GAP factor 14.0% slower than flat · net elevation 0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 14% 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 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay, 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 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay route has 1,523 m of ascent, 1,523 m of descent and an estimated 14.0% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Underfoot, expect a road course. The setting includes mountain and city. Most elevation change of any road marathon in the United States, with 7,430 ft total elevation gain/loss on the marathon course. Finish weekend coincides with the Down by Downtown Music Festival in downtown Roanoke.
Finish weekend coincides with the Down by Downtown Music Festival in downtown Roanoke.
Its normalised GAP factor is 14.0% slower than a flat course, with about 1523 m of total ascent.
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