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Glass City Marathon
The Glass City Marathon is a course of 42.2 km (26.2 miles) with 67.3 m (221 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 179 m (587 ft) and its highest 206 m (676 ft) above sea level. Next race: Sunday 25 April 2027, starting at 6:30 AM.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 06:306:30 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon
- Total climb
- 67.3 m221 ft
- Highest point 27 m89 ft above lowest
- Time limit
- 6 h 30 min
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe marathon starts on Bancroft Street by the University of Toledo North Tower, runs through Ottawa Hills and Sylvania using the University Parks bike trail, and finishes on the field inside the Glass Bowl stadium.
StartFinish
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km 11.1mile 6.9
Ottawa Hills
The course circles the University of Toledo campus and continues west into Ottawa Hills.
km 42.2mile 26.2
Glass Bowl
The finish is on the field inside the Glass Bowl stadium.
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0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Dashed: bridge
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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- From Bancroft Street through Ottawa Hills and Sylvania to the Glass BowlA campus start, Ottawa Hills, Sylvania and Wildwood Metropark, then a finish on the Glass Bowl field.
- Flat, and finishing a little lower than it startsA 27 m spread from lowest to highest, with the high point at km 23.5 and the low point at the finish.
- A 6.5 hour limit with two checkpointsRoughly 15 minutes a mile; miss a checkpoint and a sag vehicle takes over.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryFrom Bancroft Street through Ottawa Hills and Sylvania to the Glass BowlA campus start, Ottawa Hills, Sylvania and Wildwood Metropark, then a finish on the Glass Bowl field.
The organiser describes it this way: the course “will begin on Bancroft St. near the University of Toledo North Tower. It will circle campus past Ottawa Park before continuing West into beautiful Ottawa Hills.” From there it heads north to the Metroparks along the University Parks bike trail, tours Sylvania, returns through Wildwood Metropark and down the bike trail for a short tour of the campus, and ends on the field inside the Glass Bowl. The start line is at 2925 W Bancroft St.
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km 0 to 42.2GradientFlat, and finishing a little lower than it startsA 27 m spread from lowest to highest, with the high point at km 23.5 and the low point at the finish.
The organiser calls the course fast and flat, with “little elevation changes”, and the profile agrees. From the start at about 182 m the road wanders between 181 m and 190 m for the first 10 km, rises to its high point of 205.8 m at km 23.5, and runs down to 179.2 m at the finish, the lowest point of the course at km 42.1. The whole spread is 26.7 m.
The total climb depends on how it is counted. Over a 1 km window it is 67.3 m; a watch that adds up every short rise reads more.
Measured
km 0 to 42.2TacticsA 6.5 hour limit with two checkpointsRoughly 15 minutes a mile; miss a checkpoint and a sag vehicle takes over.
The organiser’s marathon page puts the limit at 6.5 hours, strictly enforced by local police, and says runners must keep up “approximately a 15 minute per mile pace” to make it. There are two checkpoints along the course; a runner who does not reach them in time is not allowed to continue, and SAG vehicles travelling at the closing pace collect anyone who stops or falls behind. The page does not give the checkpoint times or distances.
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Race weekend
Friday 23 April Expo
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until 19:007:00 PM
Expo and packet pickup, Friday Savage Arena, 2025 N Douglas Rd, University of Toledo. Marathon, half marathon, relay, 5K and kids. The page prints the Friday opening hour as 12:00AM, so no opening time is carried.
Saturday 24 April Expo
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10:0010:00 AM–17:005:00 PM
Expo and packet pickup, Saturday Savage Arena, 2025 N Douglas Rd, University of Toledo. Marathon, half marathon and relay pickup is inside the expo. There is no Sunday packet pickup; the organiser sells a mailed-bib option at registration.
Sunday 25 April Race day
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06:306:30 AM
Marathon start Bancroft Street, near the University of Toledo North Tower. Start line at 2925 W Bancroft St. The finish is on the field inside the Glass Bowl stadium. -
Time not published
Course time limit 6.5 hours, strictly enforced by local police, with two checkpoints on the course. The checkpoint times are not published. 6:30 limit: 9:14/km for 42.195 km6:30 limit: 14:52/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Toledo time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Toledo, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Toledo stays within 27 m89 ft of height, so they go 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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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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Questions about the Glass City Marathon
- Is the Glass City Marathon course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 67.3 m (221 ft) of climbing over 42.2 km (26.2 miles). The highest point is 27 m (89 ft) above the lowest.
- When is the Glass City Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 25 April 2027. The start is at 6:30 AM.
- What is the time limit at the Glass City Marathon?
- Runners have 6 h 30 min to finish.
- Where does the Glass City Marathon start?
- Start: Bancroft Street, near the University of Toledo North Tower.
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