The Boston Bound Marathon course is a flat 1 mile loop within a corporate park. There is approximately 20 feet of elevation difference between the high and low points of the course.
The Bound for Boston Marathon was the 451st largest marathon in the U.S. last year and was the 408th largest in 2022.
This year 17.2% of finishers qualified for the Boston Marathon and 21.4% of runners qualified for Boston in 2023.
This gives the Bound for Boston Marathon the 47th highest percentage of Boston Marathon qualifiers in the U.S. last year and the 65th highest percentage so far in 2024.
Its Course Score of 98.85 ranks it as the 229th fastest marathon course in the U.S. and the 6th fastest course in Georgia.
The typical race time temperature and humidity levels are above the ideal range for optimal marathon performance. This, coupled with the Course Score, gives the Bound for Boston Marathon a PR Score of 94.25. This PR Score ranks it as the 407th fastest marathon in the U.S. and the 12th fastest in Georgia.
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Bound for Boston Marathon Elevation Chart
Max Elevation: 1149 feet (350m) Min Elevation: 1125 feet (342m)
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A couple of things about this course/race that will sway me from running it again in the future.
1) Organization - Below Par. There were, I believe, 4 different waves all working off of 1 clock. The course is a 1 mile loop. You must count your own laps. If you don't have a watch you could very easily lose count of your laps. Waves were never announced. You just had to show up at your selected time and somebody told you to "go." There was only one clock that all waves were working off of so if you past the clocking towers with a group a people you're not going to know what your split was. As for the clock it only displayed the first 2 numbers of your split....which means a 6:45 miles appeared as 6:4 on the clock. That 3rd missing digit is huge when there is a 9 second possibility of a difference.
2) Course Description. The course, yes, overall is flatter than most. However, it's NOT flat. Actually, none of it is flat. It's either a slight uphill or a slight downhill. And when I say "slight" I don't say it lightly. Over 26.2 the "slightness" becomes apparent. The slight uphill turns into a fairly significant uphill. Especially when you're racing for a qualifying time. The course is open which means spectators will be anywhere and everywhere. I had people walking down the middle of the course while I was trying to run several times. I had a lady walk in front of me when I tried to grab water and I missed it because of her. The people handing out water paid very little attention. Twice I tried to grab water from a man supposed to be handing out water who was instead more interested in what he was watching on his phone.
Race Tips
There were no pacers. If you choose to run this race you'll have to pace yourself or find a group to fall in with. I chose the 6:30 wave which I believe was the last of the 4 waves. Water stations were not set up until this wave. So, if you choose an earlier wave you better bring your own hydration.
I got lucky with the weather. It was overcast and sprinkled a little bit here and there to keep it cool. The humidity was real though. Well above 90%.
