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Akron Marathon
The Akron Marathon is a hilly course of 42.2 km (26.2 miles) with 182.4 m (598 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 228 m (748 ft) and its highest 335 m (1,099 ft) above sea level.
At a glance
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- Last run Sat 26 Sept
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · Relay · miles
- Total climb
- 182.4 m598 ft
- Highest point 107 m351 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe organiser calls Buchtel Avenue the most challenging hill of the course, topping out at mile 8, and lists Sand Run as the longest climb: 108 feet over a mile from mile 18.1, followed by a 5.3% pitch on Sand Run Road.
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Akron Art Museum
The organiser's course description names the Akron Art Museum among the landmarks passed near the start in downtown Akron.
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Akron Civic Theatre
The finish line stands just past the historic Akron Civic Theatre, at Lock 3.
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Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Buchtel Avenue is the hardest hill, Sand Run the longestBuchtel Avenue near mile 8; Sand Run from mile 18.1, then 5.3% on Sand Run Road.
- Down Market Street to Main Street and Lock 3Downhill mile 25 through Highland Square, finish at Lock 3.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientBuchtel Avenue is the hardest hill, Sand Run the longestBuchtel Avenue near mile 8; Sand Run from mile 18.1, then 5.3% on Sand Run Road.
The organiser says the marathon is not fast and flat but that its uphill sections are runnable and well spaced. It lists twelve climbs of 1.5% or more, from High Street at the start to a 71-foot rise at miles 22.1 to 22.6.
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Whole courseFinishDown Market Street to Main Street and Lock 3Downhill mile 25 through Highland Square, finish at Lock 3.
The organiser says the 25th mile can be one of the fastest splits for a runner who has paced the day well. The last slight climb comes at the Seiberling Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.
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Race weekend
Saturday 25 September Race day
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07:007:00 AM
Marathon, half marathon and team relay start Start in downtown Akron.
Times as published by the organiser, in Akron time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Akron, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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