2027 edition
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Modelled energy-cost change -0.4% versus flat · net elevation -46 m
Decision summary
Lower than 88% of comparable mapped races
6:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Maratona do Funchal (Funchal 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 Maratona do Funchal (Funchal Marathon) route has 134 m of ascent, 181 m of descent and an estimated -0.4% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Maratona do Funchal (Funchal Marathon) route starts at Rua do Gorgulho, Funchal and finishes at Bus parking lot in front of Empresa de Eletricidade da Madeira, Funchal. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Estrada Monumental, Avenida do Infante, Câmara de Lobos, Avenida de Arriaga and Almirante Reis Garden. Three distances on a single morning: full Marathon (~42.195 km), Half Marathon (~21 km) and Mini Marathon (~8.3 km), all run on a largely flat city circuit through central Funchal.
Every 5 km (water, isotonic, bananas, dried fruit, energy bars).
The stored route produces 134 m of ascent, while a source states 112 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is -0.4% slower than a flat course, with about 134 m of total ascent.