Date 20 September Distance Marathon | Event type Road | |
Location Chesterfield, United Kingdom Established 2014; 3 years ago (2014) Official site www.chesterfieldmarathon.org.uk/ | ||
The Chesterfield Marathon is a long-distance running event held in Chesterfield, United Kingdom and established in 2014.
Course
The marathon is run over a fairly undulating course with route markers at one mile intervals. The course has a total distance of 26.2 miles (42.2 km), a total elevation gain/loss of 1,380 feet (420 m), an average elevation of 347 feet (106 m) and an average slope of approximately 1.75%. See the gradient profile to the right for more detail.
The course begins at Queen's Park, and after passing Rose Hill and the Crooked Spire follows the A617 to Temple Normanton, Holmewood and Hasland, followed by the A61 to Lockoford Lane. The route then proceeds to Dunston via Racecourse Road, through Newbold on Keswick Drive and Loundsley Green Road before heading into Holmebrook Park and on Linacre Road towards Brampton. The course takes a winding route through Brampton including Ashgate Road, Old Road, Springfield Avenue before heading onto Saltergate into the town centre. The last section of the route passes through Vicar Lane and West Bars to then turn back into Queens Park at the finish line.