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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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

Featured Races

Date	Race
November 22-24, 2024	Philadelphia Marathon & Half Philadelphia, PA Registration soon for this iconic Marathon. Registration for all races fills up fast.
September 28, 2025	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
April 26, 2025	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT Voted "Best Running Event in Utah" w/ 6 Events to Choose From!
January 25, 2025	lululemon Classic City Marathon Athens, GA Halloween Sale through October 31!

Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2016)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2016. In addition to the BQ percentage, the number of qualifiers is also listed. Also, view the marathons ranked by the Number of Qualifiers.

Number of finishers running under Boston Marathon qualifying times.

Race Location # Qualifiers % BQ eligible finishers

United States 49,570 10.0%

Canada 3,470 12.8%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	49,570	10.0%
Canada	3,470	12.8%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by BQ% (2016)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon (2016) Los Angeles, CA	99.2%	252
2	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	63.6%	7
3	REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon Las Vegas, NV	38.9%	237
4	Pocono Mountain Run for the Red Marathon Stroudsburg, PA	37%	207
5	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	35.1%	66
6	Eisenbahn Marathon West Bend, WI	34.6%	18
7	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	34.3%	173
8	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	33.6%	8,947
9	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	32.1%	52
10	Hudson Mohawk Winter Marathon Albany, NY	31.7%	13
11	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	30.2%	68
12	LOCO Marathon Newmarket, NH	29.9%	44
13	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	29.6%	410
14	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	29.3%	603
15	Friendly Massey Marathon Massey, ON	29.3%	12
16	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	28.9%	24
17	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	28.7%	383
18	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	28.6%	16
19	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	27.6%	90
20	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	27.6%	16
21	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	27.4%	162
22	Rivanna Greenbelt Marathon Charlottesville, VA	27.3%	3
23	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	27.2%	222
24	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	26.5%	295
25	St. Lawrence Marathon Cornwall, ON	26.2%	17
26	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	26%	172
27	Lower Potomac River Marathon Piney Point, MD	25.6%	20
28	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	25%	9
29	Lake Cadillac Marathon Cadillac, MI	25%	4
30	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	24.1%	67
31	I Run for...Marathon Maine, NY	23.8%	5
32	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	23.8%	49
33	Trials Legacy Marathon Olympia, WA	23.7%	14
34	York Marathon York, PA	23.6%	21
35	Marathon by the Sea Saint John, NB	23.5%	16
36	Whitefish Point Marathon Paradise, MI	23.5%	16
37	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	23.1%	24
38	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	23%	306
39	Inland Trail Marathon Elyria, OH	23%	17
40	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	22.9%	1,413
41	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	22%	24
42	Loveland Marathon Loveland, CO	21.9%	35
43	REVEL Canyon City Marathon Azusa, CA	21.7%	232
44	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	21.6%	11
45	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	21.5%	29
46	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	21.2%	117
47	REVEL Rockies Marathon Morrison, CO	20.9%	138
48	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	20.7%	355
49	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	20.7%	58
50	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	20.6%	15
51	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	20.4%	61
52	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	20.3%	12
53	Coffee Milk Marathon North Kingstown, RI	20.3%	13
54	First National Bank of Wakefield Marathon Wakefield, MI	20%	2
55	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	19.8%	24
56	Marathon de Rimouski Rimouski, QC	19.7%	59
57	Lets Move Festival of Races Marathon Mount Clemens, MI	19.6%	10
58	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	19.5%	58
59	Peak to Creek Marathon Morganton, NC	19.5%	57
60	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	19.4%	79
61	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	19.4%	247
62	Johnny Miles Marathon New Glasgow, NS	19.3%	17
63	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	19.1%	34
64	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	19.1%	16
65	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	18.9%	34
66	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	18.8%	110
67	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	18.8%	12
68	Black Bear Marathon Orono, ME	18.6%	16
69	Southern Tennessee Power Classic Marathon Winchester, TN	18.4%	7
70	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	18.4%	306
71	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	18.3%	89
72	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	18.2%	39
73	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	18.1%	103
74	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	17.5%	20
75	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	17.2%	5
76	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	17.1%	47
77	Waterloo Marathon Waterloo, ON	17.1%	14
78	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	17.1%	195
79	Okanagan Marathon Kelowna, BC	16.9%	62
80	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	16.9%	116
81	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	16.9%	122
82	Freakin Fast Marathon Boise, ID	16.8%	16
83	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	16.8%	37
84	Dick Beardsley Marathon Detroit Lakes, MN	16.8%	20
85	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	16.8%	21
86	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	16.7%	177
87	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	16.7%	28
88	Salmon Marathon Salmon, ID	16.7%	16
89	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	16.7%	6
90	Dog Lake Marathon White Pass, WA	16.7%	5
91	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	16.7%	24
92	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	16.7%	7
93	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	16.7%	8
94	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	16.6%	182
95	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	16.6%	691
96	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	16.5%	20
97	Sunriver Marathon for a Cause Sunriver, OR	16.5%	14
98	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	16.5%	28
99	Providence Marathon Providence, RI	16.4%	169
100	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	16.3%	21
101	Legs for Literacy Marathon Moncton, NB	16.3%	34
102	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	16.2%	57
103	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	16.2%	44
104	Kamloops Marathon Kamloops, BC	16.2%	16
105	Tri-Cities Marathon Richland, WA	16%	17
106	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	16%	23
107	Toronto Marathon Toronto, ON	15.9%	238
108	Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT	15.9%	55
109	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	15.9%	13
110	Oregon Marathon Mt. Angel, OR	15.8%	13
111	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	15.6%	5
112	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	15.5%	64
113	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	15.5%	19
114	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	15.4%	164
115	Rockford Marathon Rockford, IL	15.4%	41
116	Great Run Marathon Great Cranberry Island, ME	15.4%	4
117	Central Park Marathon New York City, NY	15.1%	46
118	Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, ON	15.1%	631
119	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	15.1%	16
120	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	15.1%	132
121	Richland Run Fest Marathon Richland, WA	15%	6
122	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	14.9%	179
123	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	14.9%	15
124	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	14.8%	312
125	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	14.8%	13
126	Endur-Run Marathon Conestogo, ON	14.8%	9
127	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	14.7%	5
128	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	14.7%	279
129	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	14.7%	151
130	New Jersey Marathon Long Branch, NJ	14.6%	284
131	Whitby International North Marathon Whitby, ON	14.5%	9
132	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	14.5%	135
133	Gate City Marathon Nashua, NH	14.5%	25
134	Hyannis Marathon Hyannis, MA	14.4%	55
135	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	14.4%	70
136	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	14.4%	99
137	Sioux Falls Marathon Sioux Falls, SD	14.4%	44
138	Blooms to Brews Marathon Woodland, WA	14.3%	22
139	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	14.2%	28
140	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	14.2%	31
141	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	14.1%	764
142	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	14.1%	28
143	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	14.1%	110
144	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	14%	7
145	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	14%	83
146	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	13.8%	117
147	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	13.8%	12
148	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	13.7%	203
149	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	13.7%	555
150	Via Marathon Easton, PA	13.7%	135
151	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	13.6%	20
152	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	13.5%	18
153	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	13.5%	23
154	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	13.4%	64
155	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	13.4%	65
156	Paavo Nurmi Marathon Hurley, WI	13.3%	14
157	Vancouver USA Marathon Vancouver, WA	13.3%	61
158	Baton Rouge Beach Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	13.1%	13
159	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	13.1%	237
160	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	12.9%	133
161	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	12.9%	1,160
162	Five Points of Life Marathon Gainesville, FL	12.9%	20
163	Buckeye Marathon Buckeye, AZ	12.8%	14
164	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	12.8%	38
165	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	12.8%	93
166	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	12.8%	70
167	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	12.8%	64
168	Bucks County Marathon Yardley, PA	12.8%	26
169	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	12.7%	18
170	American Discovery Trail Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	12.6%	20
171	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	12.5%	24
172	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	12.5%	177
173	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	12.4%	52
174	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	12.4%	94
175	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	12.4%	118
176	Gobbler Grind Marathon Overland Park, KS	12.3%	27
177	Boundary Bay Marathon Delta, BC	12.2%	16
178	Rails to Trails Marathon Norwalk, WI	12.2%	19
179	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	12.2%	18
180	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	12.2%	209
181	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	12%	38
182	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	12%	3
183	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	12%	230
184	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	12%	30
185	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	11.9%	104
186	Top of Michigan Marathon Harbor Springs, MI	11.8%	9
187	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	11.8%	44
188	Bizz Johnson Marathon Susanville, CA	11.8%	8
189	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	11.8%	22
190	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	11.8%	14
191	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	11.7%	31
192	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	11.6%	168
193	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	11.6%	904
194	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	11.6%	44
195	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	11.6%	31
196	Shawnee Marathon Harrisburg, IL	11.5%	6
197	Haunted Hustle Marathon Middleton, WI	11.5%	15
198	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	11.5%	6
199	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	11.5%	57
200	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	11.5%	33
201	Green Bay Marathon Green Bay, WI	11.5%	148
202	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	11.5%	11
203	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	11.3%	24
204	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	11.3%	6
205	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	11.3%	19
206	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	11.3%	16
207	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	11.2%	17
208	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	11.2%	25
209	Monster Mash Marathon Dover, DE	11.2%	28
210	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	11.1%	12
211	Destination Labrador Trapline Marathon Goose Bay, NL	11.1%	2
212	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	11%	30
213	Naperville Marathon Naperville, IL	11%	72
214	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	11%	407
215	University of Okoboji Marathon Okoboji, IA	11%	8
216	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	10.9%	35
217	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	10.9%	35
218	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	10.9%	29
219	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	10.8%	9
220	Roxbury Marathon Roxbury, CT	10.8%	9
221	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	10.8%	34
222	Cotton Land Marathon West Monroe, LA	10.8%	4
223	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	10.8%	11
224	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	10.8%	921
225	County Marathon Picton, ON	10.7%	13
226	Runners Marathon of Reston Reston, VA	10.7%	15
227	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	10.7%	8
228	Northern Ohio Marathon Mentor, OH	10.7%	14
229	Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon, SK	10.7%	19
230	Black Goose Marathon Seekonk, MA	10.6%	5
231	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	10.6%	23
232	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	10.6%	29
233	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	10.5%	8
234	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	10.5%	2
235	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	10.5%	61
236	Spring Hill Marathon Mania Spring Hill, FL	10.5%	2
237	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	10.5%	18
238	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	10.5%	7
239	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	10.4%	167
240	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	10.4%	101
241	Mercedes Marathon Birmingham, AL	10.4%	73
242	Bass Pro Shops Marathon Springfield, MO	10.3%	33
243	Circular Logic Marathon Seymour, IN	10.3%	7
244	Capital City River Run Marathon Lansing, MI	10.3%	21
245	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	10.3%	4
246	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	10.2%	206
247	Charleston Marathon Charleston, SC	10.2%	97
248	Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy Marathon Ardmore, OK	10.2%	11
249	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	10.2%	100
250	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	10.2%	4,126
251	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	10.1%	22
252	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	10.1%	21
253	Myles Standish Marathon Plymouth, MA	10.1%	12
254	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	10.1%	16
255	Kenai River Marathon Kenai, AK	10%	4
256	Morgan Valley Marathon Morgan, UT	10%	9
257	St. Brons Marathon Plover, WI	10%	2
258	Wicked Marathon Wamego, KS	9.9%	10
259	Oshkosh Marathon Oshkosh, WI	9.9%	19
260	Birch Bay Marathon Birch Bay, WA	9.8%	6
261	Hoover Dam Marathon Boulder City, NV	9.8%	9
262	Queens Marathon Queens, NY	9.8%	21
263	Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon Ottawa, ON	9.8%	5
264	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	9.8%	18
265	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	9.7%	17
266	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	9.7%	22
267	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	9.7%	44
268	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	9.6%	8
269	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	9.5%	176
270	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	9.5%	12
271	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	9.5%	26
272	New River Trail Marathon Fries, VA	9.5%	6
273	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	9.5%	50
274	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	9.5%	34
275	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	9.4%	12
276	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	9.4%	48
277	SoJo Marathon South Jordan, UT	9.4%	10
278	Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon Tempe, AZ	9.4%	220
279	Walkway Marathon Poughkeepsie, NY	9.4%	24
280	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	9.3%	7
281	Ocala Marathon Ocala, FL	9.3%	5
282	Half Moon Bay International Marathon Half Moon Bay, CA	9.3%	16
283	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	9.2%	11
284	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	9.2%	74
285	San Luis Obispo Marathon San Luis Obispo, CA	9.2%	31
286	Outer Banks Marathon Manteo, NC	9.1%	62
287	Huff to Bluff Marathon Bluff, UT	9.1%	4
288	Bay of Fundy Marathon Lubec , ME	9.1%	19
289	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	9.1%	65
290	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	9%	69
291	Greater St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	9%	120
292	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	9%	338
293	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	8.9%	5
294	Millinocket Marathon Millinocket, ME	8.9%	10
295	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	8.9%	17
296	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	8.9%	7
297	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	8.8%	44
298	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	8.8%	12
299	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	8.8%	75
300	Grand Forks Marathon Grand Forks, ND	8.8%	21
301	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	8.7%	2
302	Sunburst Marathon South Bend, IN	8.7%	28
303	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	8.7%	94
304	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	8.7%	54
305	Canton Hall of Fame Marathon Canton, OH	8.7%	29
306	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	8.7%	29
307	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	8.7%	28
308	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	8.6%	277
309	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	8.6%	53
310	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	8.6%	13
311	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	8.6%	31
312	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	8.6%	10
313	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	8.5%	4
314	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	8.5%	324
315	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	8.5%	96
316	Gandy Dancer Marathon Luck, WI	8.5%	5
317	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	8.5%	6
318	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	8.4%	35
319	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	8.4%	15
320	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	8.4%	76
321	Blackfoot Marathon Blackfoot, ID	8.3%	2
322	Shelby Forest Loop Marathon Millington, TN	8.3%	3
323	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	8.3%	12
324	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	8.3%	32
325	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	8.3%	12
326	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	8.3%	29
327	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	8.3%	17
328	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	8.2%	77
329	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	8.2%	55
330	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden Lake, ID	8.2%	4
331	Heartland Marathon Omaha, NE	8.1%	7
332	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	8.1%	13
333	Frankenthon Monster Marathon Cedar Park, TX	8.1%	6
334	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	8.1%	29
335	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	8%	14
336	Montgomery Marathon Montgomery, AL	8%	11
337	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	8%	7
338	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	7.9%	4,065
339	Labor of Love Marathon Las Vegas, NV	7.9%	3
340	Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Marathon Rhinebeck, NY	7.9%	7
341	Arizona Road Runners Desert Classic Marathon Surprise, AZ	7.8%	4
342	Fox Cities Marathon Appleton, WI	7.8%	44
343	Greater Binghamton Marathon Vestal, NY	7.8%	9
344	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	7.8%	37
345	Grand Lake Marathon Celina, OH	7.8%	11
346	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	7.7%	140
347	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	7.7%	28
348	Journeys Marathon Eagle River, WI	7.7%	5
349	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	7.7%	7
350	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	7.7%	21
351	Gusher Marathon Beaumont, TX	7.7%	6
352	Soldier Marathon Ft. Benning, GA	7.7%	35
353	Lake Michigan Marathon Cudahy, WI	7.7%	10
354	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	7.7%	235
355	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	7.6%	114
356	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	7.6%	7
357	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	7.6%	67
358	Arizona Marathon Glendale, AZ	7.6%	25
359	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	7.6%	86
360	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	7.6%	9
361	Joplin Memorial Marathon Joplin, MO	7.6%	26
362	Rock n Roll Montreal Marathon Montreal, QC	7.6%	279
363	Mesa Falls Marathon Ashton, ID	7.5%	11
364	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	7.5%	564
365	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	7.5%	145
366	Pensacola Marathon Pensacola, FL	7.5%	21
367	Barrel Marathon Peoria, IL	7.3%	14
368	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	7.3%	9
369	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	7.3%	5
370	City of Trees Marathon Boise, ID	7.1%	7
371	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	7.1%	3
372	Hippity Hop Marathon Peoria, AZ	7.1%	6
373	Nebraska Marathon Omaha, NE	7.1%	8
374	Pacific Crest Marathon Sunriver, OR	7.1%	6
375	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	7%	11
376	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	7%	20
377	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	6.9%	305
378	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	6.8%	11
379	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	6.8%	37
380	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	6.8%	93
381	Pony Express Marathon Sacramento, CA	6.8%	22
382	Arkansas Marathon Booneville, AR	6.7%	1
383	Tyler Rose Marathon Tyler, TX	6.7%	7
384	Totem to Totem Marathon Skidegate, BC	6.7%	1
385	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	6.7%	1
386	Oh Boy Marathon Waterbury, CT	6.7%	5
387	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	6.6%	35
388	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	6.6%	13
389	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	6.6%	128
390	Run Hard Columbia Marathon Columbia, SC	6.5%	12
391	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	6.5%	182
392	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	6.5%	21
393	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	6.5%	23
394	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	6.4%	34
395	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	6.3%	10
396	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	6.3%	147
397	Crossroads of Indiana Marathon Lowell, IN	6.3%	3
398	Cowtown Marathon Fort Worth, TX	6.2%	78
399	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	6.2%	96
400	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	6.1%	87
401	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	6.1%	25
402	Magnolia Marathon Meridian, MS	6.1%	2
403	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	6.1%	19
404	Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	6%	155
405	Caribou Marathon Caribou, ME	6%	5
406	Downtown River Run Marathon Reno, NV	6%	6
407	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	6%	52
408	Rock n Roll Washington DC Marathon Washington, DC	6%	148
409	George Washingtons Birthday Marathon Greenbelt, MD	5.9%	6
410	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	5.9%	29
411	Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	5.9%	17
412	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	5.9%	213
413	Wicked Marathon (AZ) Peoria, AZ	5.9%	3
414	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	5.9%	3
415	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	5.9%	81
416	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	5.9%	147
417	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	5.9%	74
418	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	5.8%	4
419	Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon New Orleans, LA	5.8%	210
420	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	5.8%	39
421	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	5.7%	10
422	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	5.7%	13
423	Death Valley Marathon Death Valley, CA	5.7%	5
424	Bozeman Marathon Bozeman, MT	5.7%	10
425	The Duel Marathon (Paved Trail) Wichita Falls, TX	5.7%	3
426	Fort4Fitness Marathon Fort Wayne, IN	5.6%	19
427	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	5.6%	8
428	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	5.6%	10
429	Miracle Match Marathon Waco, TX	5.5%	6
430	Rock n Roll Raleigh Marathon Raleigh, NC	5.5%	53
431	Garden Spot Village Marathon New Holland, PA	5.5%	14
432	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	5.4%	5
433	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	5.4%	28
434	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	5.3%	171
435	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	5.3%	106
436	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	5.3%	28
437	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	5.2%	35
438	Kingston Classic Marathon Kingston, NY	5.2%	3
439	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	5.1%	39
440	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	5%	163
441	Swan Lake Marathon Viborg, SD	5%	2
442	Fort Myers Marathon Fort Myers, FL	5%	5
443	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	5%	34
444	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	4.9%	25
445	Niagara Ultra Races Marathon Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	4.9%	4
446	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	4.9%	2
447	Morgantown Marathon Morgantown, WV	4.9%	9
448	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	4.8%	36
449	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	4.8%	15
450	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	4.8%	298
451	Midsouth Championship Marathon Wynne, AR	4.8%	3
452	Cache La Poudre Canyon Marathon Fort Collins, CO	4.8%	1
453	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	4.7%	5
454	Big D Texas Marathon Dallas, TX	4.7%	23
455	Maui Marathon Kahului, HI	4.6%	18
456	New Years (Eve) Double Marathon Allen, TX	4.6%	4
457	Brooklyn Marathon Brooklyn, NY	4.5%	18
458	Running for the Bay Marathon Apalachicola, FL	4.5%	4
459	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	4.5%	36
460	Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon Groveton, TX	4.4%	3
461	Tomoka Marathon Ormond Beach, FL	4.4%	15
462	Kona Marathon Kailua-Kona, HI	4.4%	11
463	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	4.4%	1
464	Antelope Island Marathon Antelope Island, UT	4.4%	4
465	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	4.3%	14
466	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	4.3%	10
467	Run4Troops Marathon Dubuque, IA	4.3%	8
468	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	4.2%	6
469	Hambletonian Marathon Goshen, NY	4.2%	3
470	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	4.2%	3
471	Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	4.1%	107
472	Rock n Roll Savannah Marathon Savannah, GA	4.1%	92
473	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	4.1%	158
474	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	4.1%	51
475	Memorial Day Marathon Lenox, MA	4.1%	4
476	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	4.1%	12
477	Loonies Midnight Marathon Livingston, TN	4.1%	5
478	Fort Smith Marathon Fort Smith, AR	4%	5
479	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	4%	8
480	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	3.9%	19
481	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	3.9%	227
482	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	3.9%	802
483	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	3.9%	10
484	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	3.9%	16
485	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	3.9%	8
486	Beat 539 Marathon Lakehurst, NJ	3.9%	2
487	Hub City Marathon Crown Point, IN	3.9%	1
488	Ocean Drive Marathon Cape May, NJ	3.8%	11
489	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	3.8%	57
490	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	3.7%	73
491	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	3.7%	75
492	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	3.7%	3
493	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	3.7%	23
494	Carolina Beach Marathon Carolina Beach, NC	3.7%	4
495	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	3.6%	8
496	Running the Shoals Marathon Muscle Shoals, AL	3.6%	2
497	Operation Jack Marathon Los Angeles, CA	3.5%	4
498	Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	3.5%	90
499	Rochester Marathon Rochester, NY	3.5%	17
500	Mt. Sneffels Marathon Ridgway, CO	3.5%	3
501	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	3.4%	101
502	Marathon-to-Marathon Marathon, IA	3.4%	4
503	Maritime Marathon (Nova Scotia) Eastern Passage, NS	3.3%	3
504	Midnight Madness Marathon Hamilton, OH	3.3%	1
505	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	3.3%	4
506	Bakersfield Marathon Bakersfield, CA	3.2%	11
507	Western Pacific Marathon Fremont, CA	3.2%	5
508	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	3.2%	3
509	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	3.1%	16
510	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	3.1%	602
511	Brian Mickelsen Memorial Marathon Cottonwood, AZ	3%	1
512	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	3%	10
513	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	2.9%	3
514	All American Marathon Fort Bragg, NC	2.9%	20
515	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	2.9%	1
516	Boulder Backroads Marathon Boulder, CO	2.8%	2
517	Green River Marathon Kent, WA	2.8%	3
518	Walker North Country Marathon Walker, MN	2.8%	1
519	Kauai Marathon Poipu, HI	2.7%	7
520	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	2.7%	7
521	Papa Loco Marathon Conway, AR	2.6%	1
522	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	2.6%	2
523	Running with the Bears Marathon Chico, CA	2.6%	2
524	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	2.6%	11
525	Soaring Wings of Conway Marathon Conway, AR	2.6%	2
526	Truckee Marathon Truckee, CA	2.5%	1
527	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	2.4%	53
528	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	2.3%	47
529	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	2.3%	4
530	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	2.2%	1
531	Colorado Springs Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	2.1%	2
532	Lake Tahoe Marathon South Lake Tahoe, CA	2.1%	4
533	Pilgrim Pacer Run Marathon Shawnee, KS	2%	2
534	Destin Marathon Destin, FL	1.9%	5
535	River Rat Marathon Yankton, SD	1.7%	1
536	Lake Lowell Marathon Nampa, ID	1.7%	1
537	South Padre Island Marathon South Padre Island, TX	1.7%	4
538	Red Rock Canyon Marathon Las Vegas, NV	1.6%	2
539	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	1.6%	3
540	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	1.6%	315
541	Queen City Marathon for ActiveWater Cumberland, MD	1.5%	1
542	New Years (Day) Double Marathon Allen, TX	1.3%	1
543	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	0.9%	183
544	Black Mountain Marathon Black Mountain, NC	0.8%	3
545	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	0.7%	2
546	Southernmost Marathon Key West, FL	0.6%	1
547	Pine Line Trail Marathon Medford, WI	0%	0
548	Estes Park Marathon Estes Park, CO	0%	0
549	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	0%	0
550	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	0%	0
551	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	0%	0
552	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	0%	0
553	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	0%	0
554	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	0%	0
555	All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon Westminster, CO	0%	0
556	Petrified Forest Marathon Holbrook, AZ	0%	0
557	Valley to the Sea Marathon Kihei, HI	0%	0
558	Herald of Victory Marathon Binghamton, NY	0%	0
559	Ad Astra per Marathon Derby, KS	0%	0
560	Tennessee Rhythm Run Marathon Jackson, TN	0%	0
561	Chris Jarvis Autumn River Run Marathon North Platte, NE	0%	0
562	Run for the Americas Marathon San Marcos, TX	0%	0
563	Breckenridge Road Marathon Breckenridge, CO	0%	0

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