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Featured Races

Date	Race
May 5, 2024	The OC Marathon Newport Beach, California Awarded the 2024 RRCA National Marathon Championship Event
September 29, 2024	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
June 1, 2024	God’s Country Marathon Race Series Potter County, Pennsylvania Traverses through an untouched part of Pennsylvania with scenic landscapes. Boston Qualifier.

Next 30 Days Date	Course	PR Score	Finishers	BQ%	Reviews	Compare
Edinburgh Marathon Edinburgh, UK 05/26/2024		Course is Not Certified		Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Copenhagen Marathon Copenhagen, DK 05/05/2024	Mostly Flat				Reviews	Compare Races
REVEL White Mountains Marathon Conway, NH 05/05/2024	Downhill				Reviews	Compare Races
Beaverhead Marathon Dillon, MT 05/11/2024	Downhill 13 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	13 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA 05/18/2024	Mostly Flat 14 Finishers		14 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Runstock Marathon Kaiser, MO 05/19/2024	Hilly 14 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	14 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
IronHorse Marathon Riceville, IA 05/04/2024	Rolling Hills 19 Finishers		19 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Grizzly Peak Trail Run Marathon Berkeley, CA 05/11/2024	Very Hilly 20 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	20 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ 05/19/2024	Mostly Flat 23 Finishers		23 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK 04/28/2024	Very Flat 24 Finishers		24 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Muir Woods Trail Marathon Stinson Beach, CA 05/11/2024	Very Hilly 26 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	26 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK 05/25/2024	Very Hilly 26 Finishers		26 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Marathon Ohiopyle, PA 05/04/2024	Rolling Hills 29 Finishers		29 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME 05/12/2024	Mostly Flat 30 Finishers		30 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Farm Park Marathon Derwood, MD 05/04/2024	Rolling Hills 30 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	30 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON 05/26/2024	Mostly Flat 31 Finishers		31 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Run with Scissors Marathon Brighton, CO 04/27/2024	Rolling Hills 31 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	31 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA 05/14/2024	Mostly Flat 31 Finishers		31 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Berryman Marathon Potosi, MO 05/18/2024	Rolling Hills 33 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	33 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Backside Trail Marathon Louisville, KY 04/28/2024	Rolling Hills 33 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	33 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
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Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT 05/10/2024	Rolling Hills 33 Finishers		33 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Non Cancelled Marathon Oconomowoc, WI 04/27/2024	Mostly Flat 33 Finishers		33 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI 05/13/2024	Mostly Flat 34 Finishers		34 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Seaside Marathon Ventura, CA 05/19/2024	Mostly Flat 36 Finishers		36 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Wyoming Marathon Laramie, WY 05/26/2024	Very Hilly 37 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	37 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH 05/11/2024	Rolling Hills 38 Finishers		38 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT 05/15/2024	Rolling Hills 39 Finishers		39 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Strolling Jim Marathon Wartrace, TN 05/04/2024	Rolling Hills 40 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	40 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Thelma and Louise Marathon Moab, UT 04/27/2024	Very Hilly 43 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	43 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Dances with Dirt Marathon - Indiana Gnaw Bone, IN 05/18/2024	Hilly 44 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	44 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Jewel of the Valley Marathon Yakima, WA 05/11/2024	Mostly Flat 47 Finishers		47 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Northwoods Escape Marathon Minocqua, WI 05/26/2024	Mostly Flat 52 Finishers		52 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Frisco Marathon Willard, MO 04/27/2024	Mostly Flat 61 Finishers		61 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Trail Marathon Pinckney, MI 04/27/2024	Rolling Hills 61 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	61 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Timp Trail Marathon Orem, UT 05/18/2024	Very Hilly 64 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	64 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN 05/04/2024	Mostly Flat 65 Finishers		65 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Madeline Island Marathon La Pointe, WI 05/18/2024	Rolling Hills 65 Finishers		65 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Conquer the Cove Trail Marathon Roanoke, VA 05/26/2024	Very Hilly 68 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	68 Finishers	Course is Not Certified	Reviews	Compare Races
Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI 05/19/2024	Rolling Hills 71 Finishers		71 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races
Steel Rail Marathon Pittsfield, MA 05/19/2024	Mostly Flat 74 Finishers		74 Finishers		Reviews	Compare Races

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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

It's here! Our annual list of the year'sbest marathons to help you qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Run the Right Pace in Your Next Marathon

Nearly 500 marathon courses.Ships same or Next Day

Marathon Calendar

Decide which marathon is best for you by using our comprehensive Marathon Calendar.

Edinburgh, UK 05/26/2024

99.26PR Score

Course isNot Certified

Course isNot Certified

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Copenhagen, DK 05/05/2024

Mostly Flat

Elevation Chart

98.66PR Score

N/A

Qualified

N/A

Qualified

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Conway, NH 05/05/2024

Downhill

Elevation Chart

104.18PR Score

N/A

Qualified

N/A

Qualified

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Dillon, MT 05/11/2024

Downhill

13 Finishers

---PR Score

Course isNot Certified

13 Finishers

Course isNot Certified

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Holyoke, MA 05/18/2024

Mostly Flat

Elevation Chart

14 Finishers

98.96PR Score

7.1%

Qualified

14 Finishers

7.1%

Qualified

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Kaiser, MO 05/19/2024

Hilly

14 Finishers

---PR Score

Course isNot Certified

14 Finishers

Course isNot Certified

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Riceville, IA 05/04/2024

Rolling Hills

19 Finishers

---PR Score

5.3%

Qualified

19 Finishers

5.3%

Qualified

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Berkeley, CA 05/11/2024

Very Hilly

20 Finishers

---PR Score

Course isNot Certified

20 Finishers

It's here! Our annual list of the year's
best marathons to help you qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Nearly 500 marathon courses.
Ships same or Next Day

Edinburgh, UK
05/26/2024

Course is
Not Certified

Course is
Not Certified

Copenhagen, DK
05/05/2024

Conway, NH
05/05/2024

Dillon, MT
05/11/2024

Course is
Not Certified

Course is
Not Certified

Holyoke, MA
05/18/2024

Kaiser, MO
05/19/2024

Course is
Not Certified

Course is
Not Certified

Riceville, IA
05/04/2024

Berkeley, CA
05/11/2024

Course is
Not Certified

Course is
Not Certified

Augusta, NJ
05/19/2024

Regina, SK
04/28/2024

Stinson Beach, CA
05/11/2024

Course is
Not Certified

Course is
Not Certified

Craig, AK
05/25/2024