GAP factor 11.8% slower than flat · net elevation 4 m
Decision summary
Lower than 10% of comparable mapped races
8:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Catalina Island 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 Catalina Island Marathon route has 1,530 m of ascent, 1,526 m of descent and an estimated 11.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Catalina Island Marathon route starts at Two Harbors, Catalina Island and finishes at Avalon (downtown), Catalina Island. Underfoot, expect trail. It passes Two Harbors, Catalina Island Conservancy backcountry, Wrigley Memorial and Avalon waterfront. runners may see the island's free-roaming American bison along the marathon course.
Its normalised GAP factor is 11.8% slower than a flat course, with about 1530 m of total ascent.