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A fueling plan built for the Madison Marathon

Madison, WI

CarbRate places every gel on this course, off the steep climbs and next to a station with water.

26.2 mi
marathon
501 ft
of climbing, quarter mile by quarter mile
18
stations with water
5.9%
Gatorade Endurance Formula on course
4
gel handouts, mile 8.18, 15.78, 20.24 and 21.95

The course

+35 ft-54 ft
Height above the start, mile by mile. water station without water gel handout

Every aid station

MileWhat's there
1.46*
Water
2.43*
WaterDrink
3.71*
WaterDrink
5.42*
WaterDrink
7*
WaterDrink
8.18*
WaterDrinkGel
9.59*
WaterDrink
10.59*
WaterDrink
11.68*
WaterDrink
13.16*
WaterDrink
14.53*
WaterDrink
15.78*
WaterDrinkGel
17.2*
WaterDrink
18.77*
WaterDrink
20.24*
WaterDrinkGel
21.95*
WaterDrinkGel
23.3*
WaterDrink
25.01*
WaterDrink

* measured off the race’s official course map.

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Station data checked against madisonmarathon.org/race-day/ for the 2026 edition; status: draft.

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