GAP factor 23.5% slower than flat · net elevation 125 m
Decision summary
Lower than 2% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 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 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Half Marathon route has 1,127 m of ascent, 1,002 m of descent and an estimated 23.5% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Underfoot, expect a road course. The setting includes mountain and city. Most elevation change of any road marathon in the United States, with 7,430 ft total elevation gain/loss on the marathon course. Finish weekend coincides with the Down by Downtown Music Festival in downtown Roanoke.
Finish weekend coincides with the Down by Downtown Music Festival in downtown Roanoke.
Its normalised GAP factor is 23.5% slower than a flat course, with about 1127 m of total ascent.
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