Maratón Powerade Monterrey course & pace calculator
Loop out of Parque Fundidora into the city and back, with the climb out of the Santa Catarina river bed the main work. Rolling, about 115 m between the lowest and highest points, in dry winter air.
- Climb
- 186 m
- Descent
- 184 m
- Low – high
- 506 m – 620 m
- Terrain at 3:00
- +1:25
- Typical start
- 13°C
- Sub-3 needs
- 2:57:51 flat
Course time calculator
Type h:mm:ss or use the step buttons.
13°C at your start → 17°C at the finish · dew point 11°C
Heat is scored with shade WBGT from temperature and humidity, starting to cost time above about 15°C (59°F) WBGT. Slower runners lose more because they are out longer. Wind, sun and rain are not modelled.
Certified distance only. Switch on to count the metres lost to corners, crowds and aid stations.
Same effort all the way: slower up the climbs, faster down the descents.
- Flat course
- 2:57:51
- Terrain
- +1:24
- Weather
- +0:45
- Monterrey finish
- 3:00:00
Average 4:16 /km on course · 4:13 /km flat
Elevation profile
186 m up, 184 m down. Hover or tap the chart for the grade and your clock time at any point.
- Climb 2%+
- Climb 0.8–2%
- Flat
- Descent 0.8–2%
- Descent 2%+
- 1Parque Fundidora · 0.0 km
- 2Parque Fundidora finish · 42.2 km
Course splits for 3:00:00
Even-effort splits with the selected weather. Climbing and descent are per split, from the smoothed profile.
| Split | Pace | Split time | Clock | Up / down |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 4:14 | 4:14 | 4:14 | +1 m / −0 m |
| 2 km | 4:17 | 4:17 | 8:31 | +5 m / −2 m |
| 3 km | 4:17 | 4:17 | 12:48 | +4 m / −0 m |
| 4 km | 4:16 | 4:16 | 17:04 | +4 m / −2 m |
| 5 km | 4:22 | 4:22 | 21:26 | +10 m / −0 m |
| 6 km | 4:19 | 4:19 | 25:45 | +7 m / −2 m |
| 7 km | 4:10 | 4:10 | 29:55 | +2 m / −13 m |
| 8 km | 4:10 | 4:10 | 34:05 | +0 m / −8 m |
| 9 km | 4:10 | 4:10 | 38:15 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 10 km | 4:21 | 4:21 | 42:36 | +9 m / −1 m |
| 11 km | 4:18 | 4:18 | 46:54 | +5 m / −0 m |
| 12 km | 4:11 | 4:11 | 51:04 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 13 km | 4:20 | 4:20 | 55:25 | +8 m / −1 m |
| 14 km | 4:22 | 4:22 | 59:46 | +9 m / −0 m |
| 15 km | 4:23 | 4:23 | 1:04:09 | +10 m / −0 m |
| 16 km | 4:18 | 4:18 | 1:08:27 | +5 m / −0 m |
| 17 km | 4:19 | 4:19 | 1:12:45 | +6 m / −0 m |
| 18 km | 4:22 | 4:22 | 1:17:07 | +9 m / −0 m |
| 19 km | 4:27 | 4:27 | 1:21:34 | +15 m / −0 m |
| 20 km | 4:24 | 4:24 | 1:25:58 | +13 m / −1 m |
| 21 km | 4:09 | 4:09 | 1:30:07 | +0 m / −12 m |
| 22 km | 4:21 | 4:21 | 1:34:28 | +8 m / −0 m |
| 23 km | 4:19 | 4:19 | 1:38:48 | +8 m / −3 m |
| 24 km | 4:28 | 4:28 | 1:43:16 | +15 m / −0 m |
| 25 km | 4:26 | 4:26 | 1:47:42 | +14 m / −0 m |
| 26 km | 4:10 | 4:10 | 1:51:52 | +0 m / −11 m |
| 27 km | 4:16 | 4:16 | 1:56:08 | +3 m / −1 m |
| 28 km | 4:12 | 4:12 | 2:00:19 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 29 km | 4:15 | 4:15 | 2:04:35 | +1 m / −0 m |
| 30 km | 4:16 | 4:16 | 2:08:51 | +3 m / −2 m |
| 31 km | 4:06 | 4:06 | 2:12:56 | +0 m / −23 m |
| 32 km | 4:11 | 4:11 | 2:17:08 | +0 m / −6 m |
| 33 km | 4:12 | 4:12 | 2:21:20 | +1 m / −7 m |
| 34 km | 4:10 | 4:10 | 2:25:30 | +0 m / −11 m |
| 35 km | 4:10 | 4:10 | 2:29:41 | +0 m / −9 m |
| 36 km | 4:11 | 4:11 | 2:33:52 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 37 km | 4:11 | 4:11 | 2:38:03 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 38 km | 4:10 | 4:10 | 2:42:13 | +0 m / −11 m |
| 39 km | 4:12 | 4:12 | 2:46:25 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 40 km | 4:11 | 4:11 | 2:50:36 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 41 km | 4:12 | 4:12 | 2:54:48 | +0 m / −7 m |
| 42 km | 4:22 | 4:22 | 2:59:10 | +9 m / −0 m |
| Finish | 4:15 | 0:50 | 3:00:00 | +0 m / −0 m |
Race-morning weather
Air temperature and relative humidity by hour from the first wave’s 06:45 start, from 96 mornings within three days of the race date since 2011 at GENERAL MARIANO ESCOBEDO INTERNATIONAL, MX. Cool and warm are about the 10th and 90th percentile mornings by heat stress. Median wind 9 km/h.
Held on the second Sunday of December with a 06:45 start. Monterrey airport, 20 km east of the course, is the nearest station that reports hourly.
| Local time | Cool | Typical | Warm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:45 | 6°C · 68% | 13°C · 85% | 18°C · 93% |
| 07:45 | 5°C · 70% | 14°C · 77% | 18°C · 95% |
| 08:45 | 8°C · 49% | 16°C · 64% | 18°C · 98% |
| 09:45 | 9°C · 56% | 17°C · 70% | 21°C · 74% |
| 10:45 | 11°C · 52% | 17°C · 78% | 22°C · 75% |
| 11:45 | 12°C · 48% | 20°C · 49% | 25°C · 52% |
| 12:45 | 12°C · 46% | 22°C · 42% | 27°C · 43% |
This race has only recently moved to its current date, so there are no past race days on record in this slot yet. The scenarios on the left use every morning near the date.
Data & method
- Route: User-supplied plotaroute route named 'Maratón Powerade Monterrey 2023' (plotaroute description 'Route created on plotaroute.com'); a 42.19 km loop from Parque Fundidora, the start the race still uses. Measured at 42.20 km and scaled to 42.195 km.
- Elevation: Copernicus GLO-30 DEM (30 m), © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA. Sampled every 25–50 m, with bridges set to deck height and smoothed over 200–400 m.
- Weather: hourly observations from NOAA’s Integrated Surface Database (station 76394399999).
- Small climbs on flat courses can be terrain-model noise; they add only seconds to the estimates.
- This reference GPX has not been verified against the current edition. Check the organizer's latest course map before using its pacing plan.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Maratón Powerade Monterrey hilly?
The course climbs about 186 m (610 ft) and descends about 184 m in total, which is gently rolling. At even effort the terrain alone changes a 3:00 flat-course marathon by +1:25 and a 4:00 by +1:53.
What flat-course time do I need to break 3 hours at the Maratón Powerade Monterrey?
About 2:57:51 on a flat course, assuming a typical race morning. For a sub-4 you need about 3:56:31. Switch the weather off in the calculator to see the terrain-only figure.
What is the weather usually like at the Maratón Powerade Monterrey?
On a typical race morning it is about 13°C (55°F) at the first wave’s start and 17°C (62°F) three hours later, with a dew point near 11°C. That costs a 3-hour runner about 0:46 and a 4-hour runner about 1:41. Figures come from airport observations within three days of the race date since 2011.
How is the course-adjusted time calculated?
The course is cut into 100 m pieces. Each piece is run at your flat-course pace times a grade factor (about +3.3% per 1% uphill and −1.8% per 1% downhill) and a heat factor from shade WBGT at the time you reach it. Adding the pieces gives the course time, and the calculator works backwards from a goal the same way.