GAP factor 14.0% slower than flat · net elevation 0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 11% of comparable mapped races
7:30:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Foot Levelers Blue Ridge 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 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon route has 1,523 m of ascent, 1,523 m of descent and an estimated 14.0% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon route starts at Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke, VA and finishes at Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke, VA. Underfoot, expect paved roads (road marathon over mountain and city roadways). It passes Roanoke Mountain, Mill Mountain, Peakwood, Blue Ridge Parkway and downtown Roanoke. Most elevation change of any road marathon in the United States, with 7,430 ft total elevation gain/loss on the marathon course.
Finish weekend coincides with the Down by Downtown Music Festival in downtown Roanoke.
Its normalised GAP factor is 14.0% slower than a flat course, with about 1523 m of total ascent.
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