GAP factor 0.3% slower than flat · net elevation -10 m
Decision summary
Lower than 58% 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 The Great Bangor Marathon & Half (Bangor, Maine), 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 The Great Bangor Marathon & Half (Bangor, Maine) route has 269 m of ascent, 280 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The The Great Bangor Marathon & Half (Bangor, Maine) route starts at Corner of Main Street and Dutton Street, Bangor, Maine (7:00 AM start) and finishes at Bangor Waterfront Park (Dutton Street entrance), just south of Geaghan's restaurant. Underfoot, expect paved roads. It passes Paul Bunyan statue, Main Street downtown Bangor, Penobscot River waterfront, Bangor Waterfront Park and Kenduskeag. Multi-distance running festival (marathon, half, 10K, 5K) with shared course and turnarounds.
Multi-distance running festival (marathon, half, 10K, 5K) with shared course and turnarounds.
The stored route produces 269 m of ascent, while a source states 218 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 269 m of total ascent.