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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Uster
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Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
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Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

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Modelled energy-cost change 0.8% versus flat · net elevation 18 m

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Decision summary

Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
108 m

Lower than 72% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
79/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
37 verified facts

Stored GPS route

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What runners ask first

Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Greifenseelauf Uster 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.

How hilly is the Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon?

The Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon route has 108 m of ascent, 90 m of descent and an estimated 0.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon route go?

The Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon route starts at Stadtpark Uster and finishes at Stadtpark Uster. Underfoot, expect approximately 60% asphalt and 40% natural/unpaved paths. It passes Maur, Greifensee, Fallanden, Badi Egg and Riedikon.

What should runners know on race day for the Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon?

Checkroom and showers for all participants at the Uster Vocational Training Center (Berufsbildungszentrum). 7.

Race character

Scenery

  • Lakeside
  • Moorland
  • Countryside
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Scenic Tour
  • Destination

Terrain

  • Mixed
Elevation character
Flat
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
1:01:14 (Jacob Kendagor)
Women's course record
1:08:39 (Joyce Chepchumba)
Field size
Around 5,000-6,000 participants across all distances in recent pre-pandemic editions (5,889 in 2019)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.

Race day logistics

Aid stations
7
Bag drop
Checkroom and showers for all participants at the Uster Vocational Training Center (Berufsbildungszentrum)
Race village
No

Access and course status

Start
Stadtpark Uster
Finish
Stadtpark Uster
Nearest station
Uster railway station (SBB); discounted SBB SwissRunners tickets available

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Approximately 60% asphalt and 40% natural/unpaved paths
Landmarks
Maur, Greifensee, Fallanden, Badi Egg, Riedikon, Talacker, Greifensee nature reserve
Notable features
  • Counter-clockwise circuit of Lake Greifensee through the Greifensee nature reserve, with refreshment stops at scenic lakeside villages
  • Runs counter-clockwise around Lake Greifensee through a protected nature reserve, passing lakeside villages with refreshment stops throughout

How hilly is the Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon?

7%85%7%
  • Steep descent 0%
  • Descent 7%
  • Flat 85%
  • Climb 7%
  • Steep climb 0%
Total ascent
108 m
Net elevation
+18 m
GAP factor
0.8%
Longest climb
1,570 m at 1.6%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 15°CTypical temperature
  • 11 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 79Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Greifenseelauf Uster Half Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.8% slower than a flat course, with about 108 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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