Over the entire 26.2 miles of the spectator friendly course, the route climbs for 1,389 feet and descends for 1,382 feet.
Related StoriesThey’ll take on a challenging, rolling course with only a few short stretches of level ground. Over the entire 26.2 miles, the route climbs for 1,389 feet and descends for 1,382. The weather is another wild card, as the average daily high in February is 57 and the average daily low is 37, but temperatures can spike—in January, the mercury hit 70 on two days. The trials races take place just after noon, the warmest part of the day.
Before they get there, they’ll have to conquer an 8-mile loop twice and most of a third time, before diverting to tack on an additional 2.2.Almost immediately after leaving the park, the runners will make their way onto Peachtree Street—also home to the famous. The majority of the race will take place on Peachtree, with an out-and-back section that’s almost 5 miles on each of the three loops.
Rich Kenah, executive director of the Atlanta Track Club, described the hills this way: “The first loop, I think the adrenaline is going to carry you through, and you’re probably not going to feel it,” he said. “The second time through, you’re probably going to say, ‘Hmm, I didn’t feel that the first time,’ and the third time, you’re going to say, ‘Wow, this is a true racer’s course.
Before they can cross the finish line, however, they hit some of the steepest hills on the course—a tough uphill from about 24.9 to 25.5, and then a smooth downhill all the way through downtown to the big finish in Centennial Olympic Park.
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