GAP factor 0.9% slower than flat · net elevation 25 m
Decision summary
Lower than 67% of comparable mapped races
3:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Chester Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Chester Half Marathon route has 116 m of ascent, 91 m of descent and an estimated 0.9% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Chester Half Marathon route starts at Chester Racecourse (The Roodee), Chester CH1 2LY and finishes at Town Hall Square, outside the Town Hall and Cathedral, Chester city centre. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Chester Racecourse (The Roodee), Watergate Street, Chester city walls, Mollington and Lea by Backford. passes historic Chester landmarks before heading into the Cheshire countryside, with a city-centre finish into Town Hall Square.
Bag drop is available. The event uses closed-road arrangements. Wave starts are used. Expect on-course music. 5. Pacers targeting every 10 minutes from 1:30 through to 2:30. One of the flattest routes in many years, run entirely on fully closed roads. Chip timing with splits at 5K/10K/15K/20K.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.9% slower than a flat course, with about 116 m of total ascent.