GAP factor 0.3% slower than flat · net elevation -1 m
Decision summary
Lower than 75% of comparable mapped races
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Stuttgart-Lauf 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 Stuttgart-Lauf Half Marathon route has 100 m of ascent, 100 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Stuttgart-Lauf Half Marathon route starts at Benzstraße, NeckarPark, Bad Cannstatt and finishes for all competitions is inside the MHP Arena ('Der Zieleinlauf erfolgt für alle Wettbewerbe in die MHP Arena'). Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Neckar river, Bad Cannstatt, Untertürkheim, Weinberge (vineyards) and Max-Eyth-See. Largely follows the Neckar river downstream past vineyards and the Max-Eyth-See to Hofen, then returns upstream through Münster and Bad Cannstatt to finish in the MHP Arena.
Free unsupervised storage in parking garage P1 on Sunday; paid secure bag service (€5) available if pre-booked. Mercedesstraße between Talstraße and Fritz-Walter-Weg closed both days; multiple Stuttgart street closures on the Sunday race day. 09:00 Sunday. MP3 players, phones and similar are tolerated during the race ('MP3-Player, Handy oder ähnliches sind während des Laufens geduldet'). Pacemakers provided for the half marathon and 10K, identified by a flag rucksack and bright T-shirt.
The stored route produces 100 m of ascent, while a source states 36 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 100 m of total ascent.