GAP factor 1.2% slower than flat · net elevation -2 m
Decision summary
Lower than 50% of comparable mapped races
6:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Marshall University 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 Marshall University Marathon route has 330 m of ascent, 332 m of descent and an estimated 1.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Marshall University Marathon route starts at Joan C. Edwards Stadium / 3rd Avenue, Huntington, WV (2001 3rd Ave, Huntington, WV 25703) and finishes at Goal line inside Joan C. Edwards Stadium (Marshall University football stadium). Underfoot, expect mostly paved roads with a crushed-limestone path section through Ritter Park. It passes Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Downtown Huntington, Pullman Square, Ohio River and Ritter Park. Runners carry a football down the field to a goal-line finish inside Joan C.
Streets along the course, including 20th Street, are closed to traffic after 6:30 a.m. on race day. A pace team program is offered. Dogs, strollers, bikes (except official) and headphones are not permitted.
The stored route produces 330 m of ascent, while a source states 107 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 1.2% slower than a flat course, with about 330 m of total ascent.