BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay or Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay — which comes out ahead?

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay and Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay split the available advantages, so the better choice depends on which metric matters most to the runner.

Route comparison snapshot

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay

Mapped route
Not held
Elevation profile
Not held

Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay

Mapped route
Held Favoured
Elevation profile
Not held
Head-to-head comparison
MetricBHM26.2 (Birmingham) RelayMobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Scenic score43/10030/100
Conditions53/10080/100

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.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactBHM26.2 (Birmingham) RelayMobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-04 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-01-10 (legacy event-level date).

LocationHoover, AlabamaMobile, Alabama
Actual distance42.2 km42.2 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldNot heldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldNot heldNot held
SurfaceRoadUnavailable
TerrainRoadRoad
SceneryCity, Parkland, Waterfront, HistoricCity, Historic, Parkland
AtmosphereCharity, Community, FestivalCommunity, Charity
Cutoff6:00:007:00:00
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-04 (legacy event-level date).

Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-01-10 (legacy event-level date).

Location

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
Hoover, Alabama
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Mobile, Alabama

Actual distance

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
42.2 km
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
42.2 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
Not held
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
Not held
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Not held

Surface

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
Road
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Unavailable

Terrain

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
Road
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Road

Scenery

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
City, Parkland, Waterfront, Historic
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
City, Historic, Parkland

Atmosphere

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
Charity, Community, Festival
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
Community, Charity

Cutoff

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
6:00:00
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) Relay
7:00:00

Entry model

BHM26.2 (Birmingham) Relay
Open
Mobile Marathon presented by Infirmary Health (Mobile) 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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