GAP factor 2.2% slower than flat · net elevation -17 m
Decision summary
Lower than 25% of comparable mapped races
3:55:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati), 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 Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) route has 266 m of ascent, 284 m of descent and an estimated 2.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) route starts at Corner of Reading Road and Pendleton Street, in front of the Hard Rock Casino, downtown Cincinnati (7:30 am start) and finishes at Sawyer Point on the Cincinnati riverfront (site of the Victory Party). Underfoot, expect road. It passes Hard Rock Casino, Eden Park, Walnut Hills, Hyde Park and East End. finish-line perks include special swag, chocolates, finish-line massages, and the Michelob Ultra Victory Party at Sawyer Point Park (8:00 am - 12:00 pm).
Gear/baggage check via yellow school buses parked on Court St. just south of the Hard Rock Casino from 6 a.m.; participants get a clear bag at the expo and a bib tear-tag to identify it. Buses transport bags to Sawyer Point for retrieval after the race. Dozens of bands and DJs perform along the route, with refreshment zones unique to the event. Overall prizes awarded to top three women by gun time; age-group awards (top three) across 16 categories from 14-17 up to 90+, by chip time.
Its normalised GAP factor is 2.2% slower than a flat course, with about 266 m of total ascent.