Predict your Funchal Marathon finish time from a recent race, with the course climb already built in. Then use the course notes below to plan your pacing and fuelling.
Use a recent all-out race on a fairly flat course in mild weather.
Filled in with the typical weather for the race month. Change it to the forecast closer to race day.
Before we send your report: your gels
Check the label on the gel you train with. We use this to build your gel-by-gel race timeline. Already training your gut to take more carbs? Set your own hourly target.
Get your full race report by email: your pacing plan split by split, carbohydrate, fluid and sodium per hour for this finish time, a gel-by-gel race timeline, and course notes.
Figures from the 2025 course track. Routes can change from year to year, so check the official race website before race day.
42.2 km in Funchal, Madeira.
About 101 m of climbing and 148 m of descent. Net downhill: the finish is around 45 m lower than the start.
Highest point about 70 m, lowest about 8 m. Starts at around 55 m.
We don’t have reliable race-day weather for Funchal yet. Enter your forecast in the predictor for a weather adjustment.
Based on the 2025 course track, kilometre by kilometre:
Pacing. The rolling first 27 km reward even effort rather than even pace. Don’t try to bank time on the big drop at km 30–32: running downhill hard costs your legs for the flat final 10 km. The predictor adds time for the climbs and gives some back on the descents.
Fuelling. Most marathon runners aim for 60–75 g of carbohydrate per hour, and more if they have practised it in training. The predictor’s emailed report and the fuelling calculator give you a gel timeline by kilometre.
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