This race starts at Big Mountain overlooking Salt Lake City, Utah to the West but heads East to East Canyon Reservior and finishes in Morgan, Utah. Views on...
Join people from all over the world coming to run and experience the beauty of the peoples and the lands of the Sierra Tarahumara. Choose from a variety of...
Start and finish in Ventura's beautiful Promenade Park. The Surfers Point Marathon is an excellent opportunity to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Each...
New Start / Finish and Campsite and Course for 2019. (Course details TBA) This is not a fancy event, it is a genuine, old fashion ultra run. It is a low...
Located in Melbourne on Floridas Space Coast, between Miami and Jacksonville, east of Orlando and Tampa, the Publix Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon...
Welcome to the annual running of this all flat Ventura beachfront course
Choose from Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k distance!
This is also...
Mount Diablo provides spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding valleys. The 4 mile course is relatively flat and fast within Mitchell...
Marathon, 13.3 Half Marathon (with a 13.1 split mat!) and a 6 Mile option as well! At The Meadows in Millennium Park, one of the great facilities of our...
The ultimate nighttime running experience. The Hamilton NightGlow includes a full marathon, marathon relay (2 or 4 person), half marathon and 10K. Water...
Sporty Diva Walk/Run Events are designed to encourage, motivate and inspire the first time athlete and or people who are returning to fitness in a fun,...
The American Heroes run started in 2010 by David Clark as a way of commemorating the tragic events of 9/11. The race started as a very small group of...
Join us for this awesome marathon in memory of Abebe Bikila who won the 1960 Olympic Marathon...
The Lexus LaceUp Running Series once again kicks off the season in beautiful Orange County, CA. The Half Marathon, Marathon Relay, 5K, and Kids Run will...
The first of the 4 part Lexus LaceUp Running Series, LaceUp Orange county includes a Half Marathon, Marathon Relay, 5K, and Kids Run. All races take place...
A race we designed specifically to give you a shot at getting to Boston in 2020. Limited to 330...
The St. Lukes St. Lukes Via Marathon presented by Service Electric, 6ABC and WFMZ Channel 69 welcomes you to Lehigh Valley! The St. Lukes Via Marathon is...
Holland Haven Marathon runners experience the beautiful coast of Lake Michigan - Boston qualifying hopefuls can make the cut only one day before...
The traditional Patriots Run is a family-friendly race with community party atmosphere. The day begins at noon and we race for nine hours, eleven minutes to...
Join us for the 2nd Annual PEACEHEALTH APPLETREE Boston-Qualifying Marathon, Half Marathon & Sunset 5K. This "Run Through History" will take...
A bathroom is available for the 50Mi, 50k, and 20 mile runners at Lovers Leap Campground. 50 mile runners will pass through twice. Primarily single track...
What's a trash panda? It's a fun term for a raccoon...because they sort of look like giant pandas (in their coloring) and they sort of look like...
This incredibly fast and remarkably beautiful road race takes runners from the forests and canyons of the Wasatch Mountains to the foothills of Salt Lake...
The Cheyenne Marathon: Run the Legend is a point to point course. It features a marathon, half-marathon, 4 person relay, and 10k. We are in the process of...
JACK & JILLS DOWNHILL MARATHON showcases Idahos beauty and is point-to-point. Fly down this fast course with a net drop of over 4000 and a USATF...
Come and be a part of history! The Air Force Marathon is an annual endurance event held the third Saturday of September at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base...
Join us for the annual Huntsville...
Come RUN and have some FUN at the 2019 Bismarck Marathon presented by Touchstone Energy...
Experience 26.2 miles of San Diegos coast with our urban hiking adventure. This marathon hike will be lead by the experienced group of endurance athletes...
One of Colorados favourite trails meets one of its most glorious parks at our 5th annual Fallfest 1M, 5K, 10K, Half & Full Marathon! As courses wind...
Join us for the annual DuPage Medical Group Fox Valley Marathon, Half Marathon and Fall Final...
The Rochester Marathon is a weekend of fitness and fun for the whole family! It's a weekend you won't want to...
The Mill Race Marathon is held annually in September. It is a spectacular race through the heart of Columbus City, Indiana. Imagine the excitement of...
The Colorado Springs Marathon presented by Centura Orthopedics, is a community running event that features a full marathon, half marathon, and 5k, beginning...
Every year, thousands of athletes train for and participate in the Fall Festival. The Saturday event features four races distances (4 Mile, 10K, Half...
USATF-certified course along a portion of Americas longest Main Street in historic Belleville, IL, near downtown St. Louis. Boston Marathon-qualifying race...
Join us for the 6th Annual Grand Lake Marathon.
- A Boston Qualifier Full Marathon Course
- Flat and Fast course for both half and full...
Enjoy this course as it rolls through the largest Old Order Amish Community in the US. You will have breathtaking views from vistas that you wont get...
Featuring views of Bellingham Bay, San Juan Islands, and North Cascades mountains, we are often called the most beautiful marathon in the Pacific Northwest....
The Harvest Marathon Relay is a timed relay on an Olympic sized track. Teams as small as 2 and as large as 25 will race to carry a baton the distance of a...
The annual C&O Canal Towpath Marathon and Half Marathon is back! The marathon will start at 7:30 AM. There are two starting waves for the half marathon....
The Pikes Peak Road Runners American Discovery Trail Marathon supports PPRR and the Trails and Open Space Coalition. The scenic course along paved and dirt...
Come run Castle Rocks best trail race at the beautiful Phillip S Miller Park! The event will offer six races: a 50k ultramarathon, a marathon, a half...
Join us for the running of the Hoop City Marathon & Half Marathon as we run through beautiful parks, pass by historical landmarks, and share in the...
Open to all levels of ability who can cover the marathon course in less than 6 hours. Join us for this awesome...
This is the original Skyline to the Sea Trail Run. The trail begins at Saratoga Gap, near Castle Rock State Park and descends from the Santa Cruz Mountains...
Join us this year as we continue the tradition of Dick Collins Firetrails. This race has been run in one form or another for decades, going way back to when...
Join us for this awesome...
People run marathons (or 26.2 miles) for many different reasons from a personal challenge to a public cause. What's consistent is the determination that brings everyone together to push through to the finish. The Boston Marathon alone has raised over $297 million for charity since 1986, and with an average time of 3h44m it is the fastest marathon in the United States.
If you're thinking of participating in the competitive Boston Marathon, Chicago Marathon and Twin Cities Marathon both have reputations for being fast courses and will provide you with the best chance to run a qualifying time. There are many more fantastic marathons throughout the US, the LA Marathon, Walt Disney World Marathon, New York Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon and the Houston Marathon are all big races and run through October to March.
The world record for women was set, in London, by Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain in 2003 at 2h15m25s minutes and is proving tough to beat. The men's record was beaten in Berlin in 2018 by Eliud Kipchoge and at 2h01m39s is pushing close to breaking the elusive 2 hour barrier.
The average time to finish the Boston marathon is 3h44m. This is significantly faster than the global average of around 4h13m for men and 4h42m for women. Don't focus too much on what others are doing, keep your own pace and don't worry if you are overtaken by Superman, he is super after all. It is worth pointing out that finishing times are greatly affected by the course. Some marathons are particularly fast (e.g. A1A, Phoenix), and the average time for different marathons can vary - it's best to check our course descriptions for each race to get a better understanding of finishing times.
Training for a marathon takes a lot of motivation. Make sure you carve out time in your busy schedule to train, you can download our free 16 week training plan, with nutrition and race tips included. Regardless of whether you're entering your first race or looking to hit a new PR, we recommend around 16 weeks as the right time frame to prepare you for a marathon.
