Chapter 08 · Where you run

Courses

27 city marathons.

Each course’s share of finishes with a sustained slowdown, in an average year; in grey, from fewer than three editions.

  1. Amsterdam12 editions · 114 ft climb25% sustained slowdown25%114 ft of climbing152,214 finishes44°F–62°F at the start
  2. Auckland2 editions · 506 ft climb38% sustained slowdown38%506 ft of climbing3,101 finishes56°F–60°F at the start
  3. Austin3 editions · 1,041 ft climb38% sustained slowdown38%1,041 ft of climbing7,621 finishes52°F–68°F at the start
  4. Barcelona2 editions · 396 ft climb22% sustained slowdown22%396 ft of climbing44,671 finishes40°F–46°F at the start
  5. Berlin21 editions · 240 ft climb25% sustained slowdown25%240 ft of climbing769,273 finishes44°F–68°F at the start
  6. Boston10 editions · 817 ft climb23% sustained slowdown23%817 ft of climbing257,269 finishes38°F–61°F at the start
  7. Chicago19 editions · 96 ft climb36% sustained slowdown36%96 ft of climbing763,250 finishes36°F–69°F at the start
  8. Copenhagen11 editions · 170 ft climb30% sustained slowdown30%170 ft of climbing125,695 finishes48°F–62°F at the start
  9. Dubai5 editions45% sustained slowdown45%—10,351 finishes57°F–65°F at the start
  10. Eindhoven13 editions · 122 ft climb25% sustained slowdown25%122 ft of climbing29,058 finishes43°F–66°F at the start
  11. Frankfurt6 editions · 268 ft climb23% sustained slowdown23%268 ft of climbing55,461 finishes42°F–57°F at the start
  12. Gold Coast6 editions · 200 ft climb44% sustained slowdown44%200 ft of climbing31,544 finishes51°F–61°F at the start
  13. Hamburg11 editions · 276 ft climb20% sustained slowdown20%276 ft of climbing117,569 finishes42°F–56°F at the start
  14. Helsinki3 editions · 613 ft climb31% sustained slowdown31%613 ft of climbing7,853 finishes60°F–72°F at the start
  15. London3 editions · 343 ft climb33% sustained slowdown33%343 ft of climbing152,323 finishes49°F–55°F at the start
  16. Madrid12 editions · 945 ft climb39% sustained slowdown39%945 ft of climbing96,835 finishes39°F–59°F at the start
  17. New York City16 editions35% sustained slowdown35%—746,234 finishes37°F–68°F at the start
  18. Oslo8 editions · 635 ft climb29% sustained slowdown29%635 ft of climbing22,334 finishes52°F–59°F at the start
  19. Paris2 editions · 518 ft climb34% sustained slowdown34%518 ft of climbing99,970 finishes35°F–58°F at the start
  20. Prague4 editions · 246 ft climb39% sustained slowdown39%246 ft of climbing26,332 finishes42°F–58°F at the start
  21. Rotterdam11 editions · 180 ft climb32% sustained slowdown32%180 ft of climbing139,923 finishes44°F–57°F at the start
  22. Singapore1 edition · 712 ft climb47% sustained slowdown47%712 ft of climbing8,877 finishes74°F at the start
  23. Stockholm3 editions · 453 ft climb24% sustained slowdown24%453 ft of climbing33,825 finishes57°F–78°F at the start
  24. Sydney3 editions · 823 ft climb43% sustained slowdown43%823 ft of climbing11,345 finishes47°F–49°F at the start
  25. Valencia5 editions · 292 ft climb20% sustained slowdown20%292 ft of climbing115,773 finishes42°F–58°F at the start
  26. Warsaw12 editions · 227 ft climb31% sustained slowdown31%227 ft of climbing66,208 finishes42°F–58°F at the start
  27. Washington11 editions46% sustained slowdown46%—213,840 finishes32°F–57°F at the start

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