Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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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.

Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2019)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2019. 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 48,701 10.7%

Canada 3,109 11.8%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	48,701	10.7%
Canada	3,109	11.8%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by BQ% (2019)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	Marshfield Road Runners New Years Day Marathon Marshfield, MA	63.6%	7
2	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon (Grand Rapids) Grand Rapids, MI	58.5%	114
3	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	51.7%	92
4	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	51.1%	122
5	IronHorse Marathon Riceville, IA	50%	1
6	Bound for Boston Marathon Suwanee, GA	39.1%	14
7	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	36.3%	211
8	REVEL Mt. Hood Marathon Portland , OR	35.7%	288
9	Hudson Mohawk Winter Marathon Albany, NY	35.1%	13
10	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	33.3%	8,866
11	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	32.5%	54
12	Run the Loop Marathon Downington, PA	32.4%	11
13	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	31.7%	179
14	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	31.2%	537
15	REVEL Big Bear Marathon Redlands, CA	31%	385
16	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	30.4%	182
17	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	29.6%	211
18	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	29%	2,177
19	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	28.8%	79
20	Korean American Friendship Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	28.6%	4
21	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	28.1%	9
22	Super Marathon North Bend, WA	27.9%	95
23	Chasing the Unicorn Marathon Washington Crossing, PA	27.6%	16
24	Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon Hilo, HI	27.6%	27
25	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	26.5%	69
26	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	26.4%	344
27	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	26.3%	25
28	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	26.1%	37
29	Johnny Miles Marathon New Glasgow, NS	26%	13
30	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	25.9%	15
31	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	25.7%	178
32	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	25.6%	211
33	Lower Potomac River Marathon Piney Point, MD	25%	15
34	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	24.9%	277
35	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	24.4%	362
36	REVEL Chilliwack Marathon Chilliwack, BC	24.1%	69
37	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	23.6%	13
38	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	23.4%	52
39	Friendly Massey Marathon Massey, ON	22.9%	11
40	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	22.8%	13
41	Via Marathon Easton, PA	22.6%	146
42	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	22.5%	27
43	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	22.4%	154
44	St. Lawrence Marathon Cornwall, ON	22.4%	39
45	Peak to Creek Marathon Morganton, NC	22.2%	65
46	New England Green River Marathon Greenfield, MA	21.2%	59
47	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	21.1%	19
48	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	21%	80
49	REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon Las Vegas, NV	21%	394
50	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	20.8%	11
51	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	20.6%	20
52	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	20.5%	453
53	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	20.1%	369
54	Destination Labrador Trapline Marathon Goose Bay, NL	20%	2
55	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	19.5%	247
56	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Idaho) Boise, ID	19.5%	57
57	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	19.3%	176
58	Caribou Marathon Caribou, ME	19.2%	10
59	REVEL Rockies Marathon Morrison, CO	19.2%	117
60	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	19.1%	205
61	Marathon de Rimouski Rimouski, QC	19%	46
62	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	19%	131
63	Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic Marathon Tallahassee, FL	18.8%	6
64	Shelby Forest Loop Marathon Millington, TN	18.6%	8
65	Chris Jarvis Autumn River Run Marathon North Platte, NE	18.4%	7
66	REVEL Kulia Marathon Waimea, HI	18.4%	54
67	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	18.1%	897
68	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	18%	7
69	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	17.9%	10
70	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	17.8%	57
71	LOCO Marathon Newmarket, NH	17.8%	37
72	Okanagan Marathon Kelowna, BC	17.8%	49
73	Waterloo Marathon Waterloo, ON	17.7%	23
74	Gate City Marathon Nashua, NH	17.4%	21
75	Providence Marathon Providence, RI	17.3%	188
76	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	17.3%	67
77	Endur-Run Marathon Conestogo, ON	17.2%	11
78	REVEL Mt. Lemmon Marathon - Limited Edition Tucson, AZ	17.1%	72
79	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	17.1%	171
80	Maple Marathon Mont-Saint-Gregoire, QC	17.1%	30
81	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	17%	16
82	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	16.9%	1,072
83	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	16.9%	15
84	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	16.8%	24
85	Mt. Nebo Marathon Payson, UT	16.7%	27
86	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	16.6%	31
87	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	16.6%	135
88	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	16.4%	60
89	Western Maryland Rail Trail Marathon Hancock, MD	16%	8
90	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	16%	83
91	Millennium Meadows Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	15.9%	14
92	Cheap Marathon Derry, NH	15.9%	29
93	Tri-Cities Marathon Richland, WA	15.7%	14
94	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	15.7%	623
95	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	15.7%	142
96	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	15.5%	58
97	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	15.5%	24
98	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	15.5%	78
99	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	15.5%	17
100	Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon, SK	15.4%	23
101	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	15.4%	97
102	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	15.3%	75
103	Hyannis Marathon Hyannis, MA	15.1%	33
104	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	15%	32
105	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	15%	3
106	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	14.9%	126
107	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	14.7%	24
108	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	14.6%	43
109	Whitefish Point Marathon Paradise, MI	14.6%	12
110	County Marathon Picton, ON	14.6%	19
111	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	14.6%	34
112	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	14.6%	233
113	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	14.6%	31
114	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	14.6%	24
115	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	14.5%	43
116	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	14.5%	26
117	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	14.3%	121
118	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	14.3%	10
119	New Jersey Marathon Long Branch, NJ	14%	324
120	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	14%	73
121	Blooms to Brews Marathon Woodland, WA	13.9%	15
122	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	13.9%	156
123	Oceans Run Marathon Westerly, RI	13.8%	13
124	Sioux Falls Marathon Sioux Falls, SD	13.8%	39
125	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	13.8%	206
126	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	13.8%	96
127	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	13.7%	13
128	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	13.6%	49
129	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	13.6%	24
130	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	13.5%	22
131	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	13.4%	9
132	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	13.3%	87
133	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	13.3%	46
134	George Washingtons Birthday Marathon Greenbelt, MD	13.3%	24
135	Green River Marathon Kent, WA	13.3%	11
136	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	13.2%	7
137	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	13.2%	134
138	Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Marathon Rhinebeck, NY	13%	13
139	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	13%	48
140	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	12.9%	4
141	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	12.9%	22
142	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	12.9%	140
143	Wichita Chisholm Trail Marathon Wichita, KS	12.8%	24
144	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	12.8%	26
145	Seaside Marathon Ventura, CA	12.7%	7
146	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	12.7%	213
147	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	12.6%	5,787
148	York Marathon York, PA	12.6%	35
149	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	12.5%	43
150	Toronto Marathon Toronto, ON	12.5%	186
151	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	12.5%	829
152	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	12.4%	28
153	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	12.1%	27
154	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	12%	6
155	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	12%	247
156	Willamette Valley Marathon Keizer, OR	11.9%	13
157	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	11.9%	12
158	Coffee Milk Marathon North Kingstown, RI	11.8%	9
159	Journeys Marathon Eagle River, WI	11.8%	6
160	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	11.8%	8
161	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	11.8%	8
162	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	11.7%	34
163	Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, ON	11.7%	324
164	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	11.6%	17
165	Nevada Marathon Lamoille, NV	11.6%	5
166	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	11.6%	122
167	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	11.5%	12
168	Sasquatch Marathon Snoqualmie, WA	11.5%	12
169	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	11.5%	209
170	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	11.5%	28
171	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	11.5%	442
172	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	11.5%	81
173	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	11.5%	101
174	Run Hard Columbia Marathon Columbia, SC	11.4%	12
175	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	11.4%	1,148
176	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	11.4%	9
177	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	11.3%	26
178	Oregon Marathon Mt. Angel, OR	11.3%	13
179	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	11.3%	140
180	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	11.1%	15
181	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	10.9%	81
182	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	10.9%	12
183	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	10.8%	71
184	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	10.8%	118
185	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	10.7%	109
186	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	10.7%	11
187	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	10.7%	23
188	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	10.6%	10
189	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	10.5%	103
190	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	10.5%	7
191	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	10.4%	29
192	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	10.4%	451
193	Tomoka Marathon Ormond Beach, FL	10.3%	38
194	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	10.3%	82
195	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	10.3%	22
196	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	10.3%	108
197	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	10.2%	12
198	Grand Forks Marathon Grand Forks, ND	10.1%	14
199	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	10.1%	32
200	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	10.1%	132
201	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	10%	107
202	Circular Logic Marathon Seymour, IN	10%	1
203	Marathon Mamu Sept Iles, QC	10%	1
204	Top of Michigan Marathon Harbor Springs, MI	10%	8
205	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	9.9%	44
206	Bucks County Marathon Yardley, PA	9.9%	13
207	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	9.9%	88
208	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	9.9%	17
209	Mercedes Marathon Birmingham, AL	9.9%	51
210	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	9.8%	18
211	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	9.8%	24
212	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	9.8%	134
213	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	9.8%	31
214	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	9.7%	12
215	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	9.6%	16
216	Salisbury Marathon Salisbury, MD	9.6%	19
217	Canton Hall of Fame Marathon Canton, OH	9.6%	28
218	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	9.6%	19
219	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	9.5%	37
220	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	9.5%	13
221	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	9.5%	9
222	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	9.5%	85
223	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	9.5%	122
224	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	9.4%	74
225	Pacific Crest Marathon Sunriver, OR	9.3%	4
226	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	9.3%	5
227	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	9.2%	4,934
228	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	9.2%	99
229	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	9.1%	12
230	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	9.1%	13
231	Mias Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	9.1%	1
232	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	9%	50
233	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	8.9%	85
234	Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon Tempe, AZ	8.8%	129
235	City of Trees Marathon Boise, ID	8.8%	8
236	Bass Pro Shops Marathon Springfield, MO	8.8%	27
237	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	8.8%	315
238	Five Points of Life Marathon Gainesville, FL	8.7%	9
239	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	8.7%	17
240	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	8.6%	28
241	Swan Lake Marathon Viborg, SD	8.6%	3
242	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	8.6%	28
243	Pocono Mountain Run for the Red Marathon Stroudsburg, PA	8.5%	19
244	Cheyenne Marathon Cheyenne, WY	8.4%	13
245	Outer Banks Marathon Manteo, NC	8.4%	38
246	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	8.4%	153
247	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	8.3%	12
248	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	8.3%	31
249	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	8.3%	43
250	Oh Boy Marathon Waterbury, CT	8.3%	4
251	Tunnel Hill Marathon Vienna, IL	8.3%	6
252	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	8.3%	27
253	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	8.3%	13
254	Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy Marathon Ardmore, OK	8.3%	8
255	American Discovery Trail Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	8.2%	14
256	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	8.2%	13
257	Newport Rhode Races Marathon Newport, RI	8.2%	28
258	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	8.2%	15
259	Rails to Trails Marathon Norwalk, WI	8.2%	4
260	Sun Marathon Santa Clara, UT	8.2%	8
261	Monster Mash Marathon Dover, DE	8.1%	10
262	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	8.1%	51
263	Boring Marathon Gresham, OR	8.1%	6
264	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	8.1%	14
265	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	8.1%	24
266	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	8.1%	78
267	Boundary Bay Marathon Delta, BC	8%	9
268	Mt. Sneffels Marathon Ridgway, CO	8%	4
269	Wolverine Canyon Marathon Blackfoot, ID	8%	2
270	Appletree Marathon Vancouver, WA	8%	11
271	Sandia Crest Marathon Albuquerque, NM	8%	18
272	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	7.9%	536
273	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	7.9%	14
274	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	7.9%	15
275	Main to Main Marathon Osage, IA	7.9%	3
276	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	7.8%	48
277	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	7.8%	13
278	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	7.8%	28
279	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	7.8%	15
280	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	7.8%	46
281	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	7.8%	137
282	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	7.8%	6
283	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	7.8%	19
284	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	7.7%	326
285	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	7.7%	2
286	Whitefish Marathon Whitefish, MT	7.7%	3
287	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	7.7%	15
288	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	7.6%	31
289	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	7.6%	13
290	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	7.6%	55
291	Paavo Nurmi Marathon Hurley, WI	7.6%	5
292	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	7.5%	12
293	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	7.5%	3
294	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	7.4%	103
295	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	7.4%	6
296	Queens Marathon Queens, NY	7.4%	12
297	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	7.4%	4
298	Down the Mountain Marathon Damascus, VA	7.4%	2
299	Bakersfield Marathon Bakersfield, CA	7.4%	20
300	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	7.4%	15
301	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	7.4%	64
302	Downtown River Run Marathon Reno, NV	7.4%	5
303	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	7.3%	8
304	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	7.3%	18
305	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	7.2%	80
306	Northern Ohio Marathon Mentor, OH	7.2%	17
307	Mesa Falls Marathon Ashton, ID	7.2%	8
308	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	7.2%	8
309	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	7.2%	9
310	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	7.1%	22
311	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	7.1%	10
312	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	7.1%	16
313	Soldier Marathon Ft. Benning, GA	7.1%	22
314	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	7%	4
315	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	6.9%	5
316	Hamilton NightGlow Marathon Hamilton, OH	6.9%	5
317	Arizona Road Runners Desert Classic Marathon Surprise, AZ	6.9%	2
318	Embrace Winter Run Marathon Ottawa, ON	6.9%	2
319	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	6.9%	2
320	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	6.9%	5
321	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	6.8%	11
322	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	6.8%	3
323	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	6.8%	5
324	Charleston Marathon Charleston, SC	6.8%	54
325	Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon New Orleans, LA	6.7%	95
326	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	6.7%	21
327	Bay of Fundy Marathon Lubec , ME	6.7%	9
328	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	6.7%	1
329	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	6.6%	61
330	Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	6.6%	11
331	Little Apple Marathon Manhattan, KS	6.6%	6
332	Western Pacific Marathon Fremont, CA	6.6%	10
333	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	6.6%	13
334	Run4Troops Marathon Dubuque, IA	6.6%	15
335	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	6.5%	63
336	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	6.5%	10
337	Grand Lake Marathon Celina, OH	6.5%	7
338	Logan City Marathon - Top of Utah Logan, UT	6.4%	13
339	Rock n Roll Washington DC Marathon Washington, DC	6.4%	113
340	Roxbury Marathon Roxbury, CT	6.4%	3
341	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	6.4%	12
342	Palmetto Bluff Marathon Bluffton, SC	6.4%	4
343	Marthas Vineyard Marathon Marthas Vineyard, MA	6.3%	26
344	Cowtown Marathon Fort Worth, TX	6.3%	69
345	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	6.3%	6
346	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	6.3%	4
347	Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	6.2%	19
348	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	6.2%	217
349	Casper Marathon Casper, WY	6.2%	7
350	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	6.1%	13
351	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	6.1%	3
352	Barrel Marathon Peoria, IL	6.1%	9
353	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	6.1%	75
354	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	6.1%	16
355	Wicked Marathon Wamego, KS	6.1%	4
356	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	6%	10
357	University of Okoboji Marathon Okoboji, IA	6%	3
358	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	6%	205
359	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	6%	16
360	Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon Susanville, CA	6%	4
361	Dutchess County Classic Marathon Poughkeepsie, NY	6%	5
362	Long View Marathon Loveland, CO	5.9%	13
363	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	5.9%	2
364	Greater Binghamton Marathon Vestal, NY	5.9%	2
365	SoCal Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	5.9%	4
366	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	5.9%	39
367	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	5.8%	21
368	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	5.8%	36
369	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	5.8%	90
370	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	5.8%	18
371	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	5.8%	25
372	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	5.8%	7
373	USA Womens Marathon Palm Desert, CA	5.7%	8
374	Greenbrier River Trail Marathon Cass, WV	5.7%	10
375	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	5.6%	42
376	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	5.6%	178
377	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	5.5%	16
378	Morgantown Marathon Morgantown, WV	5.5%	11
379	Rock n Roll Montreal Marathon Montreal, QC	5.5%	132
380	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	5.5%	122
381	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	5.5%	14
382	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	5.5%	214
383	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	5.5%	82
384	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	5.5%	12
385	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	5.4%	143
386	Runners Marathon of Reston Reston, VA	5.4%	9
387	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	5.4%	8
388	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	5.4%	3
389	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	5.3%	93
390	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	5.3%	3
391	Marathon by the Sea Saint John, NB	5.3%	4
392	Bozeman Marathon Bozeman, MT	5.3%	10
393	St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon St. Petersburg, FL	5.2%	7
394	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	5.2%	6
395	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	5.2%	6
396	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	5.2%	47
397	Fort4Fitness Marathon Fort Wayne, IN	5.1%	9
398	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	5%	28
399	Amarillo Marathon Amarillo, TX	5%	1
400	First National Bank of Wakefield Marathon Wakefield, MI	5%	1
401	Madeline Island Marathon La Pointe, WI	5%	4
402	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	4.9%	26
403	Pilgrim Pacer Run Marathon Shawnee, KS	4.9%	3
404	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	4.9%	68
405	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	4.9%	47
406	Colorado Springs Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	4.9%	12
407	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	4.9%	5
408	Brooklyn Marathon Brooklyn, NY	4.8%	32
409	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	4.8%	2
410	Running with the Bears Marathon Chico, CA	4.8%	2
411	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4.7%	83
412	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	4.7%	10
413	Morgan Valley Marathon Morgan, UT	4.6%	5
414	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	4.6%	6
415	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	4.6%	56
416	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	4.6%	79
417	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	4.6%	1
418	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden Lake, ID	4.6%	2
419	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	4.6%	2
420	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	4.6%	10
421	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	4.5%	161
422	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	4.4%	4
423	Jekyll Island Marathon Jekyll Island, GA	4.4%	8
424	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	4.4%	11
425	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	4.4%	1
426	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	4.4%	5
427	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	4.4%	1
428	Daufuskie Island Marathon Daufuskie Island, SC	4.4%	1
429	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	4.3%	28
430	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	4.3%	68
431	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	4.3%	61
432	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	4.2%	98
433	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	4.2%	20
434	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	4.2%	3
435	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	4.2%	6
436	Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon Covington, VA	4.2%	3
437	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	4.2%	1
438	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	4.2%	8
439	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	4.2%	18
440	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	4.1%	10
441	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	4.1%	5
442	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	4%	18
443	Arkansas Marathon Booneville, AR	4%	1
444	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	4%	9
445	Magnolia Marathon Meridian, MS	4%	2
446	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	4%	17
447	Broomfield Trails Marathon Broomfield, CO	4%	3
448	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	3.9%	13
449	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	3.9%	2
450	Antelope Island Marathon Antelope Island, UT	3.9%	2
451	Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, NC	3.9%	1
452	Wattle Waddle Marathon Seattle, WA	3.9%	1
453	Rock n Roll Savannah Marathon Savannah, GA	3.7%	54
454	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	3.7%	1
455	Youngstown Marathon Youngstown, OH	3.7%	5
456	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	3.7%	7
457	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	3.7%	18
458	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	3.6%	22
459	Team Loco Marathon Conway, AR	3.6%	1
460	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	3.6%	9
461	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	3.6%	13
462	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	3.6%	23
463	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	3.6%	12
464	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	3.5%	183
465	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	3.5%	9
466	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	3.4%	96
467	Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	3.4%	52
468	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	3.3%	1
469	New Years (Day) Double Marathon Allen, TX	3.3%	1
470	BHM 26.2 Marathon Birmingham, AL	3.3%	6
471	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	3.3%	7
472	Silo District Marathon Waco, TX	3.3%	11
473	Kona Marathon Kailua-Kona, HI	3.3%	6
474	Millinocket Marathon Millinocket, ME	3.2%	6
475	Greater St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	3.2%	32
476	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	3.2%	4
477	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	3.2%	3
478	Miracle Match Marathon Waco, TX	3.1%	3
479	All American Marathon Fort Bragg, NC	3.1%	18
480	Rochester Marathon Rochester, NY	3%	8
481	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	3%	1
482	Run LoCo Marathon Loudon, TN	3%	1
483	Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	3%	55
484	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	3%	60
485	McAllen Marathon McAllen, TX	2.9%	4
486	Fort Smith Marathon Fort Smith, AR	2.8%	2
487	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	2.8%	37
488	Arlington Marathon Arlington, TX	2.8%	3
489	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	2.7%	3
490	Niagara Ultra Races Marathon Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	2.6%	3
491	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	2.5%	1
492	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	2.5%	1
493	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	2.5%	3
494	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	2.5%	4
495	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	2.5%	5
496	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	2.5%	5
497	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	2.4%	6
498	EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon Washington, DC	2.4%	1
499	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	2.4%	4
500	Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon Groveton, TX	2.4%	1
501	Race the Lake Marathon Cooperstown, NY	2.4%	1
502	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	2.3%	3
503	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	2.3%	36
504	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	2.2%	1
505	Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	2.2%	45
506	SoJo Marathon South Jordan, UT	2.2%	2
507	Shawnee Marathon Harrisburg, IL	2.2%	1
508	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	2.2%	1
509	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	2.1%	5
510	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	2.1%	2
511	Estes Park Marathon Estes Park, CO	2.1%	2
512	Death Valley Marathon Death Valley, CA	2.1%	2
513	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	2.1%	422
514	All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon Westminster, CO	2%	1
515	Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon San Antonio, TX	2%	9
516	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	2%	2
517	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	1.9%	3
518	Lubbock Marathon Lubbock, TX	1.8%	2
519	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	1.8%	1
520	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	1.7%	5
521	New Years (Eve) Double Marathon Allen, TX	1.7%	1
522	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	1.7%	312
523	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	1.6%	1
524	Omaha Marathon Omaha, NE	1.6%	3
525	Lake Tahoe Marathon South Lake Tahoe, CA	1.5%	3
526	Hachie Marathon Waxahachie, TX	1.5%	1
527	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	1.5%	174
528	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	1.1%	1
529	Maui Marathon Kahului, HI	1.1%	4
530	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	1.1%	205
531	Red Rock Canyon Marathon Las Vegas, NV	1.1%	1
532	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	1%	1
533	Kauai Marathon Poipu, HI	0.9%	2
534	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	0.2%	1
535	Labor of Love Marathon Las Vegas, NV	0%	0
536	Midsouth Championship Marathon Wynne, AR	0%	0
537	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	0%	0
538	Pine Line Trail Marathon Medford, WI	0%	0
539	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	0%	0
540	Totem to Totem Marathon Skidegate, BC	0%	0
541	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	0%	0
542	Bearfest Marathon Wrangell, AK	0%	0
543	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	0%	0
544	Breckenridge Road Marathon Breckenridge, CO	0%	0
545	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
546	Harlingen Marathon Harlingen, TX	0%	0
547	Heart and Sole Marathon Jonesboro, AR	0%	0
548	Noland Trail Marathon Newport News, VA	0%	0
549	Star of the North Marathon Malone, NY	0%	0
550	Bling in the New Year Marathon Snohomish, WA	0%	0
551	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
552	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
553	Elk City Rodeo Run Marathon Elk City, OK	0%	0
554	Olander Marathon Sylvania, OH	0%	0

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