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Lowest ascent relays

The lowest ascent relays, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 65 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it Mississippi River Marathon?

Mississippi River Marathon leads this ranking on total ascent (36 m).

Compare Mississippi River Marathon vs Daytona 100 Ultramarathon (Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet)

#RaceTotal ascentClimb densityDescentNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1Mississippi River Marathon Relay - mississippi36 m1.7 m/km36 m0 m6.1%
2Daytona 100 Ultramarathon (Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet) Relay - florida39 m0.2 m/km40 m-1 m1.7%
3Spurs Austin International Half (fka 3M Half Marathon) Relay - texas42 m2.0 m/km143 m-101 m8.1%
4Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) Relay - austria50 m3.3 m/km52 m-2 m5.6%
5NN Night Run Ostrava Relay - czechia51 m5.1 m/km54 m-3 m4.9%
6ZeroWind Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon (Verona) Relay - italy55 m2.6 m/km42 m12 m7.3%
7Red, White and Blue Half Marathon - Shreveport Relay - louisiana61 m4.7 m/km61 m0 m7.7%
8Course de l'Escalade (Genève) Relay - switzerland91 m11.8 m/km96 m-4 m10.9%
9Bari Med Marathon Relay - italy97 m4.6 m/km99 m-3 m6.3%
10Stuttgart-Lauf Relay - germany100 m4.7 m/km100 m-1 m9.8%
11Mein Freiburg Marathon Relay - germany105 m5.0 m/km104 m1 m6.2%
12Greifenseelauf Uster Relay - switzerland108 m5.1 m/km90 m18 m7.8%
13Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Relay - hungary114 m19.0 m/km113 m1 m14.3%
14Vienna City Marathon Relay - austria118 m2.8 m/km108 m11 m6.6%
15JSRC RunAPalooza (Asbury Park Half Marathon) Relay - new-jersey130 m3.1 m/km128 m2 m9.5%
16Run Rome The Marathon Relay - italy135 m3.2 m/km144 m-9 m9.9%
17Capital City River Run Relay - michigan140 m6.7 m/km141 m-1 m7.3%
18Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr) Relay - hungary144 m6.8 m/km143 m1 m7.2%
19Wizz Air Milano Marathon Relay - italy145 m3.4 m/km136 m9 m6.2%
20Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) Relay - ohio146 m22.7 m/km164 m-17 m16.8%
21DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay - pennsylvania154 m3.6 m/km154 m0 m12.0%
22Haspa Marathon Hamburg Relay - germany155 m3.7 m/km155 m0 m5.5%
23YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance - pennsylvania176 m4.2 m/km176 m-0 m11.8%
24Belfast City Marathon Relay - northern-ireland177 m4.2 m/km198 m-22 m5.4%
25TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Relay - iowa180 m4.3 m/km185 m-5 m9.0%
26Generali Genève Marathon Relay - switzerland183 m4.3 m/km236 m-53 m9.0%
27SPAR Budapest Marathon Relay - hungary188 m4.5 m/km182 m5 m15.5%
28Marathon Vert Rennes Relay - france192 m4.6 m/km191 m1 m7.8%
29Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Relay - ohio195 m4.6 m/km191 m4 m6.9%
30Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon Relay - new-york200 m9.5 m/km201 m-0 m16.6%
31Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon Dortmund Relay - germany205 m9.7 m/km205 m-1 m8.8%
32Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Relay - france209 m5.0 m/km219 m-10 m8.5%
33Energa Gdańsk Maraton Relay - poland224 m5.3 m/km226 m-1 m7.8%
34Helsinki City Marathon Relay - finland226 m5.4 m/km220 m6 m8.3%
35Rimi Riga Marathon Relay - latvia273 m6.5 m/km272 m1 m20.5%
36Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Relay - france308 m7.3 m/km310 m-2 m11.8%
37Milton Keynes Marathon Relay - south-east318 m7.5 m/km320 m-2 m7.8%
38Med City Marathon, presented by ActivePT (Rochester, MN) Relay - minnesota319 m7.6 m/km397 m-78 m14.3%
39FirstEnergy Akron Marathon Relay - ohio350 m8.3 m/km355 m-6 m13.8%
40Maine Marathon (Portland) Relay - maine357 m8.5 m/km358 m0 m15.5%
41Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Relay - norway389 m18.5 m/km388 m1 m24.1%
42Mississippi Blues Marathon Relay - mississippi401 m9.5 m/km399 m2 m10.2%
43Mankato Marathon Relay - minnesota423 m10.0 m/km484 m-61 m20.3%
44Flying Pig Marathon Relay - ohio424 m10.0 m/km427 m-4 m32.4%
45Columbia Gorge Marathon Relay - oregon434 m20.6 m/km434 m0 m25.6%
46Cedar Rapids Marathon Relay - iowa454 m10.8 m/km455 m-1 m15.8%
47Adamant Half Marathon Relay - vermont459 m21.8 m/km472 m-13 m15.6%
48Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay - maine526 m12.5 m/km527 m-1 m18.7%
49Haulin' Aspen Trail Race Relay - oregon747 m17.7 m/km780 m-33 m19.7%
50NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay - connecticut878 m20.7 m/km863 m15 m29.4%
51Spokane River Run Relay - washington925 m18.5 m/km925 m0 m25.9%
52Palmetto Relay /200 (Columbia) - south-carolina993 m3.1 m/km1,106 m-112 m16.1%
53Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Runs Relay - wisconsin1,034 m6.4 m/km1,034 m-0 m16.3%
54Tecumseh Trail Marathon (Tecumseh Trail Challenge), Nashville Indiana Relay - indiana1,196 m23.9 m/km1,195 m0 m24.5%
55Reims Champagne Run Relay - france1,343 m15.4 m/km1,333 m9 m21.0%
56Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay - virginia1,523 m36.1 m/km1,523 m0 m92.0%
57Lean Horse Ultra Marathon Relay - south-dakota1,791 m11.1 m/km1,781 m10 m26.2%
58Lake Tahoe Marathon Relay - nevada1,912 m16.5 m/km1,939 m-27 m44.7%
59Endurancelife Classic Quarter (Cornwall Coastal Ultra) Relay - south-west1,916 m27.1 m/km1,884 m31 m45.0%
60Highland Fling Race (Milngavie) Relay - scotland1,939 m22.8 m/km1,758 m181 m29.5%
61NN Ultrabalaton Relay - hungary2,073 m9.9 m/km2,074 m-1 m25.0%
62Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) Relay - croatia2,187 m52.1 m/km2,188 m-1 m54.7%
63Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay - spain2,437 m51.8 m/km3,185 m-748 m70.4%
64Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada Relay - spain3,953 m39.5 m/km2,529 m1,423 mUnavailable
65Vltava Run Relay - czechia5,230 m13.9 m/km6,136 m-906 m25.9%
5
NN Night Run Ostrava Relayczechia
Total ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
54 m
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

9
Bari Med Marathon Relayitaly
Total ascent
97 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
99 m
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
6.3%

As of

10
Stuttgart-Lauf Relaygermany
Total ascent
100 m
Climb density
4.7 m/km
Descent
100 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
9.8%

As of

11
Mein Freiburg Marathon Relaygermany
Total ascent
105 m
Climb density
5.0 m/km
Descent
104 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
6.2%

As of

12
Greifenseelauf Uster Relayswitzerland
Total ascent
108 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
90 m
Net elevation
18 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

14
Vienna City Marathon Relayaustria
Total ascent
118 m
Climb density
2.8 m/km
Descent
108 m
Net elevation
11 m
Max absolute grade
6.6%

As of

16
Run Rome The Marathon Relayitaly
Total ascent
135 m
Climb density
3.2 m/km
Descent
144 m
Net elevation
-9 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

17
Capital City River Run Relaymichigan
Total ascent
140 m
Climb density
6.7 m/km
Descent
141 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
7.3%

As of

22
Haspa Marathon Hamburg Relaygermany
Total ascent
155 m
Climb density
3.7 m/km
Descent
155 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

24
Belfast City Marathon Relaynorthern-ireland
Total ascent
177 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
198 m
Net elevation
-22 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

27
SPAR Budapest Marathon Relayhungary
Total ascent
188 m
Climb density
4.5 m/km
Descent
182 m
Net elevation
5 m
Max absolute grade
15.5%

As of

28
Marathon Vert Rennes Relayfrance
Total ascent
192 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
191 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

33
Energa Gdańsk Maraton Relaypoland
Total ascent
224 m
Climb density
5.3 m/km
Descent
226 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

34
Helsinki City Marathon Relayfinland
Total ascent
226 m
Climb density
5.4 m/km
Descent
220 m
Net elevation
6 m
Max absolute grade
8.3%

As of

35
Rimi Riga Marathon Relaylatvia
Total ascent
273 m
Climb density
6.5 m/km
Descent
272 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
20.5%

As of

37
Milton Keynes Marathon Relaysouth-east
Total ascent
318 m
Climb density
7.5 m/km
Descent
320 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

43
Mankato Marathon Relayminnesota
Total ascent
423 m
Climb density
10.0 m/km
Descent
484 m
Net elevation
-61 m
Max absolute grade
20.3%

As of

44
Flying Pig Marathon Relayohio
Total ascent
424 m
Climb density
10.0 m/km
Descent
427 m
Net elevation
-4 m
Max absolute grade
32.4%

As of

46
Cedar Rapids Marathon Relayiowa
Total ascent
454 m
Climb density
10.8 m/km
Descent
455 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
15.8%

As of

47
Adamant Half Marathon Relayvermont
Total ascent
459 m
Climb density
21.8 m/km
Descent
472 m
Net elevation
-13 m
Max absolute grade
15.6%

As of

50
NipMuck Trail Marathon Relayconnecticut
Total ascent
878 m
Climb density
20.7 m/km
Descent
863 m
Net elevation
15 m
Max absolute grade
29.4%

As of

51
Spokane River Run Relaywashington
Total ascent
925 m
Climb density
18.5 m/km
Descent
925 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
25.9%

As of

52
Palmetto Relay /200 (Columbia)south-carolina
Total ascent
993 m
Climb density
3.1 m/km
Descent
1,106 m
Net elevation
-112 m
Max absolute grade
16.1%

As of

55
Reims Champagne Run Relayfrance
Total ascent
1,343 m
Climb density
15.4 m/km
Descent
1,333 m
Net elevation
9 m
Max absolute grade
21.0%

As of

57
Lean Horse Ultra Marathon Relaysouth-dakota
Total ascent
1,791 m
Climb density
11.1 m/km
Descent
1,781 m
Net elevation
10 m
Max absolute grade
26.2%

As of

58
Lake Tahoe Marathon Relaynevada
Total ascent
1,912 m
Climb density
16.5 m/km
Descent
1,939 m
Net elevation
-27 m
Max absolute grade
44.7%

As of

61
NN Ultrabalaton Relayhungary
Total ascent
2,073 m
Climb density
9.9 m/km
Descent
2,074 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
25.0%

As of

65
Vltava Run Relayczechia
Total ascent
5,230 m
Climb density
13.9 m/km
Descent
6,136 m
Net elevation
-906 m
Max absolute grade
25.9%

As of

65 qualifying races in this ranking; use the distance catalogue to search the full distance list. Scores are out of 100 when present; route, elevation and cost figures are shown in their natural units.

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Races are ranked by Total ascent. Score metrics use methodology scoring-methodology-v1.0. Elevation rankings use only trusted raw-elevation course profiles. A ranking is only published when at least five races qualify, so the table is never padded with thin data.

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Mississippi River Marathon Relay ranks first by total ascent, from 65 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.