Which race ranks first — and why is it Vltava Run?

Vltava Run leads this ranking on net elevation (-906 m).

Compare Vltava Run vs Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB

Ranked comparison table
#RaceNet elevationAscentClimb densityDescentMax absolute gradeAs of
1Vltava Run Relay - czechia-906 m5,230 m13.9 m/km6,136 m25.9%
2Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay - spain-748 m2,437 m51.8 m/km3,185 m70.4%
3Palmetto Relay /200 (Columbia) - south-carolina-112 m993 m3.1 m/km1,106 m16.1%
4Spurs Austin International Half (fka 3M Half Marathon) Relay - texas-101 m42 m2.0 m/km143 m8.1%
5Med City Marathon, presented by ActivePT (Rochester, MN) Relay - minnesota-78 m319 m7.6 m/km397 m14.3%
6Mankato Marathon Relay - minnesota-61 m423 m10.0 m/km484 m20.3%
7Generali Genève Marathon Relay - switzerland-53 m183 m4.3 m/km236 m9.0%
8Haulin' Aspen Trail Race Relay - oregon-33 m747 m17.7 m/km780 m19.7%
9Lake Tahoe Marathon Relay - nevada-27 m1,912 m16.5 m/km1,939 m44.7%
10Belfast City Marathon Relay - northern-ireland-22 m177 m4.2 m/km198 m5.4%
11Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) Relay - ohio-17 m146 m22.7 m/km164 m16.8%
12Adamant Half Marathon Relay - vermont-13 m459 m21.8 m/km472 m15.6%
13Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Relay - france-10 m209 m5.0 m/km219 m8.5%
14Run Rome The Marathon Relay - italy-9 m135 m3.2 m/km144 m9.9%
15FirstEnergy Akron Marathon Relay - ohio-6 m350 m8.3 m/km355 m13.8%
16TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Relay - iowa-5 m180 m4.3 m/km185 m9.0%
17Flying Pig Marathon Relay - ohio-4 m424 m10.0 m/km427 m32.4%
18Course de l'Escalade (Genève) Relay - switzerland-4 m91 m11.8 m/km96 m10.9%
19NN Night Run Ostrava Relay - czechia-3 m51 m5.1 m/km54 m4.9%
20Bari Med Marathon Relay - italy-3 m97 m4.6 m/km99 m6.3%
21Milton Keynes Marathon Relay - south-east-2 m318 m7.5 m/km320 m7.8%
22Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) Relay - austria-2 m50 m3.3 m/km52 m5.6%
23Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Relay - france-2 m308 m7.3 m/km310 m11.8%
24Cedar Rapids Marathon Relay - iowa-1 m454 m10.8 m/km455 m15.8%
25Daytona 100 Ultramarathon (Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet) Relay - florida-1 m39 m0.2 m/km40 m1.7%
26Energa Gdańsk Maraton Relay - poland-1 m224 m5.3 m/km226 m7.8%
27Stuttgart-Lauf Relay - germany-1 m100 m4.7 m/km100 m9.8%
28Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) Relay - croatia-1 m2,187 m52.1 m/km2,188 m54.7%
29NN Ultrabalaton Relay - hungary-1 m2,073 m9.9 m/km2,074 m25.0%
30Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay - maine-1 m526 m12.5 m/km527 m18.7%
31Capital City River Run Relay - michigan-1 m140 m6.7 m/km141 m7.3%
32Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon Dortmund Relay - germany-1 m205 m9.7 m/km205 m8.8%
33YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance - pennsylvania-0 m176 m4.2 m/km176 m11.8%
34Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Runs Relay - wisconsin-0 m1,034 m6.4 m/km1,034 m16.3%
35Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon Relay - new-york-0 m200 m9.5 m/km201 m16.6%
36Red, White and Blue Half Marathon - Shreveport Relay - louisiana0 m61 m4.7 m/km61 m7.7%
37Columbia Gorge Marathon Relay - oregon0 m434 m20.6 m/km434 m25.6%
38Mississippi River Marathon Relay - mississippi0 m36 m1.7 m/km36 m6.1%
39Maine Marathon (Portland) Relay - maine0 m357 m8.5 m/km358 m15.5%
40Haspa Marathon Hamburg Relay - germany0 m155 m3.7 m/km155 m5.5%
41DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay - pennsylvania0 m154 m3.6 m/km154 m12.0%
42Tecumseh Trail Marathon (Tecumseh Trail Challenge), Nashville Indiana Relay - indiana0 m1,196 m23.9 m/km1,195 m24.5%
43Spokane River Run Relay - washington0 m925 m18.5 m/km925 m25.9%
44Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay - virginia0 m1,523 m36.1 m/km1,523 m92.0%
45Mein Freiburg Marathon Relay - germany1 m105 m5.0 m/km104 m6.2%
46Marathon Vert Rennes Relay - france1 m192 m4.6 m/km191 m7.8%
47Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr) Relay - hungary1 m144 m6.8 m/km143 m7.2%
48Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Relay - hungary1 m114 m19.0 m/km113 m14.3%
49Rimi Riga Marathon Relay - latvia1 m273 m6.5 m/km272 m20.5%
50Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Relay - norway1 m389 m18.5 m/km388 m24.1%
51Mississippi Blues Marathon Relay - mississippi2 m401 m9.5 m/km399 m10.2%
52JSRC RunAPalooza (Asbury Park Half Marathon) Relay - new-jersey2 m130 m3.1 m/km128 m9.5%
53Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Relay - ohio4 m195 m4.6 m/km191 m6.9%
54SPAR Budapest Marathon Relay - hungary5 m188 m4.5 m/km182 m15.5%
55Helsinki City Marathon Relay - finland6 m226 m5.4 m/km220 m8.3%
56Wizz Air Milano Marathon Relay - italy9 m145 m3.4 m/km136 m6.2%
57Reims Champagne Run Relay - france9 m1,343 m15.4 m/km1,333 m21.0%
58Lean Horse Ultra Marathon Relay - south-dakota10 m1,791 m11.1 m/km1,781 m26.2%
59Vienna City Marathon Relay - austria11 m118 m2.8 m/km108 m6.6%
60ZeroWind Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon (Verona) Relay - italy12 m55 m2.6 m/km42 m7.3%
61NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay - connecticut15 m878 m20.7 m/km863 m29.4%
62Greifenseelauf Uster Relay - switzerland18 m108 m5.1 m/km90 m7.8%
63Endurancelife Classic Quarter (Cornwall Coastal Ultra) Relay - south-west31 m1,916 m27.1 m/km1,884 m45.0%
64Highland Fling Race (Milngavie) Relay - scotland181 m1,939 m22.8 m/km1,758 m29.5%
65Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada Relay - spain1,423 m3,953 m39.5 m/km2,529 mUnavailable
1
Net elevation
-906 m
Ascent
5,230 m
Climb density
13.9 m/km
Descent
6,136 m
Max absolute grade
25.9%

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6
Net elevation
-61 m
Ascent
423 m
Climb density
10.0 m/km
Descent
484 m
Max absolute grade
20.3%

As of

9
Net elevation
-27 m
Ascent
1,912 m
Climb density
16.5 m/km
Descent
1,939 m
Max absolute grade
44.7%

As of

10
Net elevation
-22 m
Ascent
177 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
198 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

12
Net elevation
-13 m
Ascent
459 m
Climb density
21.8 m/km
Descent
472 m
Max absolute grade
15.6%

As of

17
Net elevation
-4 m
Ascent
424 m
Climb density
10.0 m/km
Descent
427 m
Max absolute grade
32.4%

As of

19
Net elevation
-3 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
54 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

20
Net elevation
-3 m
Ascent
97 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
99 m
Max absolute grade
6.3%

As of

27
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
100 m
Climb density
4.7 m/km
Descent
100 m
Max absolute grade
9.8%

As of

29
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
2,073 m
Climb density
9.9 m/km
Descent
2,074 m
Max absolute grade
25.0%

As of

43
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
925 m
Climb density
18.5 m/km
Descent
925 m
Max absolute grade
25.9%

As of

46
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
192 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
191 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

49
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
273 m
Climb density
6.5 m/km
Descent
272 m
Max absolute grade
20.5%

As of

57
Net elevation
9 m
Ascent
1,343 m
Climb density
15.4 m/km
Descent
1,333 m
Max absolute grade
21.0%

As of

59
Net elevation
11 m
Ascent
118 m
Climb density
2.8 m/km
Descent
108 m
Max absolute grade
6.6%

As of

61
Net elevation
15 m
Ascent
878 m
Climb density
20.7 m/km
Descent
863 m
Max absolute grade
29.4%

As of

62
Net elevation
18 m
Ascent
108 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
90 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

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.

How we ranked these

Races are ranked by Net elevation. 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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What is the net downhill relays?

Vltava Run Relay ranks first by net elevation, from 65 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.