• Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Toulouse
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.2% versus flat · net elevation -10 m

Decision summary

Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
209 m

Lower than 73% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
8:32/km

6:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
80/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
39 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Toulouse Métropole Run Experience 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.

How hilly is the Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon?

The Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon route has 209 m of ascent, 219 m of descent and an estimated 0.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon route go?

The Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon route starts at Allée François Verdier, central Toulouse and finishes at Boulevard d'Arcole, central Toulouse. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes La Piste des Géants, Cité de l'Espace, Oncopole, Pont des Catalans and Rue de Metz.

What should runners know on race day for the Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon?

Run on closed city roads through central Toulouse along the Garonne. Every 5 km plus finish. Pace leaders (meneurs d'allure) are present in each start wave (SAS) to help runners hit their target times.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Riverside
  • Historic
  • Parkland
  • Island

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Festival
  • Destination

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Gently Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
130 m

The stored route produces 209 m of ascent, while a source states 130 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
2:10:38 (Zablon Chumbla)
Women's course record
2:28:18 (Sardana Trofimova)
Field size
7,500
Field cap
7,500

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Minimum age
20+
Cut-off
6 hours

Race day logistics

Aid stations
every 5 km plus finish
Pacers
Pace leaders (meneurs d'allure) are present in each start wave (SAS) to help runners hit their target times.
Closed roads
Run on closed city roads through central Toulouse along the Garonne.

Access and course status

Start
Allée François Verdier, central Toulouse
Finish
Boulevard d'Arcole, central Toulouse

Course facts

Course type
Point To Point
Landmarks
La Piste des Géants, Cité de l'Espace, Oncopole, Pont des Catalans, Rue de Metz, Pont Neuf

How hilly is the Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon?

6%85%9%
  • Steep descent 0%
  • Descent 6%
  • Flat 85%
  • Climb 9%
  • Steep climb 0%
Total ascent
209 m
Net elevation
−10 m
GAP factor
0.2%
Longest climb
490 m at 3.3%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 12°CTypical temperature
  • 22 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 80Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.2% slower than a flat course, with about 209 m of total ascent.

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