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Coventry Half Marathon
The Coventry Half Marathon is a course of 21.1 km with 107.1 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 81 m and its highest 160 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 11 April 2027, starting at 09:00.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon
- Total climb
- 107.1 m351 ft
- Highest point 79 m259 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe course starts at 89 m, climbs to its high point of 160.3 m at 13.1 km where it turns around, and finishes at 81.8 m with 107.1 m of climbing in all.
Start, finish
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Coventry University
Baggage drop is in the student hub of Coventry University, beside the start and the Event Village.
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Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
The organiser's way from the bus station to the start on Cox Street runs 500 m up past The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.
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0 5 10 13.1 mi
Your 2 gels, at the orange marksFor a 1:55 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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- Up to the turn, then down to the finishStart 89 m, high point 160.3 m at 13.1 km, finish 81.8 m.
- Out through Allesley Park, back through Coundon Hall ParkCox Street start, Allesley Park out, turn, Coundon Hall Park back.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientUp to the turn, then down to the finishStart 89 m, high point 160.3 m at 13.1 km, finish 81.8 m.
The first 8 km stay between about 83 m and 104 m, so the real climbing comes between 8 and 13 km, where the road goes from 104 m up to 160.3 m. After the turn the same height comes back off: about 125 m at 15.8 km, 94 m at 19 km and a low point of 81.0 m at 20.8 km, just before the finish. From the turn the road only comes down.
Measured
Whole courseGeometryOut through Allesley Park, back through Coundon Hall ParkCox Street start, Allesley Park out, turn, Coundon Hall Park back.
The organiser describes the race as beginning in the city centre and taking runners towards the county Shakespeare came from before the turnaround. The start is a 500 m walk or jog up from the bus station, past The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. Entrants must be 17 or older on race day, and the entry includes a finisher medal, chip timing and a goody bag.
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Race weekend
Sunday 11 April Race day
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09:009:00 AM
Half marathon start Cox Street, Coventry city centre
Times as published by the organiser, in Coventry time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
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
2 gels for Coventry, 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 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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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