How do typical San Francisco marathon times compare to flat courses?
The San Francisco marathon has substantial elevation changes (over 800 feet total).
How does this effect the typical times it takes runner to complete this course as compared to perfectly flat courses?
Say my time on a flat course is 3:30. What should I expect for the SF marathon? What if my time was 4:00 on a flat course?
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A lazy and very basic comparison of the New York, Boston, Houston, London, Berlin and Cologne run times compared to the San Francisco run times, shows winners run a marathon in about 2:05 to 2:10 compare with the San Fran where the recent finishers looking at 2:20 to 2:30, or about a 10-15% increase in time.
Keep in mind these are professional runners who probably trained for the San Fran course. So if you are running a 3:30 marathon, you'll probably be looking at a close to but sub 4:00 time. If you are running in 4:00, then expect at least a 4:30.
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