Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2017)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2017. 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 48,227 10.2%

Canada 3,481 14.4%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	48,227	10.2%
Canada	3,481	14.4%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by BQ% (2017)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	65.7%	92
2	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	54.5%	42
3	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	47.2%	51
4	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	47%	101
5	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	44.2%	675
6	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	42.3%	145
7	REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon Las Vegas, NV	40.3%	517
8	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	37.5%	18
9	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	37.4%	61
10	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	36.6%	191
11	Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon Hilo, HI	35.6%	31
12	Super Marathon North Bend, WA	34.8%	41
13	Pocono Mountain Run for the Red Marathon Stroudsburg, PA	33.4%	190
14	Via Marathon Easton, PA	33.4%	255
15	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	32.8%	140
16	Run the Loop Marathon Downington, PA	32.8%	19
17	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	32.2%	625
18	LOCO Marathon Newmarket, NH	30.5%	76
19	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	30.5%	405
20	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	30.3%	8,010
21	Last Track to Boston Marathon Alexandria, VA	30%	3
22	Peak to Creek Marathon Morganton, NC	28.2%	90
23	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	27.9%	144
24	REVEL Mt. Lemmon Marathon - Limited Edition Tucson, AZ	27.5%	76
25	St. Lawrence Marathon Cornwall, ON	27.3%	35
26	Endur-Run Marathon Conestogo, ON	27.3%	15
27	York Marathon York, PA	26.6%	23
28	Chasing the Unicorn Marathon Washington Crossing, PA	26.6%	21
29	Friendly Massey Marathon Massey, ON	26.6%	17
30	Hudson Mohawk Winter Marathon Albany, NY	26.3%	5
31	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	25.8%	16
32	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	25.7%	146
33	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	25.7%	144
34	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	25.6%	237
35	Johnny Miles Marathon New Glasgow, NS	25.4%	15
36	First National Bank of Wakefield Marathon Wakefield, MI	25%	3
37	Bound for Boston Marathon Suwanee, GA	25%	2
38	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	24.8%	37
39	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	24.8%	342
40	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	24.4%	55
41	REVEL Canyon City Marathon Azusa, CA	24.3%	190
42	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	23.8%	63
43	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	23.7%	22
44	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	23.3%	47
45	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	23.3%	133
46	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	23.2%	44
47	Marathon Mamu Sept Iles, QC	23.1%	3
48	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	22.9%	163
49	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	22.8%	182
50	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	22.7%	5
51	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	22.6%	23
52	REVEL Rockies Marathon Morrison, CO	22.4%	147
53	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	22.4%	331
54	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	22.3%	21
55	I Run for...Marathon Maine, NY	22.2%	4
56	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	22.1%	236
57	Eisenbahn Marathon West Bend, WI	22%	11
58	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	21.4%	166
59	Okanagan Marathon Kelowna, BC	21.2%	74
60	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	20.5%	134
61	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	20.5%	18
62	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	20.4%	114
63	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	20.1%	402
64	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	20%	15
65	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	20%	21
66	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	20%	22
67	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	19.9%	173
68	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	19.7%	12
69	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	19.6%	31
70	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	19.6%	72
71	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	19.5%	8
72	County Marathon Picton, ON	19.4%	28
73	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	19.4%	53
74	Hyannis Marathon Hyannis, MA	19.2%	59
75	Oregon Marathon Mt. Angel, OR	19.1%	25
76	Destination Labrador Trapline Marathon Goose Bay, NL	19.1%	4
77	Tri-Cities Marathon Richland, WA	19%	18
78	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	19%	29
79	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	18.9%	14
80	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	18.9%	10
81	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	18.7%	139
82	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	18.7%	80
83	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	18.7%	318
84	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	18.6%	55
85	Pecos River Challenge Marathon Carlsbad, NM	18.5%	5
86	Salmon Marathon Salmon, ID	18.4%	7
87	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	18.4%	866
88	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	18.3%	1,296
89	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	18.3%	21
90	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	18.2%	33
91	Marathon by the Sea Saint John, NB	18.2%	10
92	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	18.2%	4
93	Lower Potomac River Marathon Piney Point, MD	17.8%	13
94	Shawnee Marathon Harrisburg, IL	17.8%	8
95	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	17.7%	15
96	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	17.6%	825
97	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	17.6%	65
98	University of Okoboji Marathon Okoboji, IA	17.5%	10
99	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	17.5%	71
100	Toronto Marathon Toronto, ON	17.3%	205
101	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	17.3%	185
102	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	17.3%	76
103	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	17.2%	318
104	Black Bear Marathon Orono, ME	17.2%	15
105	Freakin Fast Marathon Boise, ID	17.2%	22
106	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	17.1%	176
107	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	17.1%	183
108	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	16.9%	156
109	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	16.9%	160
110	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	16.8%	106
111	Providence Marathon Providence, RI	16.7%	178
112	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	16.7%	150
113	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	16.7%	5
114	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	16.7%	11
115	Bloop Marathon Milwaukee, WI	16.7%	3
116	Dick Beardsley Marathon Detroit Lakes, MN	16.5%	19
117	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	16.3%	17
118	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	16.1%	5
119	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	16%	12
120	Coffee Milk Marathon North Kingstown, RI	16%	16
121	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	15.9%	14
122	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	15.8%	163
123	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	15.8%	21
124	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	15.8%	47
125	Bucks County Marathon Yardley, PA	15.6%	30
126	Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Marathon Rhinebeck, NY	15.6%	14
127	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	15.5%	31
128	Blooms to Brews Marathon Woodland, WA	15.4%	29
129	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	15.4%	101
130	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	15.2%	32
131	Gate City Marathon Nashua, NH	15.2%	29
132	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	15.1%	43
133	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	15%	186
134	Run4Troops Marathon Dubuque, IA	15%	26
135	Legs for Literacy Marathon Moncton, NB	14.9%	26
136	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	14.8%	16
137	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	14.8%	24
138	Inland Trail Marathon Elyria, OH	14.8%	9
139	Whitefish Point Marathon Paradise, MI	14.8%	9
140	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	14.7%	179
141	Green River Marathon Kent, WA	14.7%	10
142	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	14.7%	25
143	Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, ON	14.7%	645
144	Monster Mash Marathon Dover, DE	14.7%	26
145	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	14.7%	191
146	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	14.6%	25
147	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	14.6%	13
148	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	14.6%	185
149	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	14.5%	20
150	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	14.4%	51
151	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	14.3%	5
152	Oshkosh Marathon Oshkosh, WI	14.3%	19
153	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	14.2%	282
154	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	14.1%	229
155	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	14.1%	21
156	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	14.1%	9
157	Bakersfield Marathon Bakersfield, CA	14.1%	27
158	Green Bay Marathon Green Bay, WI	14%	143
159	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	13.9%	10
160	Whitby International North Marathon Whitby, ON	13.9%	5
161	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	13.8%	234
162	Paavo Nurmi Marathon Hurley, WI	13.8%	11
163	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	13.7%	27
164	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	13.7%	25
165	New Jersey Marathon Long Branch, NJ	13.6%	277
166	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	13.5%	13
167	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	13.5%	44
168	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	13.4%	45
169	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	13.4%	157
170	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	13.3%	12
171	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	13.3%	8
172	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	13.2%	95
173	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	13.2%	141
174	Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon, SK	13.1%	21
175	Buckeye Marathon Buckeye, AZ	13.1%	14
176	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	13.1%	41
177	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	13.1%	50
178	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	13%	62
179	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	13%	28
180	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	12.9%	18
181	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	12.8%	70
182	Rockford Marathon Rockford, IL	12.8%	19
183	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	12.7%	14
184	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	12.7%	989
185	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	12.7%	38
186	Ocean Drive Marathon Cape May, NJ	12.6%	24
187	Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon Ottawa, ON	12.5%	6
188	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	12.4%	13
189	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	12.4%	490
190	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	12.4%	525
191	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	12.3%	8
192	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	12.3%	16
193	Maritime Marathon (Nova Scotia) Eastern Passage, NS	12.2%	10
194	Greater Binghamton Marathon Vestal, NY	12.2%	5
195	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	12.2%	24
196	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	12.2%	37
197	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	12.2%	32
198	Omaha Marathon Omaha, NE	12.1%	33
199	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	12%	13
200	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	12%	16
201	Waterloo Marathon Waterloo, ON	12%	11
202	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	11.9%	103
203	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	11.8%	118
204	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	11.8%	23
205	SoJo Marathon South Jordan, UT	11.8%	14
206	Oceans Run Marathon Westerly, RI	11.8%	2
207	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	11.7%	139
208	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	11.7%	133
209	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	11.7%	113
210	Birch Bay Marathon Birch Bay, WA	11.7%	9
211	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	11.7%	14
212	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	11.7%	35
213	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	11.7%	38
214	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden Lake, ID	11.6%	5
215	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	11.6%	48
216	Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	11.6%	8
217	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	11.6%	50
218	Five Points of Life Marathon Gainesville, FL	11.6%	17
219	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	11.6%	47
220	Sioux Falls Marathon Sioux Falls, SD	11.5%	40
221	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	11.5%	29
222	Arizona Marathon Glendale, AZ	11.5%	23
223	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	11.4%	734
224	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	11.4%	121
225	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	11.3%	404
226	Grand Forks Marathon Grand Forks, ND	11.3%	15
227	Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy Marathon Ardmore, OK	11.3%	9
228	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	11.2%	151
229	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	11.2%	31
230	Sunburst Marathon South Bend, IN	11.1%	27
231	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	11.1%	21
232	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	11.1%	35
233	Women Rock Marathon St. Paul, MN	11.1%	2
234	Madeline Island Marathon La Pointe, WI	11.1%	11
235	Crossroads of Indiana Marathon Lowell, IN	11.1%	2
236	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	11.1%	68
237	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	11.1%	24
238	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	11%	87
239	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	10.9%	62
240	Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT	10.7%	34
241	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	10.7%	3
242	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	10.7%	3
243	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	10.7%	11
244	Ocala Marathon Ocala, FL	10.7%	8
245	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	10.7%	67
246	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	10.6%	20
247	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	10.5%	44
248	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	10.4%	10
249	Road to Carthage Marathon Carthage, IL	10.4%	5
250	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	10.2%	13
251	Outer Banks Marathon Manteo, NC	10.2%	68
252	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	10.2%	13
253	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	10.1%	65
254	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	10.1%	106
255	Queens Marathon Queens, NY	10.1%	19
256	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	10%	31
257	Pine Line Trail Marathon Medford, WI	10%	1
258	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	10%	20
259	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	9.9%	18
260	Morgan Valley Marathon Morgan, UT	9.9%	11
261	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	9.9%	140
262	Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon Groveton, TX	9.9%	7
263	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	9.9%	33
264	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	9.8%	87
265	River Rat Marathon Yankton, SD	9.8%	4
266	Marathon-to-Marathon Marathon, IA	9.6%	22
267	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	9.6%	17
268	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	9.6%	19
269	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	9.5%	54
270	St. Brons Marathon Plover, WI	9.5%	2
271	Spring Hill Marathon Mania Spring Hill, FL	9.5%	4
272	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	9.5%	27
273	Marthas Vineyard Marathon Marthas Vineyard, MA	9.5%	31
274	Death Valley Marathon Death Valley, CA	9.4%	8
275	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	9.3%	21
276	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	9.3%	697
277	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	9.3%	12
278	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	9.3%	79
279	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	9.3%	10
280	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	9.3%	5
281	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	9.2%	39
282	Queen City Marathon for ActiveWater Cumberland, MD	9.2%	6
283	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	9.2%	28
284	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	9.2%	7
285	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	9.2%	17
286	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	9.1%	140
287	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	9.1%	16
288	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	9.1%	9
289	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	9.1%	4
290	Trials Legacy Marathon Olympia, WA	9.1%	3
291	Seaside Marathon Ventura, CA	9.1%	2
292	Marathon de Rimouski Rimouski, QC	9.1%	40
293	Lake Lowell Marathon Nampa, ID	8.9%	5
294	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	8.9%	5
295	Cowtown Marathon Fort Worth, TX	8.9%	111
296	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	8.9%	39
297	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	8.9%	4,490
298	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	8.9%	30
299	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	8.8%	42
300	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	8.8%	27
301	Millinocket Marathon Millinocket, ME	8.8%	19
302	Top of Michigan Marathon Harbor Springs, MI	8.7%	6
303	Run Hard Columbia Marathon Columbia, SC	8.7%	17
304	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	8.7%	20
305	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	8.6%	56
306	Mercedes Marathon Birmingham, AL	8.5%	55
307	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	8.5%	3,780
308	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	8.5%	113
309	Mesa Falls Marathon Ashton, ID	8.5%	11
310	Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon Tempe, AZ	8.4%	197
311	City of Trees Marathon Boise, ID	8.4%	9
312	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	8.4%	14
313	Kenai River Marathon Kenai, AK	8.3%	4
314	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	8.3%	26
315	The Duel Marathon (Paved Trail) Wichita Falls, TX	8.3%	2
316	Nebraska Marathon Omaha, NE	8.3%	8
317	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	8.3%	15
318	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	8.3%	37
319	Tomoka Marathon Ormond Beach, FL	8.2%	23
320	Gobbler Grind Marathon Overland Park, KS	8.2%	19
321	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	8.2%	34
322	Pacific Crest Marathon Sunriver, OR	8.2%	4
323	Runners Marathon of Reston Reston, VA	8.1%	14
324	Pensacola Marathon Pensacola, FL	8.1%	22
325	Herald of Victory Marathon Binghamton, NY	8.1%	6
326	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	8.1%	229
327	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	8.1%	275
328	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	8%	32
329	Jordan River Marathon West Valley City, UT	8%	4
330	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	8%	20
331	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	7.9%	75
332	Black Goose Marathon Seekonk, MA	7.9%	3
333	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	7.9%	34
334	Caribou Marathon Caribou, ME	7.8%	4
335	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	7.8%	229
336	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	7.8%	72
337	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	7.7%	265
338	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	7.7%	1
339	Morgan Hill Marathon Morgan Hill, CA	7.7%	13
340	Embrace Winter Run Marathon Ottawa, ON	7.7%	3
341	Willamette Valley Marathon Keizer, OR	7.7%	1
342	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	7.7%	121
343	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	7.7%	71
344	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	7.6%	24
345	Youngstown Marathon Youngstown, OH	7.6%	15
346	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	7.6%	15
347	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	7.6%	5
348	Western Maryland Rail Trail Marathon Hancock, MD	7.6%	5
349	Cotton Land Marathon West Monroe, LA	7.5%	6
350	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	7.5%	100
351	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	7.5%	13
352	Wicked Marathon Wamego, KS	7.5%	5
353	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	7.4%	111
354	Midsouth Championship Marathon Wynne, AR	7.4%	8
355	Downtown River Run Marathon Reno, NV	7.4%	6
356	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	7.4%	22
357	Circular Logic Marathon Seymour, IN	7.4%	9
358	Bizz Johnson Marathon Susanville, CA	7.3%	5
359	Greater St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	7.2%	85
360	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	7.2%	13
361	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	7.1%	2
362	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	7.1%	5
363	Shelby Forest Loop Marathon Millington, TN	7.1%	2
364	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	7%	28
365	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	7%	37
366	Western Pacific Marathon Fremont, CA	7%	12
367	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	7%	32
368	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	7%	223
369	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	7%	100
370	Rails to Trails Marathon Norwalk, WI	6.9%	5
371	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	6.9%	29
372	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	6.9%	11
373	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	6.9%	118
374	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	6.9%	6
375	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	6.9%	13
376	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	6.9%	9
377	Rock n Roll Washington DC Marathon Washington, DC	6.8%	165
378	Kona Marathon Kailua-Kona, HI	6.8%	14
379	Gandy Dancer Marathon Luck, WI	6.8%	4
380	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	6.8%	17
381	Charleston Marathon Charleston, SC	6.7%	64
382	Brooklyn Marathon Brooklyn, NY	6.7%	26
383	New Years (Eve) Double Marathon Allen, TX	6.7%	6
384	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	6.7%	478
385	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	6.7%	9
386	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	6.6%	23
387	Miracle Match Marathon Waco, TX	6.6%	5
388	Mt. Sneffels Marathon Ridgway, CO	6.6%	4
389	Hamilton NightGlow Marathon Hamilton, OH	6.5%	5
390	Grand Lake Marathon Celina, OH	6.5%	7
391	Garden Spot Village Marathon New Holland, PA	6.5%	15
392	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	6.5%	20
393	Walkway Marathon Poughkeepsie, NY	6.3%	12
394	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	6.3%	185
395	Arkansas Marathon Booneville, AR	6.3%	1
396	Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	6.2%	153
397	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	6.2%	13
398	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	6.2%	33
399	Gusher Marathon Beaumont, TX	6.2%	4
400	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	6.1%	93
401	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	6.1%	198
402	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	6.1%	14
403	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	6.1%	27
404	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	6.1%	2
405	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	6.1%	41
406	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	6%	46
407	Fort4Fitness Marathon Fort Wayne, IN	6%	9
408	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	6%	140
409	Soldier Marathon Ft. Benning, GA	5.9%	26
410	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	5.9%	1
411	Running the Shoals Marathon Muscle Shoals, AL	5.9%	3
412	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	5.8%	13
413	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	5.8%	35
414	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	5.7%	14
415	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	5.6%	10
416	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	5.6%	1
417	Georgia Fitness Suwanee Marathon Suwanee, GA	5.6%	2
418	Run for the Americas Marathon San Marcos, TX	5.6%	1
419	Canton Hall of Fame Marathon Canton, OH	5.6%	68
420	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	5.5%	5
421	Joplin Memorial Marathon Joplin, MO	5.5%	11
422	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	5.4%	2
423	Journeys Marathon Eagle River, WI	5.4%	3
424	Fort Smith Marathon Fort Smith, AR	5.4%	6
425	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	5.3%	10
426	Brian Mickelsen Memorial Marathon Cottonwood, AZ	5.3%	2
427	Bozeman Marathon Bozeman, MT	5.3%	8
428	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	5.3%	2
429	Williamsport Marathon Williamsport, PA	5.3%	2
430	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	5.2%	33
431	Rock n Roll Raleigh Marathon Raleigh, NC	5.2%	42
432	Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon New Orleans, LA	5.2%	147
433	Northern Ohio Marathon Mentor, OH	5.2%	18
434	Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	5.1%	16
435	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	5.1%	113
436	Colorado Springs Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	5.1%	9
437	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	5.1%	8
438	Heartland Marathon Omaha, NE	5.1%	5
439	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	5.1%	4
440	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	5%	12
441	Maui Marathon Kahului, HI	5%	16
442	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	5%	64
443	San Luis Obispo Marathon San Luis Obispo, CA	5%	19
444	Barrel Marathon Peoria, IL	4.9%	7
445	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	4.9%	14
446	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	4.9%	4
447	Wicked Marathon (AZ) Peoria, AZ	4.9%	2
448	Breckenridge Road Marathon Breckenridge, CO	4.9%	2
449	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	4.8%	9
450	Arizona Road Runners Desert Classic Marathon Surprise, AZ	4.8%	2
451	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	4.8%	7
452	Truckee Marathon Truckee, CA	4.8%	2
453	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	4.7%	74
454	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	4.7%	30
455	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	4.7%	6
456	Niagara Ultra Races Marathon Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	4.7%	4
457	Pilgrim Pacer Run Marathon Shawnee, KS	4.7%	3
458	Morgantown Marathon Morgantown, WV	4.7%	8
459	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	4.7%	6
460	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	4.6%	40
461	Bass Pro Shops Marathon Springfield, MO	4.6%	15
462	Chris Jarvis Autumn River Run Marathon North Platte, NE	4.6%	2
463	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4.5%	96
464	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	4.5%	7
465	Operation Jack Marathon Los Angeles, CA	4.5%	4
466	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	4.5%	66
467	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	4.4%	11
468	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	4.4%	3
469	Bearfest Marathon Wrangell, AK	4.4%	1
470	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	4.3%	7
471	Red Rock Canyon Marathon Las Vegas, NV	4.3%	4
472	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	4.3%	62
473	Huff to Bluff Marathon Bluff, UT	4.2%	1
474	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	4.2%	223
475	Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	4.1%	124
476	Rochester Marathon Rochester, NY	4.1%	12
477	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	4.1%	12
478	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	4.1%	104
479	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	4.1%	32
480	All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon Westminster, CO	4.1%	3
481	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	4%	4
482	Fox Cities Marathon Appleton, WI	4%	17
483	Race the Lake Marathon Cooperstown, NY	4%	2
484	Bay of Fundy Marathon Lubec , ME	4%	6
485	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	3.9%	257
486	Kauai Marathon Poipu, HI	3.9%	8
487	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	3.8%	8
488	Lake Michigan Marathon Cudahy, WI	3.8%	4
489	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	3.7%	6
490	Hoover Dam Marathon Boulder City, NV	3.7%	3
491	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	3.6%	15
492	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	3.6%	7
493	Totem to Totem Marathon Skidegate, BC	3.6%	1
494	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	3.6%	1
495	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	3.6%	6
496	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	3.5%	1
497	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	3.4%	74
498	Rock n Roll Savannah Marathon Savannah, GA	3.4%	61
499	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	3.4%	7
500	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	3.3%	12
501	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	3.3%	1
502	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	3.3%	5
503	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	3.3%	2
504	Shires of Vermont Marathon Manchester, VT	3.3%	2
505	George Washingtons Birthday Marathon Greenbelt, MD	3.3%	5
506	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	3.2%	6
507	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	3.2%	631
508	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	3.1%	5
509	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	3%	1
510	Hambletonian Marathon Goshen, NY	2.9%	3
511	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	2.9%	92
512	Amarillo Marathon Amarillo, TX	2.9%	1
513	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	2.8%	4
514	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	2.8%	1
515	Running with the Bears Marathon Chico, CA	2.8%	1
516	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	2.7%	2
517	Mother Road Marathon Joplin, MO	2.7%	7
518	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	2.7%	5
519	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	2.7%	501
520	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	2.6%	8
521	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	2.6%	6
522	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	2.5%	20
523	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	2.4%	3
524	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	2.3%	3
525	Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	2.2%	64
526	Dog Lake Marathon White Pass, WA	2.2%	1
527	All American Marathon Fort Bragg, NC	2.2%	12
528	McAllen Marathon McAllen, TX	2.1%	3
529	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	2%	2
530	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	2%	1
531	Antelope Island Marathon Antelope Island, UT	2%	1
532	Hippity Hop Marathon Peoria, AZ	2%	1
533	Lake Tahoe Marathon South Lake Tahoe, CA	1.9%	4
534	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	1.8%	358
535	Roxbury Marathon Roxbury, CT	1.8%	1
536	Oh Boy Marathon Waterbury, CT	1.8%	1
537	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	1.6%	2
538	Rock the Comet Marathon Rockmart, GA	1.6%	1
539	New Years (Day) Double Marathon Allen, TX	1.6%	1
540	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	1.6%	38
541	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	1.6%	275
542	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	1.5%	6
543	Carolina Beach Marathon Carolina Beach, NC	1.5%	1
544	Boulder Backroads Marathon Boulder, CO	1%	1
545	Labor of Love Marathon Las Vegas, NV	0%	0
546	Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, NC	0%	0
547	Swan Lake Marathon Viborg, SD	0%	0
548	Walker North Country Marathon Walker, MN	0%	0
549	Running for the Bay Marathon Apalachicola, FL	0%	0
550	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	0%	0
551	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	0%	0
552	Magnolia Marathon Meridian, MS	0%	0
553	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	0%	0
554	Petrified Forest Marathon Holbrook, AZ	0%	0
555	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	0%	0
556	South Padre Island Marathon South Padre Island, TX	0%	0
557	Papa Loco Marathon Conway, AR	0%	0
558	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	0%	0
559	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
560	Barneys Run for Warriors Marathon Albany, GA	0%	0
561	Sole Challenge Marathon Fayetteville, PA	0%	0

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