Flying Pig Marathon route map
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Flying Pig 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.
Flying Pig Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Modelled energy-cost change 1.6% versus flat · net elevation -4 m
Decision summary
Flying Pig Marathon at a glance
- Route ascent
- 424 m
- Typical conditions
- 76/100
- Evidence depth
- 43 verified facts
Lower than 38% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Flying Pig Marathon?
The Flying Pig Marathon route has 424 m of ascent, 427 m of descent and an estimated 1.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Where does the Flying Pig Marathon route go?
The Flying Pig Marathon route starts at Vine St. between 2nd St. and W. Freedom Way, downtown Cincinnati and finishes at Mehring Way near Anderson Pavilion / Carousel, just west of the Roebling Bridge overpass. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Eden Park, Taylor Southgate Bridge, Girl Scout Bridge, Clay Wade Bailey Bridge and Riverside Drive waterfront. Voted the #1 marathon in the U.S. by USA Today readers in 2024, praised for its scenic course and the organisers' playful pig theme.
What should runners know on race day for the Flying Pig Marathon?
Course runs through Cincinnati, Covington and Newport (KY), Mariemont, Fairfax and Columbia Township on closed roads, crossing the Ohio River into Northern Kentucky and back.
Race character
Scenery
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Vineyard
- Parkland
- Waterfront
Atmosphere
- Big City
- Festival
- Community
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Hilly
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 290 m
- Net elevation
- 1 m
The stored route produces 424 m of ascent, while a source states 290 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:17:40 (Zach Kreft)
- Women's course record
- 2:34:35 (Tatyana Pozdnyakova)
- Field size
- Weekend draws 36,000+ participants across all events
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Cut-off
- 16:00 minutes per mile pace; runners off pace move to the sidewalk, and those not reaching the mile 17-18 checkpoint by 12:15 PM are bussed forward
- Qualification status
- Boston Equivalent
Race day logistics
- Closed roads
- Course runs through Cincinnati, Covington and Newport (KY), Mariemont, Fairfax and Columbia Township on closed roads, crossing the Ohio River into Northern Kentucky and back
- Expo / packet pickup
- Pig Expo held April 30 - May 1, 2027, presented by P&G
- Medal
- Finishers receive a finisher's medal, mylar blanket and finish-area refreshments
Access and course status
- Start
- Vine St. between 2nd St. and W. Freedom Way, downtown Cincinnati
- Finish
- Mehring Way near Anderson Pavilion / Carousel, just west of the Roebling Bridge overpass
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Road
- Landmarks
- Eden Park, Taylor Southgate Bridge, Girl Scout Bridge, Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, Riverside Drive waterfront, Mehring Way riverfront, Ohio River Scenic Byway
- Notable features
- Voted the #1 marathon in the U.S. by USA Today readers in 2024, praised for its scenic course and the organisers' playful pig theme
How hilly is the Flying Pig Marathon?
- Steep descent 3%
- Descent 15%
- Flat 69%
- Climb 9%
- Steep climb 5%
- Total ascent
- 424 m
- Net elevation
- −4 m
- GAP factor
- 1.6%
- Longest climb
- 950 m at 5.8%
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 14°CTypical temperature
- 19 kphTypical wind
- 4 mmTypical rainfall
- 76Favourability /100
More race details
Is the Flying Pig Marathon flat?
Its normalised GAP factor is 1.6% slower than a flat course, with about 424 m of total ascent.
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