GAP factor 1.5% slower than flat · net elevation -1 m
Decision summary
Lower than 33% of comparable mapped races
6:30:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay, 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 Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay route has 526 m of ascent, 527 m of descent and an estimated 1.5% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay route starts at Marathon and Team Relay start in downtown Bar Harbor (200 Main Street) at 8:00AM; Half Marathon starts in Northeast Harbor (5 Manchester Road) at 8:30AM and finishes at All races finish in front of Pemetic School in Southwest Harbor (327 Main Street). Underfoot, expect paved roads. It passes Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, Hulls Cove and Somes Sound fjord. continuous shuttle buses from the Southwest Harbor finish back to the Bar Harbor start run from roughly noon until 3:00PM.
Bag drop provided using the nylon drawstring race bag received at the Pre-Race Expo. Finish Line Festival in Southwest Harbor with a live band and food vendors; an island-wide 'Music Harbor' festival offers 100+ hours of live music across MDI venues on race weekend. Official pacing is not offered; unregistered runners and unauthorized pacers ('bandits') are prohibited and result in disqualification.
Its normalised GAP factor is 1.5% slower than a flat course, with about 526 m of total ascent.