GAP factor 0.8% slower than flat · net elevation 2 m
Decision summary
Lower than 42% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Mississippi Blues 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 Mississippi Blues Marathon route has 401 m of ascent, 399 m of descent and an estimated 0.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Mississippi Blues Marathon route starts at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium at Jackson State University, 2531 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216; marathon, half and relay start 7:30 AM CST, with the 5K and 10K at 8:00 AM CST and finishes inside Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium at Jackson State University, on the 50-yard line, in Jackson, Mississippi. Underfoot, expect paved city streets. It passes Mississippi State Capitol, downtown Jackson, Jackson State University, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and historic Jackson residential neighborhoods. A blues-themed marathon with live blues bands stationed along the course and at the finish, an awards presentation with celebratory cupcakes, and a 'huge street party' atmosphere.
Live blues musicians and bands perform at stages around the course and at the finish line, a signature feature giving runners 'authentic Mississippi blues' throughout the route. 13. The marathon is two loops of the exact same half-marathon course, touring the capital city and passing historic landmarks, centers of education and numerous residential neighborhoods that convey the personality of Jackson, with live music around the 13.1-mile route.
The stored route produces 401 m of ascent, while a source states 244 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.8% slower than a flat course, with about 401 m of total ascent.
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