GAP factor 0.3% slower than flat · net elevation 3 m
Decision summary
Lower than 69% of comparable mapped races
6:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Chester 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 Chester Marathon route has 220 m of ascent, 217 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Chester Marathon route starts at The Roodee, Chester CH1 2LY and finishes at The Roodee, Chester CH1 2LY. Underfoot, expect road. The setting includes riverside and historic. runs along banks of River Dee.
Bag drop is available. The event uses closed-road arrangements. 11.
The stored route produces 220 m of ascent, while a source states 76 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 220 m of total ascent.