GAP factor 0.4% slower than flat · net elevation 16 m
Decision summary
Lower than 77% of comparable mapped races
6:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Termal Bologna 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 Termal Bologna Marathon route has 187 m of ascent, 171 m of descent and an estimated 0.4% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Termal Bologna Marathon route starts at Via Irnerio, Bologna (shared start for the marathon, 30K and half marathon) and finishes at Piazza Maggiore, Bologna. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Piazza Maggiore, UNESCO porticoes of Bologna, historic city centre and Via Irnerio. the marathon and 30K share much of the same arcaded route.
Free official pacer groups: marathon 3h to 5h (15-min bands); 30K 2h to 3h; half 1h25' to 2h.
The stored route produces 187 m of ascent, while a source states 58 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.4% slower than a flat course, with about 187 m of total ascent.