GAP factor 0.3% slower than flat · net elevation 11 m
Decision summary
Lower than 92% 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 Vienna City 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 Vienna City Marathon route has 118 m of ascent, 108 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Vienna City Marathon route starts at Wagramer Strasse / Reichsbruecke and finishes at Ringstrasse / Rathausplatz (Burgtheater). Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Reichsbruecke, Prater Hauptallee, Danube Canal, Ringstrasse and Schoenbrunn area (Linke Wienzeile). AIMS-certified course and World Athletics Elite Label event.
Cloakroom/wardrobe service must be booked in advance for 3 euros; drop-off at Vienna Sports World expo or the Sunday start area, collection at the finish. The event uses closed-road arrangements. Wave starts are used. Expect on-course music. True.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 118 m of total ascent.
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