- Total ascent
- 36 m
- Climb density
- 1.7 m/km
- Descent
- 36 m
- Net elevation
- 0 m
- Max absolute grade
- 6.1%
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The lowest ascent relays, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 65 qualifying races.
Ranking current as ofMississippi River Marathon leads this ranking on total ascent (36 m).
Compare Mississippi River Marathon vs Daytona 100 Ultramarathon (Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet)
| # | Race | Total ascent | Climb density | Descent | Net elevation | Max absolute grade | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi River Marathon Relay - mississippi | 36 m | 1.7 m/km | 36 m | 0 m | 6.1% | |
| 2 | Daytona 100 Ultramarathon (Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet) Relay - florida | 39 m | 0.2 m/km | 40 m | -1 m | 1.7% | |
| 3 | Spurs Austin International Half (fka 3M Half Marathon) Relay - texas | 42 m | 2.0 m/km | 143 m | -101 m | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) Relay - austria | 50 m | 3.3 m/km | 52 m | -2 m | 5.6% | |
| 5 | NN Night Run Ostrava Relay - czechia | 51 m | 5.1 m/km | 54 m | -3 m | 4.9% | |
| 6 | ZeroWind Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon (Verona) Relay - italy | 55 m | 2.6 m/km | 42 m | 12 m | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Red, White and Blue Half Marathon - Shreveport Relay - louisiana | 61 m | 4.7 m/km | 61 m | 0 m | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Course de l'Escalade (Genève) Relay - switzerland | 91 m | 11.8 m/km | 96 m | -4 m | 10.9% | |
| 9 | Bari Med Marathon Relay - italy | 97 m | 4.6 m/km | 99 m | -3 m | 6.3% | |
| 10 | Stuttgart-Lauf Relay - germany | 100 m | 4.7 m/km | 100 m | -1 m | 9.8% | |
| 11 | Mein Freiburg Marathon Relay - germany | 105 m | 5.0 m/km | 104 m | 1 m | 6.2% | |
| 12 | Greifenseelauf Uster Relay - switzerland | 108 m | 5.1 m/km | 90 m | 18 m | 7.8% | |
| 13 | Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Relay - hungary | 114 m | 19.0 m/km | 113 m | 1 m | 14.3% | |
| 14 | Vienna City Marathon Relay - austria | 118 m | 2.8 m/km | 108 m | 11 m | 6.6% | |
| 15 | JSRC RunAPalooza (Asbury Park Half Marathon) Relay - new-jersey | 130 m | 3.1 m/km | 128 m | 2 m | 9.5% | |
| 16 | Run Rome The Marathon Relay - italy | 135 m | 3.2 m/km | 144 m | -9 m | 9.9% | |
| 17 | Capital City River Run Relay - michigan | 140 m | 6.7 m/km | 141 m | -1 m | 7.3% | |
| 18 | Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr) Relay - hungary | 144 m | 6.8 m/km | 143 m | 1 m | 7.2% | |
| 19 | Wizz Air Milano Marathon Relay - italy | 145 m | 3.4 m/km | 136 m | 9 m | 6.2% | |
| 20 | Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) Relay - ohio | 146 m | 22.7 m/km | 164 m | -17 m | 16.8% | |
| 21 | DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay - pennsylvania | 154 m | 3.6 m/km | 154 m | 0 m | 12.0% | |
| 22 | Haspa Marathon Hamburg Relay - germany | 155 m | 3.7 m/km | 155 m | 0 m | 5.5% | |
| 23 | YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance - pennsylvania | 176 m | 4.2 m/km | 176 m | -0 m | 11.8% | |
| 24 | Belfast City Marathon Relay - northern-ireland | 177 m | 4.2 m/km | 198 m | -22 m | 5.4% | |
| 25 | TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Relay - iowa | 180 m | 4.3 m/km | 185 m | -5 m | 9.0% | |
| 26 | Generali Genève Marathon Relay - switzerland | 183 m | 4.3 m/km | 236 m | -53 m | 9.0% | |
| 27 | SPAR Budapest Marathon Relay - hungary | 188 m | 4.5 m/km | 182 m | 5 m | 15.5% | |
| 28 | Marathon Vert Rennes Relay - france | 192 m | 4.6 m/km | 191 m | 1 m | 7.8% | |
| 29 | Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Relay - ohio | 195 m | 4.6 m/km | 191 m | 4 m | 6.9% | |
| 30 | Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon Relay - new-york | 200 m | 9.5 m/km | 201 m | -0 m | 16.6% | |
| 31 | Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon Dortmund Relay - germany | 205 m | 9.7 m/km | 205 m | -1 m | 8.8% | |
| 32 | Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Relay - france | 209 m | 5.0 m/km | 219 m | -10 m | 8.5% | |
| 33 | Energa Gdańsk Maraton Relay - poland | 224 m | 5.3 m/km | 226 m | -1 m | 7.8% | |
| 34 | Helsinki City Marathon Relay - finland | 226 m | 5.4 m/km | 220 m | 6 m | 8.3% | |
| 35 | Rimi Riga Marathon Relay - latvia | 273 m | 6.5 m/km | 272 m | 1 m | 20.5% | |
| 36 | Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Relay - france | 308 m | 7.3 m/km | 310 m | -2 m | 11.8% | |
| 37 | Milton Keynes Marathon Relay - south-east | 318 m | 7.5 m/km | 320 m | -2 m | 7.8% | |
| 38 | Med City Marathon, presented by ActivePT (Rochester, MN) Relay - minnesota | 319 m | 7.6 m/km | 397 m | -78 m | 14.3% | |
| 39 | FirstEnergy Akron Marathon Relay - ohio | 350 m | 8.3 m/km | 355 m | -6 m | 13.8% | |
| 40 | Maine Marathon (Portland) Relay - maine | 357 m | 8.5 m/km | 358 m | 0 m | 15.5% | |
| 41 | Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Relay - norway | 389 m | 18.5 m/km | 388 m | 1 m | 24.1% | |
| 42 | Mississippi Blues Marathon Relay - mississippi | 401 m | 9.5 m/km | 399 m | 2 m | 10.2% | |
| 43 | Mankato Marathon Relay - minnesota | 423 m | 10.0 m/km | 484 m | -61 m | 20.3% | |
| 44 | Flying Pig Marathon Relay - ohio | 424 m | 10.0 m/km | 427 m | -4 m | 32.4% | |
| 45 | Columbia Gorge Marathon Relay - oregon | 434 m | 20.6 m/km | 434 m | 0 m | 25.6% | |
| 46 | Cedar Rapids Marathon Relay - iowa | 454 m | 10.8 m/km | 455 m | -1 m | 15.8% | |
| 47 | Adamant Half Marathon Relay - vermont | 459 m | 21.8 m/km | 472 m | -13 m | 15.6% | |
| 48 | Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay - maine | 526 m | 12.5 m/km | 527 m | -1 m | 18.7% | |
| 49 | Haulin' Aspen Trail Race Relay - oregon | 747 m | 17.7 m/km | 780 m | -33 m | 19.7% | |
| 50 | NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay - connecticut | 878 m | 20.7 m/km | 863 m | 15 m | 29.4% | |
| 51 | Spokane River Run Relay - washington | 925 m | 18.5 m/km | 925 m | 0 m | 25.9% | |
| 52 | Palmetto Relay /200 (Columbia) - south-carolina | 993 m | 3.1 m/km | 1,106 m | -112 m | 16.1% | |
| 53 | Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Runs Relay - wisconsin | 1,034 m | 6.4 m/km | 1,034 m | -0 m | 16.3% | |
| 54 | Tecumseh Trail Marathon (Tecumseh Trail Challenge), Nashville Indiana Relay - indiana | 1,196 m | 23.9 m/km | 1,195 m | 0 m | 24.5% | |
| 55 | Reims Champagne Run Relay - france | 1,343 m | 15.4 m/km | 1,333 m | 9 m | 21.0% | |
| 56 | Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay - virginia | 1,523 m | 36.1 m/km | 1,523 m | 0 m | 92.0% | |
| 57 | Lean Horse Ultra Marathon Relay - south-dakota | 1,791 m | 11.1 m/km | 1,781 m | 10 m | 26.2% | |
| 58 | Lake Tahoe Marathon Relay - nevada | 1,912 m | 16.5 m/km | 1,939 m | -27 m | 44.7% | |
| 59 | Endurancelife Classic Quarter (Cornwall Coastal Ultra) Relay - south-west | 1,916 m | 27.1 m/km | 1,884 m | 31 m | 45.0% | |
| 60 | Highland Fling Race (Milngavie) Relay - scotland | 1,939 m | 22.8 m/km | 1,758 m | 181 m | 29.5% | |
| 61 | NN Ultrabalaton Relay - hungary | 2,073 m | 9.9 m/km | 2,074 m | -1 m | 25.0% | |
| 62 | Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) Relay - croatia | 2,187 m | 52.1 m/km | 2,188 m | -1 m | 54.7% | |
| 63 | Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay - spain | 2,437 m | 51.8 m/km | 3,185 m | -748 m | 70.4% | |
| 64 | Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada Relay - spain | 3,953 m | 39.5 m/km | 2,529 m | 1,423 m | 373.4% | |
| 65 | Vltava Run Relay - czechia | 5,230 m | 13.9 m/km | 6,136 m | -906 m | 25.9% |
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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.
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.
Mississippi River Marathon Relay ranks first by total ascent, from 65 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.