GAP factor 6.8% slower than flat · net elevation -25 m
Decision summary
Lower than 23% 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 Stavanger 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 Stavanger Marathon route has 862 m of ascent, 887 m of descent and an estimated 6.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Stavanger Marathon route starts at Square in front of Stavanger Cathedral, central Stavanger and finishes at Square in front of Stavanger Cathedral, central Stavanger. Underfoot, expect slightly more than 50% asphalt, remainder on runnable gravel paths. It passes Stavanger Cathedral, Breiavatnet lake, Stora Stokkavatnet lake, Mosvatnet lake and Hafrsfjord. the marathon course combines the 3-Sjoerslopet and Stavanger Half Marathon routes.
Race bib pickup (and prepaid t-shirt collection) at Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel on Fri 28 Aug and Sat 29 Aug. 9.
The stored route produces 862 m of ascent, while a source states 280 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 6.8% slower than a flat course, with about 862 m of total ascent.
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