2027 edition
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Modelled energy-cost change -0.2% versus flat · net elevation -78 m
Decision summary
Lower than 42% of comparable mapped races
6:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Med City Marathon, presented by ActivePT (Rochester, MN) 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 Med City Marathon, presented by ActivePT (Rochester, MN) Relay route has 319 m of ascent, 397 m of descent and an estimated -0.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The setting includes city and countryside. one of the qualifying races for the Boston Marathon, run on a net-downhill course finishing in downtown Rochester.
Live bands and on-course entertainment along the route, with live music at the downtown finish-line festival.
Its normalised GAP factor is -0.2% slower than a flat course, with about 319 m of total ascent.