay

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-05-02 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Cork, Ireland
Belfast City Marathon Relay
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Actual distance

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
42.2 km
Belfast City Marathon Relay
42.2 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Held
Belfast City Marathon Relay
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Not held
Belfast City Marathon Relay
Held

Terrain

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Road
Belfast City Marathon Relay
Unavailable

Scenery

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
City, Riverside, Historic, Waterfront, Parkland
Belfast City Marathon Relay
City, Riverside, Parkland, Waterfront

Atmosphere

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Big City, Community, Charity
Belfast City Marathon Relay
Big City, Community

Total ascent

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Unavailable
Belfast City Marathon Relay
177 m

Climbing density

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Unavailable
Belfast City Marathon Relay
4.2 m/km

Total descent

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Unavailable
Belfast City Marathon Relay
198 m

Net elevation

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Unavailable
Belfast City Marathon Relay
-22 m

Max absolute grade

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Unavailable
Belfast City Marathon Relay
5.4%

Flat grade share

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Unavailable
Belfast City Marathon Relay
88.2%

GAP factor

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Unavailable
Belfast City Marathon Relay
-0.1%

Cutoff

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
6:00:00
Belfast City Marathon Relay
6:00:00

Entry model

Analog Devices Cork City Marathon Relay
Ballot
Belfast City Marathon Relay
Open

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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