Course des Pompiers Marathon
Course des Pompiers Marathon race day weather
Warm finish, headwinds ahead
Runners will face a temperature rise from 60°F at the start to 69°F by the finish, with average humidity at 64%. A headwind will impact performance from miles 6 to 23, requiring runners to adjust their pacing strategy in those segments. With wind gusts up to 23 mph, maintaining focus on hydration is key as conditions warm.
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Course des Pompiers Marathon route and elevation
The Course des Pompiers Marathon course has about 581 ft (177 m) of climbing. It is hillier than 59% of the marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. The hardest mile is mile 13, with 72 ft (22 m) of climbing and a 1.1% average grade.
Biggest climbs
- Miles 11.5 to 15: climbs about 120 ft (37 m).
- Miles 15.9 to 16.4: climbs about 60 ft (18 m).
- Miles 23.9 to 24.8: climbs about 70 ft (21 m).
What the hills cost
- 3:30 on a flat course is about 3:31 here (1 minute slower).
- 4:00 on a flat course is about 4:01 here (1 minute slower).
- 4:30 on a flat course is about 4:32 here (2 minutes slower).
Hills only, priced mile by mile on the course map. The pace calculator above adds the race-day weather.
Even-effort splits for a 3:30, 4:00 or 4:30 finish
| Mile | Climb | Descent | 3:30 | 4:00 | 4:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 ft | 19 ft | 7:56 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 2 | 7 ft | 32 ft | 7:51 | 8:58 | 10:06 |
| 3 | 14 ft | 21 ft | 7:56 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 4 | 40 ft | 29 ft | 8:03 | 9:12 | 10:21 |
| 5 | 26 ft | 22 ft | 8:00 | 9:08 | 10:16 |
| 6 | 27 ft | 35 ft | 7:55 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 7 | 30 ft | 13 ft | 8:06 | 9:15 | 10:24 |
| 8 | 21 ft | 11 ft | 8:03 | 9:12 | 10:21 |
| 9 | 15 ft | 27 ft | 7:54 | 9:02 | 10:10 |
| 10 | 5 ft | 7 ft | 7:57 | 9:05 | 10:13 |
| 11 | 22 ft | 23 ft | 7:58 | 9:06 | 10:14 |
| 12 | 34 ft | 26 ft | 8:01 | 9:10 | 10:19 |
| 13 | 72 ft | 13 ft | 8:27 | 9:40 | 10:53 |
| 14 | 51 ft | 31 ft | 8:08 | 9:17 | 10:26 |
| 15 | 55 ft | 30 ft | 8:10 | 9:20 | 10:30 |
| 16 | 38 ft | 65 ft | 7:51 | 8:59 | 10:06 |
| 17 | 50 ft | 44 ft | 8:00 | 9:08 | 10:17 |
| 18 | 26 ft | 32 ft | 7:56 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 19 | 25 ft | 66 ft | 7:48 | 8:55 | 10:02 |
| 20 | 30 ft | 42 ft | 7:55 | 9:02 | 10:10 |
| 21 | 44 ft | 47 ft | 7:57 | 9:05 | 10:13 |
| 22 | 55 ft | 35 ft | 8:08 | 9:18 | 10:28 |
| 23 | 49 ft | 50 ft | 7:57 | 9:06 | 10:13 |
| 24 | 39 ft | 42 ft | 7:57 | 9:05 | 10:14 |
| 25 | 70 ft | 13 ft | 8:26 | 9:38 | 10:50 |
| 26 | 24 ft | 64 ft | 7:49 | 8:56 | 10:03 |
| Last 0.2 | 13 ft | 3 ft | 1:51 | 2:07 | 2:23 |
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About the Course des Pompiers Marathon
The Course des Pompiers is run in Laval, Quebec, on a Sunday at the end of May or the start of June. The marathon is a point-to-point course along the Rivière des Prairies, starting at Fire Station 5 on avenue Marcel-Villeneuve in the Saint-François sector and finishing at the outdoor site of Collège Montmorency. The course is certified by Athletics Canada and is a Boston qualifier and an Abbott World Marathon Majors age group qualifier. A half marathon, 10K, 5K, 2.5K and 1K run the same day.
