GAP factor 0.3% slower than flat · net elevation -1 m
Decision summary
Lower than 86% of comparable mapped races
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Stuttgart-Lauf 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 Stuttgart-Lauf Relay route has 100 m of ascent, 100 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Stuttgart-Lauf Relay route finishes for all competitions is inside the MHP Arena ('Der Zieleinlauf erfolgt für alle Wettbewerbe in die MHP Arena'). The setting includes city and parkland.
Free unsupervised storage in parking garage P1 on Sunday; paid secure bag service (€5) available if pre-booked. Mercedesstraße between Talstraße and Fritz-Walter-Weg closed both days; multiple Stuttgart street closures on the Sunday race day. MP3 players, phones and similar are tolerated during the race ('MP3-Player, Handy oder ähnliches sind während des Laufens geduldet'). Pacemakers provided for the half marathon and 10K, identified by a flag rucksack and bright T-shirt.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 100 m of total ascent.