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Featured Races

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October 10, 2026	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden, Idaho Enjoy a unique & challenging course around Hayden Lake in Idaho
September 27, 2026	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
October 11, 2026	Spokane Marathon Spokane, Washington Unique & scenic course running on city streets & the Centennial Trail
February 7, 2027	7th Annual St. Petersburg Marathon St. Petersburg, Florida FLAT, fast, scenic, certified, PR course, BQ! Florida in February = Ideal weather.

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 48,912 10.7%

Canada 3,109 11.8%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	48,912	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 (Grand Rapids) Marathon 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	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (OLD) North Bend,	36.3%	211
9	REVEL Mt. Hood Marathon Portland , OR	35.7%	288
10	Hudson Mohawk Winter Marathon Albany, NY	35.1%	13
11	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	33.3%	8,866
12	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	32.5%	54
13	Run the Loop Marathon Downington, PA	32.4%	11
14	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	31.7%	179
15	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	31.2%	537
16	REVEL Big Bear Marathon Redlands, CA	31%	385
17	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	30.4%	182
18	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon - 2025 North Bend, WA	29.6%	211
19	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	29.6%	211
20	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	29%	2,177
21	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	28.8%	79
22	Korean American Friendship Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	28.6%	4
23	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	28.1%	9
24	Super Hyak Marathon North Bend, WA	27.9%	95
25	Chasing the Unicorn Marathon Washington Crossing, PA	27.6%	16
26	Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon Hilo, HI	27.6%	27
27	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	26.5%	69
28	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	26.4%	344
29	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	26.3%	25
30	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	26.1%	37
31	Johnny Miles Marathon New Glasgow, NS	26%	13
32	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	25.9%	15
33	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	25.7%	178
34	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	25.6%	211
35	Lower Potomac River Marathon Piney Point, MD	25%	15
36	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	24.9%	277
37	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	24.4%	362
38	REVEL Chilliwack Marathon Chilliwack, BC	24.1%	69
39	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	23.6%	13
40	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	23.4%	52
41	Friendly Massey Marathon Massey, ON	22.9%	11
42	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	22.8%	13
43	Via Marathon Easton, PA	22.6%	146
44	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	22.5%	27
45	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	22.4%	154
46	St. Lawrence Marathon Cornwall, ON	22.4%	39
47	Peak to Creek Marathon Morganton, NC	22.2%	65
48	New England Green River Marathon Greenfield, MA	21.2%	59
49	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	21.1%	19
50	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	21%	80
51	REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon Las Vegas, NV	21%	394
52	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	20.8%	11
53	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	20.6%	20
54	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	20.5%	453
55	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	20.1%	369
56	Destination Labrador Trapline Marathon Goose Bay, NL	20%	2
57	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	19.5%	247
58	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Idaho) Boise, ID	19.5%	57
59	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	19.3%	176
60	Caribou Marathon Caribou, ME	19.2%	10
61	REVEL Rockies Marathon Morrison, CO	19.2%	117
62	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	19.1%	205
63	Marathon de Rimouski Rimouski, QC	19%	46
64	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	19%	131
65	Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic Marathon Tallahassee, FL	18.8%	6
66	Shelby Forest Loop Marathon Millington, TN	18.6%	8
67	Chris Jarvis Autumn River Run Marathon North Platte, NE	18.4%	7
68	REVEL Kulia Marathon Waimea, HI	18.4%	54
69	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	18.1%	897
70	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	18%	7
71	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	17.9%	10
72	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	17.8%	57
73	LOCO Marathon Newmarket, NH	17.8%	37
74	Okanagan Marathon Kelowna, BC	17.8%	49
75	Waterloo Marathon Waterloo, ON	17.7%	23
76	Gate City Marathon Nashua, NH	17.4%	21
77	Providence Marathon Providence, RI	17.3%	188
78	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	17.3%	67
79	Endur-Run Marathon Conestogo, ON	17.2%	11
80	REVEL Mt. Lemmon Marathon - Limited Edition Tucson, AZ	17.1%	72
81	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	17.1%	171
82	Maple Marathon Mont-Saint-Gregoire, QC	17.1%	30
83	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	17%	16
84	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	16.9%	1,072
85	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	16.9%	15
86	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	16.8%	24
87	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	16.7%	27
88	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	16.6%	31
89	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	16.6%	135
90	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	16.4%	60
91	Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon Hancock, MD	16%	8
92	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	16%	83
93	Millennium Meadows Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	15.9%	14
94	Cheap Marathon Derry, NH	15.9%	29
95	Tri-Cities Marathon Richland, WA	15.7%	14
96	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	15.7%	623
97	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	15.7%	142
98	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	15.5%	58
99	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	15.5%	24
100	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	15.5%	78
101	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	15.5%	17
102	Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon, SK	15.4%	23
103	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	15.4%	97
104	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	15.3%	75
105	Hyannis Marathon Hyannis, MA	15.1%	33
106	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	15%	32
107	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	15%	3
108	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	14.9%	126
109	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	14.7%	24
110	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	14.6%	43
111	Whitefish Point Marathon Paradise, MI	14.6%	12
112	County Marathon Picton, ON	14.6%	19
113	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	14.6%	34
114	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	14.6%	233
115	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	14.6%	31
116	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	14.6%	24
117	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	14.5%	43
118	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	14.5%	26
119	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	14.3%	121
120	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	14.3%	10
121	New Jersey Marathon Long Branch, NJ	14%	324
122	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	14%	73
123	Blooms to Brews Marathon Woodland, WA	13.9%	15
124	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	13.9%	156
125	Oceans Run Marathon Westerly, RI	13.8%	13
126	Sioux Falls Marathon Sioux Falls, SD	13.8%	39
127	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	13.8%	206
128	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	13.8%	96
129	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	13.7%	13
130	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	13.6%	49
131	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	13.6%	24
132	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	13.5%	22
133	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	13.4%	9
134	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	13.3%	87
135	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	13.3%	46
136	George Washingtons Birthday Marathon Greenbelt, MD	13.3%	24
137	Green River Marathon Kent, WA	13.3%	11
138	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	13.2%	7
139	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	13.2%	134
140	Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Marathon Rhinebeck, NY	13%	13
141	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	13%	48
142	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	12.9%	4
143	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	12.9%	22
144	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	12.9%	140
145	Wichita Chisholm Trail Marathon Wichita, KS	12.8%	24
146	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	12.8%	26
147	Seaside Marathon Ventura, CA	12.7%	7
148	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	12.7%	213
149	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	12.6%	5,787
150	York Marathon York, PA	12.6%	35
151	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	12.5%	43
152	Toronto Marathon Toronto, ON	12.5%	186
153	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	12.5%	829
154	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	12.4%	28
155	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	12.1%	27
156	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	12%	6
157	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	12%	247
158	Willamette Valley Marathon Keizer, OR	11.9%	13
159	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	11.9%	12
160	Coffee Milk Marathon North Kingstown, RI	11.8%	9
161	Journeys Marathon Eagle River, WI	11.8%	6
162	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	11.8%	8
163	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	11.8%	8
164	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	11.7%	34
165	Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, ON	11.7%	324
166	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	11.6%	17
167	Nevada Marathon Lamoille, NV	11.6%	5
168	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	11.6%	122
169	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	11.5%	12
170	Sasquatch Marathon Snoqualmie, WA	11.5%	12
171	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	11.5%	209
172	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	11.5%	28
173	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	11.5%	442
174	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	11.5%	81
175	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	11.5%	101
176	Run Hard Columbia Marathon Columbia, SC	11.4%	12
177	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	11.4%	1,148
178	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	11.4%	9
179	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	11.3%	26
180	Oregon Marathon Mt. Angel, OR	11.3%	13
181	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	11.3%	140
182	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	11.1%	15
183	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	10.9%	81
184	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	10.9%	12
185	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	10.8%	71
186	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	10.8%	118
187	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	10.7%	109
188	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	10.7%	11
189	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	10.7%	23
190	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	10.6%	10
191	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	10.5%	103
192	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	10.5%	7
193	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	10.4%	29
194	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	10.4%	451
195	Tomoka Marathon Ormond Beach, FL	10.3%	38
196	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	10.3%	82
197	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	10.3%	22
198	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	10.3%	108
199	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	10.2%	12
200	Grand Forks Marathon Grand Forks, ND	10.1%	14
201	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	10.1%	32
202	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	10.1%	132
203	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	10%	107
204	Circular Logic Marathon Seymour, IN	10%	1
205	Marathon Mamu Sept Iles, QC	10%	1
206	Top of Michigan Marathon Harbor Springs, MI	10%	8
207	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	9.9%	44
208	Bucks County Marathon Yardley, PA	9.9%	13
209	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	9.9%	88
210	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	9.9%	17
211	Mercedes Marathon Birmingham, AL	9.9%	51
212	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	9.8%	18
213	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	9.8%	24
214	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	9.8%	134
215	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	9.8%	31
216	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	9.7%	12
217	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	9.6%	16
218	Salisbury Marathon Salisbury, MD	9.6%	19
219	Canton Hall of Fame Marathon Canton, OH	9.6%	28
220	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	9.6%	19
221	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	9.5%	37
222	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	9.5%	13
223	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	9.5%	9
224	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	9.5%	85
225	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	9.5%	122
226	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	9.4%	74
227	Pacific Crest Marathon Sunriver, OR	9.3%	4
228	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	9.3%	5
229	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	9.2%	4,934
230	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	9.2%	99
231	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	9.1%	12
232	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	9.1%	13
233	Mighty Mutt Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	9.1%	1
234	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	9%	50
235	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	8.9%	85
236	Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon Tempe, AZ	8.8%	129
237	City of Trees Marathon Boise, ID	8.8%	8
238	Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Springfield, MO	8.8%	27
239	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	8.8%	315
240	Five Points of Life Marathon Gainesville, FL	8.7%	9
241	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	8.7%	17
242	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	8.6%	28
243	Swan Lake Marathon Viborg, SD	8.6%	3
244	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	8.6%	28
245	Pocono Mountain Run for the Red Marathon Stroudsburg, PA	8.5%	19
246	Cheyenne Marathon Cheyenne, WY	8.4%	13
247	Outer Banks Marathon Manteo, NC	8.4%	38
248	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	8.4%	153
249	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	8.3%	12
250	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	8.3%	31
251	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	8.3%	43
252	Oh Boy Marathon Waterbury, CT	8.3%	4
253	Tunnel Hill Marathon Vienna, IL	8.3%	6
254	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	8.3%	27
255	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	8.3%	13
256	Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy Marathon Ardmore, OK	8.3%	8
257	American Discovery Trail Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	8.2%	14
258	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	8.2%	13
259	Newport Rhode Races Marathon Newport, RI	8.2%	28
260	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	8.2%	15
261	Rails to Trails Marathon Norwalk, WI	8.2%	4
262	Sun Marathon Santa Clara, UT	8.2%	8
263	Monster Mash Marathon Dover, DE	8.1%	10
264	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	8.1%	51
265	Boring Marathon Gresham, OR	8.1%	6
266	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	8.1%	14
267	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	8.1%	24
268	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	8.1%	78
269	Boundary Bay Marathon Delta, BC	8%	9
270	Mt. Sneffels Marathon Ridgway, CO	8%	4
271	Wolverine Canyon Marathon Blackfoot, ID	8%	2
272	Appletree Marathon Vancouver, WA	8%	11
273	Sandia Crest Marathon Albuquerque, NM	8%	18
274	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	7.9%	536
275	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	7.9%	14
276	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	7.9%	15
277	Main to Main Marathon Osage, IA	7.9%	3
278	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	7.8%	48
279	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	7.8%	13
280	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	7.8%	28
281	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	7.8%	15
282	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	7.8%	46
283	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	7.8%	137
284	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	7.8%	6
285	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	7.8%	19
286	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	7.7%	326
287	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	7.7%	2
288	Whitefish Marathon Whitefish, MT	7.7%	3
289	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	7.7%	15
290	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	7.6%	31
291	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	7.6%	13
292	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	7.6%	55
293	Paavo Marathon Hurley, WI	7.6%	5
294	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	7.5%	12
295	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	7.5%	3
296	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	7.4%	103
297	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	7.4%	6
298	Queens Marathon (Spring) Queens, NY	7.4%	12
299	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	7.4%	4
300	Down the Mountain Marathon Damascus, VA	7.4%	2
301	Bakersfield Marathon Bakersfield, CA	7.4%	20
302	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	7.4%	15
303	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	7.4%	64
304	Downtown River Run Marathon Reno, NV	7.4%	5
305	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	7.3%	8
306	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	7.3%	18
307	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	7.2%	80
308	Northern Ohio Marathon Mentor, OH	7.2%	17
309	Mesa Falls Marathon Ashton, ID	7.2%	8
310	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	7.2%	8
311	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	7.2%	9
312	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	7.1%	22
313	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	7.1%	10
314	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	7.1%	16
315	Soldier Marathon Ft. Benning, GA	7.1%	22
316	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	7%	4
317	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	6.9%	5
318	Hamilton NightGlow Marathon Hamilton, OH	6.9%	5
319	Arizona Road Runners Desert Classic Marathon Surprise, AZ	6.9%	2
320	Embrace Winter Run Marathon Ottawa, ON	6.9%	2
321	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	6.9%	2
322	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	6.9%	5
323	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	6.8%	11
324	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	6.8%	3
325	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	6.8%	5
326	Charleston Marathon Charleston, SC	6.8%	54
327	Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon New Orleans, LA	6.7%	95
328	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	6.7%	21
329	Bay of Fundy Marathon Lubec , ME	6.7%	9
330	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	6.7%	1
331	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	6.6%	61
332	Run Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	6.6%	11
333	Little Apple Marathon Manhattan, KS	6.6%	6
334	Western Pacific Marathon Fremont, CA	6.6%	10
335	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	6.6%	13
336	Run4Troops Marathon Dubuque, IA	6.6%	15
337	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	6.5%	63
338	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	6.5%	10
339	Grand Lake Marathon Celina, OH	6.5%	7
340	Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT	6.4%	13
341	Rock n Roll Washington DC Marathon Washington, DC	6.4%	113
342	Roxbury Marathon Roxbury, CT	6.4%	3
343	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	6.4%	12
344	Palmetto Bluff Marathon Bluffton, SC	6.4%	4
345	Marthas Vineyard Marathon Marthas Vineyard, MA	6.3%	26
346	Cowtown Marathon Fort Worth, TX	6.3%	69
347	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	6.3%	6
348	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	6.3%	4
349	Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	6.2%	19
350	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	6.2%	217
351	Casper Marathon Casper, WY	6.2%	7
352	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	6.1%	13
353	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	6.1%	3
354	Barrel Marathon Peoria, IL	6.1%	9
355	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	6.1%	75
356	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	6.1%	16
357	Wicked Marathon Wamego, KS	6.1%	4
358	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	6%	10
359	University of Okoboji Marathon Okoboji, IA	6%	3
360	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	6%	205
361	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	6%	16
362	Bizz Johnson Marathon Susanville, CA	6%	4
363	Dutchess County Classic Marathon Poughkeepsie, NY	6%	5
364	Long View Marathon Loveland, CO	5.9%	13
365	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	5.9%	2
366	Greater Binghamton Marathon Vestal, NY	5.9%	2
367	SoCal Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	5.9%	4
368	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	5.9%	39
369	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	5.8%	21
370	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	5.8%	36
371	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	5.8%	90
372	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	5.8%	18
373	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	5.8%	25
374	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	5.8%	7
375	USA Womens Marathon Palm Desert, CA	5.7%	8
376	Greenbrier River Trail Marathon Cass, WV	5.7%	10
377	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	5.6%	42
378	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	5.6%	178
379	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	5.5%	16
380	Morgantown Marathon Morgantown, WV	5.5%	11
381	Rock n Roll Montreal Marathon Montreal, QC	5.5%	132
382	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	5.5%	122
383	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	5.5%	14
384	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	5.5%	214
385	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	5.5%	82
386	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	5.5%	12
387	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	5.4%	143
388	Runners Marathon of Reston Reston, VA	5.4%	9
389	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	5.4%	8
390	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	5.4%	3
391	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	5.3%	93
392	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	5.3%	3
393	Marathon by the Sea Saint John, NB	5.3%	4
394	Bozeman Marathon Bozeman, MT	5.3%	10
395	St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon St. Petersburg, FL	5.2%	7
396	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	5.2%	6
397	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	5.2%	6
398	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	5.2%	47
399	Fort4Fitness Marathon Fort Wayne, IN	5.1%	9
400	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	5%	28
401	Amarillo Marathon Amarillo, TX	5%	1
402	First National Bank of Wakefield Marathon Wakefield, MI	5%	1
403	Madeline Island Marathon La Pointe, WI	5%	4
404	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	4.9%	26
405	Pilgrim Pacer Run Marathon Shawnee, KS	4.9%	3
406	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	4.9%	68
407	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	4.9%	47
408	Colorado Springs Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	4.9%	12
409	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	4.9%	5
410	Brooklyn Marathon Brooklyn, NY	4.8%	32
411	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	4.8%	2
412	Running with the Bears Marathon Chico, CA	4.8%	2
413	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4.7%	83
414	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	4.7%	10
415	Morgan Valley Marathon Morgan, UT	4.6%	5
416	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	4.6%	6
417	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	4.6%	56
418	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	4.6%	79
419	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	4.6%	1
420	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden Lake, ID	4.6%	2
421	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	4.6%	2
422	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	4.6%	10
423	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	4.5%	161
424	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	4.4%	4
425	Jekyll Island Marathon Jekyll Island, GA	4.4%	8
426	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	4.4%	11
427	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	4.4%	1
428	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	4.4%	5
429	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	4.4%	1
430	Daufuskie Island Marathon Daufuskie Island, SC	4.4%	1
431	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	4.3%	28
432	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	4.3%	68
433	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	4.3%	61
434	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	4.2%	98
435	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	4.2%	20
436	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	4.2%	3
437	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	4.2%	6
438	Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon Covington, VA	4.2%	3
439	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	4.2%	1
440	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	4.2%	8
441	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	4.2%	18
442	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	4.1%	10
443	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	4.1%	5
444	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	4%	18
445	Arkansas Marathon Booneville, AR	4%	1
446	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	4%	9
447	Magnolia Marathon Meridian, MS	4%	2
448	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	4%	17
449	Broomfield Trails Marathon Broomfield, CO	4%	3
450	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	3.9%	13
451	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	3.9%	2
452	Antelope Island Marathon Antelope Island, UT	3.9%	2
453	Boogie Marathon Ellerbe, NC	3.9%	1
454	Wattle Waddle Marathon Seattle, WA	3.9%	1
455	Rock n Roll Savannah Marathon Savannah, GA	3.7%	54
456	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	3.7%	1
457	Youngstown Marathon Youngstown, OH	3.7%	5
458	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	3.7%	7
459	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	3.7%	18
460	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	3.6%	22
461	Papa Loco Marathon Conway, AR	3.6%	1
462	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	3.6%	9
463	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	3.6%	13
464	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	3.6%	23
465	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	3.6%	12
466	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	3.5%	183
467	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	3.5%	9
468	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	3.4%	96
469	Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	3.4%	52
470	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	3.3%	1
471	New Years (Day) Double Marathon Allen, TX	3.3%	1
472	BHM 26.2 Marathon Birmingham, AL	3.3%	6
473	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	3.3%	7
474	Silo District Marathon Waco, TX	3.3%	11
475	Kona Marathon Kailua-Kona, HI	3.3%	6
476	Millinocket Marathon Millinocket, ME	3.2%	6
477	St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	3.2%	32
478	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	3.2%	4
479	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	3.2%	3
480	Miracle Match Marathon Waco, TX	3.1%	3
481	All American Marathon Fort Bragg, NC	3.1%	18
482	Rochester Marathon Rochester, NY	3%	8
483	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	3%	1
484	Run LoCo Marathon Loudon, TN	3%	1
485	Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	3%	55
486	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	3%	60
487	McAllen Marathon McAllen, TX	2.9%	4
488	Fort Smith Marathon Fort Smith, AR	2.8%	2
489	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	2.8%	37
490	Arlington Marathon Arlington, TX	2.8%	3
491	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	2.7%	3
492	Niagara Ultra Races Marathon Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	2.6%	3
493	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	2.5%	1
494	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	2.5%	1
495	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	2.5%	3
496	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	2.5%	4
497	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	2.5%	5
498	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	2.5%	5
499	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	2.4%	6
500	EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon Washington, DC	2.4%	1
501	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	2.4%	4
502	Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon Groveton, TX	2.4%	1
503	Race the Lake Marathon Cooperstown, NY	2.4%	1
504	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	2.3%	3
505	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	2.3%	36
506	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	2.2%	1
507	Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	2.2%	45
508	SoJo Marathon South Jordan, UT	2.2%	2
509	Shawnee Marathon Harrisburg, IL	2.2%	1
510	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	2.2%	1
511	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	2.1%	5
512	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	2.1%	2
513	Estes Park Marathon Estes Park, CO	2.1%	2
514	Death Valley Marathon Death Valley, CA	2.1%	2
515	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	2.1%	422
516	All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon Westminster, CO	2%	1
517	Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon San Antonio, TX	2%	9
518	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	2%	2
519	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	1.9%	3
520	Lubbock Marathon Lubbock, TX	1.8%	2
521	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	1.8%	1
522	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	1.7%	5
523	New Years (Eve) Double Marathon Allen, TX	1.7%	1
524	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	1.7%	312
525	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	1.6%	1
526	Omaha Marathon Omaha, NE	1.6%	3
527	Lake Tahoe Marathon South Lake Tahoe, CA	1.5%	3
528	Hachie Marathon Waxahachie, TX	1.5%	1
529	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	1.5%	174
530	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	1.1%	1
531	Maui Marathon Kaanapali, HI	1.1%	4
532	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	1.1%	205
533	Red Rock Canyon Marathon Las Vegas, NV	1.1%	1
534	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	1%	1
535	Kauai Marathon Poipu, HI	0.9%	2
536	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	0.2%	1
537	Labor of Love Marathon Las Vegas, NV	0%	0
538	Mid-South Marathon Wynne, AR	0%	0
539	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	0%	0
540	Pine Line Trail Marathon Medford, WI	0%	0
541	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	0%	0
542	Totem to Totem Marathon Skidegate, BC	0%	0
543	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	0%	0
544	Bearfest Marathon Wrangell, AK	0%	0
545	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	0%	0
546	Breckenridge Road Marathon Breckenridge, CO	0%	0
547	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
548	Harlingen Marathon Harlingen, TX	0%	0
549	Heart and Sole Marathon Jonesboro, AR	0%	0
550	Noland Trail Marathon Newport News, VA	0%	0
551	Star of the North Marathon Malone, NY	0%	0
552	Bling in the New Year Marathon Snohomish, WA	0%	0
553	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
554	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
555	Elk City Rodeo Run Marathon Elk City, OK	0%	0
556	Olander Marathon Sylvania, OH	0%	0

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