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  • 26K
  • 26.2 km
  • Harwood
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K

This race edition

Race date
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Edition status
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Entry options

2025 edition

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Modelled energy-cost change 0.8% versus flat · net elevation -0 m

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Decision summary

Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K at a glance

Route ascent
245 m

Lower than 69% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
83/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
29 verified facts

Stored GPS route

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Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K, 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 Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K?

The Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K route has 245 m of ascent, 245 m of descent and an estimated 0.8% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K route go?

The Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K route starts at Southern High School, 4400 Solomons Island Rd, Harwood, MD 20776 and finishes at Southern High School, 4400 Solomons Island Rd, Harwood, MD 20776. Underfoot, expect paved rural roads. The setting includes countryside and forest. Headphones, wheeled devices and pets are prohibited on the course per the club's insurance requirements.

What should runners know on race day for the Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K?

Open road course; roads are not closed to traffic, so runners must stay alert and follow traffic rules. 5.

Race character

Scenery

  • Countryside
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Competitive

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Capacity not publicly stated; race-day registration is offered only if the event has not sold out.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status
Not a Boston qualifier; the 26.2K metric marathon is a non Standard distance with no qualifying standard for entry, scored within the club's Championship Series by age group.

Race day logistics

Aid stations
5
Headphones allowed
No
Closed roads
Open road course; roads are not closed to traffic, so runners must stay alert and follow traffic rules.
Medal
Awards to overall 1st and 2nd male and female, 1st Masters male and female, and 1st/2nd/3rd in 10-year age groups; no universal finisher medal advertised.

Access and course status

Start
Southern High School, 4400 Solomons Island Rd, Harwood, MD 20776
Finish
Southern High School, 4400 Solomons Island Rd, Harwood, MD 20776

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Paved rural roads.
Notable features
  • A metric marathon (26.2K / 16.28 miles) rather than a standard distance, held the first weekend of October
  • it is the sixth race of the Annapolis Striders Championship Series
  • Headphones, wheeled devices and pets are prohibited on the course per the club's insurance requirements
  • Five on-course water stops at roughly 3-mile intervals offering water and Gatorade
  • start time 8:00 AM EDT
  • Scenic loop on paved rural roads through the gently rolling countryside of the Harwood area of Southern Anne Arundel County, with the toughest hills near miles 12 and 14

How hilly is the Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K?

18%62%17%
  • Steep descent 1%
  • Descent 18%
  • Flat 62%
  • Climb 17%
  • Steep climb 1%
Total ascent
245 m
Net elevation
−0 m
GAP factor
0.8%
Longest climb
510 m at 4.8%
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
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 83Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within 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 Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.8% slower than a flat course, with about 245 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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