GAP factor 0.3% slower than flat · net elevation -2 m
Decision summary
Lower than 80% 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 Paavo Nurmi 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 Paavo Nurmi Marathon route has 179 m of ascent, 181 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Paavo Nurmi Marathon route starts at Kauppatori (Market Square), Turku city centre and finishes at Kauppatori (Market Square), Turku city centre. Underfoot, expect road / paved streets and park roads. It passes Kauppatori (Market Square), Aurajoki (River Aura), Varvintori, Pansiontie and Ruissalon silta (Ruissalo bridge). The certified route runs from Kauppatori in the historic city centre, along the banks of the River Aura, over the Ruissalo bridge onto the green island of Ruissalo and past its botanical garden, then back to the centre.
Bag storage at Cygnaeus skola (men) and Puolalan koulu (women) near the start/finish. Official pacers are provided for multiple pace groups in the marathon and half marathon. A two-day festival: the children's MiniMarathon (5pm), 5 km and 10 km (8pm) are run on Friday 14 August.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 179 m of total ascent.
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