2026 edition
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Modelled energy-cost change 0.6% versus flat · net elevation 6 m
Decision summary
Lower than 70% of comparable mapped races
3:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Madison Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin) 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 Madison Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin) Half Marathon route has 112 m of ascent, 106 m of descent and an estimated 0.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Madison Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin) Half Marathon route starts at Capitol Square (Mifflin St. & Wisconsin Ave.), 2 East Main Street, Madison, WI and finishes at Capitol Square, Madison, WI. The setting includes city and lakeside.
Run on closed Madison city streets under City of Madison permits; courses are taken down and streets reopened per permitted times after each distance's cutoff. Pace groups for all speeds are provided; the pace team is supplied by Fleet Feet Madison & Sun Prairie. Registration includes free race photos, a complimentary Michelob Ultra beer (21+), post-race food, professional timing, and a prize purse for winners.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.6% slower than a flat course, with about 112 m of total ascent.