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  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Toledo
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Mercy Health Glass City Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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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 0.2% versus flat · net elevation 1 m

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Decision summary

Mercy Health Glass City Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
177 m

Lower than 81% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
9:15/km

6:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
77/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
44 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Mercy Health Glass City Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Mercy Health Glass City 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.

How hilly is the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon?

The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon route has 177 m of ascent, 176 m of descent and an estimated 0.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon route go?

The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon route starts at Bancroft Street near the University of Toledo North Tower (2925 W Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606) and finishes at On the field inside the Glass Bowl stadium at the University of Toledo. Underfoot, expect smooth paved roads and paved trail. It passes University of Toledo campus, Ottawa Park, Ottawa Hills, University Parks bike Trail and Wildwood Metropark. USATF-certified, RRCA championship course.

What should runners know on race day for the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon?

Free pacing service provided for marathon runners.

Race character

Scenery

  • Parkland
  • Forest
  • Historic
  • City
  • Riverside

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Competitive

Terrain

  • Trail
  • Road
  • Mixed
Elevation character
Flat
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
125 m
Net elevation
-5 m

The stored route produces 177 m of ascent, while a source states 125 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
2:05:54 (Vincent Mauri)
Women's course record
2:35:37 (Alyssa McElheny)
Field size
up to 1,800 marathon runners
Field cap
1,800

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
6.5-hour course time limit
Qualification status
Boston Marathon qualifier; consistently ranked a Top 25 Boston Qualifier event with over a third of the field earning a Boston Marathon qualifying time.

Race day logistics

Pacers
Free pacing service provided for marathon runners
Expo / packet pickup
Tom Falvey Health & Wellness Expo & packet pickup held at Savage Arena on the University of Toledo campus over two days before race weekend
Medal
Custom finisher medal
Finisher tee
Custom tech finisher shirt (while inventory lasts)

Access and course status

Start
Bancroft Street near the University of Toledo North Tower (2925 W Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606)
Finish
On the field inside the Glass Bowl stadium at the University of Toledo

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Smooth paved roads and paved trail
Landmarks
University of Toledo campus, Ottawa Park, Ottawa Hills, University Parks bike Trail, Wildwood Metropark, Sylvania, Glass Bowl stadium
Notable features
  • USATF-certified, RRCA championship course
  • dramatic finish on the turf inside the Glass Bowl football stadium, passing through historic suburbs, Wildwood Metropark and the University Parks Trail

How hilly is the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon?

88%6%
  • Descent 5%
  • Flat 88%
  • Climb 6%
  • Steep climb 0%
Total ascent
177 m
Net elevation
+1 m
GAP factor
0.2%
Longest climb
960 m at 1.4%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 10°CTypical temperature
  • 23 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 77Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.2% slower than a flat course, with about 177 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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