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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Montpellier
  • Event dates –
  • Past event

Montpellier Run Festival Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.7% versus flat · net elevation 12 m

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Decision summary

Montpellier Run Festival Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
303 m

Lower than 54% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
8:32/km

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

Typical conditions
76/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
38 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Montpellier Run Festival Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Montpellier Run Festival 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 Montpellier Run Festival Marathon?

The Montpellier Run Festival Marathon route has 303 m of ascent, 290 m of descent and an estimated 0.7% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Montpellier Run Festival Marathon route go?

The Montpellier Run Festival Marathon route starts at Promenade du Peyrou / Place du Peyrou, Montpellier and finishes at Avenue Foch, devant l'Arc de Triomphe de Montpellier. Underfoot, expect road (parcours urbain, rues de Montpellier). It passes Place du Peyrou, Arc de Triomphe, Antigone, Place de la Comédie and Hôtel de Ville.

What should runners know on race day for the Montpellier Run Festival Marathon?

Parcours animés en musique; festival musical le samedi 18 avril de 18h à 22h30 sur la Promenade du Peyrou (accès libre) avec plusieurs artistes et food trucks. 9.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Riverside
  • Parkland
  • Vineyard

Atmosphere

  • Festival
  • Big City
  • Community

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Gently Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
225 m

The stored route produces 303 m of ascent, while a source states 225 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Environ 15 000 coureurs attendus en 2026, de plus de 35 nationalités
Field cap
1,500

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Minimum age
20+
Cut-off
Barrière horaire fixée à 6h de course

Race day logistics

Aid stations
9
Race village
No
On-course music
Parcours animés en musique; festival musical le samedi 18 avril de 18h à 22h30 sur la Promenade du Peyrou (accès libre) avec plusieurs artistes et food trucks.

Access and course status

Start
Promenade du Peyrou / Place du Peyrou, Montpellier
Finish
Avenue Foch, devant l'Arc de Triomphe de Montpellier
Nearest station
Tram ligne 3 (arrêt Plan Cabanes) et ligne 4 (arrêt Peyrou - Arc de Triomphe); bus lignes 6 et 7

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Road (parcours urbain, rues de Montpellier)
Landmarks
Place du Peyrou, Arc de Triomphe, Antigone, Place de la Comédie, Hôtel de Ville, Parc Marianne, Domaine de Verchant, Grammont
Notable features
  • Deux boucles urbaines de ~21 km traversant le centre historique, les quartiers est et les vignobles du Domaine de Verchant
  • arrivée sous l'Arc de Triomphe avenue Foch

How hilly is the Montpellier Run Festival Marathon?

10%77%12%
  • Steep descent 1%
  • Descent 10%
  • Flat 77%
  • Climb 12%
  • Steep climb 0%
Total ascent
303 m
Net elevation
+12 m
GAP factor
0.7%
Longest climb
1,000 m at 2.8%
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?

  • 14°CTypical temperature
  • 21 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 76Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than 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 Montpellier Run Festival Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.7% slower than a flat course, with about 303 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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