Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Featured Races

Date	Race
May 18, 2025	Windermere Marathon Spokane, Washington Enjoy a scenic course along the Centennial Trail in beautiful Spokane, WA.
January 25, 2025	lululemon Classic City Marathon Athens, GA Still time to register and run with us!
June 7, 2025	God’s Country Marathon Race Series Potter County, Pennsylvania Traverses through scenic north central Pennsylvania. 50th year anniversary. Boston Qualifier.
April 26, 2025	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT Voted "Best Running Event in Utah" w/ 6 Events to Choose From!
September 28, 2025	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.

Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2024)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2024. 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 54,749 11.3%

Canada 3,667 9.5%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	54,749	11.3%
Canada	3,667	9.5%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by Number of BQs (2024)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	42.7%	10,908
2	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	14%	7,298
3	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	8.7%	4,803
4	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	24.8%	2,075
5	Gold Coast Marathon Southport, AU	16.1%	1,392
6	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	16.9%	1,253
7	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	16.4%	1,224
8	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	18%	1,015
9	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	7.7%	957
10	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	26.1%	785
11	REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon Las Vegas, NV	41.4%	705
12	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	4.1%	665
13	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	23.9%	628
14	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	8.8%	553
15	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	10.7%	540
16	Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, ON	10.9%	520
17	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	2.4%	494
18	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	8%	488
19	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	6.6%	445
20	Jersey City Marathon Jersey City, NJ	18.7%	435
21	REVEL White Mountains Marathon Conway, NH	25.6%	431
22	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	24.8%	410
23	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	38.9%	397
24	Toronto Marathon Toronto, ON	12.3%	365
25	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	9.2%	355
26	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	18.8%	344
27	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	39.9%	340
28	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	8.2%	319
29	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	21%	305
30	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	33.7%	280
31	U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon (2024) Orlando, FL	100%	267
32	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	26.4%	260
33	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	14.2%	257
34	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	19.4%	254
35	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	7.3%	249
36	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	22.9%	247
37	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	20.1%	241
38	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	34.6%	235
39	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	6.4%	230
40	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	5.6%	229
41	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	4.2%	228
42	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	16.1%	214
43	REVEL Rockies Marathon Morrison, CO	23.1%	213
44	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	3.7%	211
45	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	30.1%	211
46	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	5.7%	208
47	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	14.5%	207
48	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	10%	200
49	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	24.5%	200
50	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	15.3%	185
51	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	4.5%	184
52	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	33.5%	180
53	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	8%	178
54	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	6.2%	177
55	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	18.6%	167
56	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	11.3%	166
57	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	0.9%	162
58	Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	7.4%	158
59	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	14.7%	158
60	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	9.5%	157
61	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	11.2%	155
62	Every Womans Marathon Savannah, GA	3.6%	155
63	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	70.8%	150
64	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	1.2%	149
65	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	9.7%	142
66	Georgina Marathon Georgina, ON	41.7%	140
67	Cheap Marathon Derry, NH	35.3%	139
68	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	8.9%	138
69	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	25.9%	136
70	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	7.3%	135
71	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	5%	129
72	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	8.4%	129
73	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	10.2%	129
74	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	12.3%	129
75	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	3.8%	129
76	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	10.3%	125
77	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	10.3%	123
78	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	12.2%	122
79	Newport Rhode Races Marathon Newport, RI	12.5%	122
80	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	67.2%	121
81	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	14.1%	118
82	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	18%	117
83	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	13.3%	116
84	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	3.3%	112
85	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	55.2%	112
86	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	8.4%	111
87	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	13.7%	110
88	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	6.9%	110
89	Jim Thorpe Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	20.5%	109
90	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	11.1%	108
91	Montreal Marathon Montreal, QC	2.8%	106
92	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	11.4%	102
93	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	27%	100
94	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	17%	97
95	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	35.3%	97
96	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	4.7%	95
97	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	10.7%	95
98	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	4.6%	95
99	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	16.7%	93
100	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	8.4%	92
101	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	7.8%	90
102	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	18%	90
103	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	9.5%	90
104	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	7.4%	88
105	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	26.1%	86
106	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	13.6%	85
107	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	5.3%	84
108	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	7.9%	82
109	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	59%	82
110	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	15.8%	81
111	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	16.2%	80
112	Super Marathon North Bend, WA	20.8%	80
113	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	4.3%	80
114	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	2.8%	79
115	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	5.5%	79
116	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	21.2%	78
117	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	4.8%	76
118	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	6.6%	76
119	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	3.8%	74
120	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	3.2%	71
121	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	11.4%	71
122	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	5.3%	71
123	Green Bay Marathon Green Bay, WI	10.2%	69
124	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	5.6%	69
125	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4.2%	68
126	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	9.6%	67
127	Jack and Jills Downhill (PA) Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	26.4%	67
128	Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	2.9%	65
129	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	7%	65
130	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	22%	63
131	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	14.7%	62
132	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	24.2%	62
133	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	2.4%	62
134	Cowtown Marathon Fort Worth, TX	4.3%	61
135	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	5.8%	61
136	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	21%	61
137	Greater St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	5%	60
138	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	13%	60
139	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	9.2%	59
140	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	4.5%	58
141	New England Green River Marathon Greenfield, MA	17.5%	57
142	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	9.8%	56
143	Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson Highland, NY	26.8%	56
144	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	8.5%	56
145	Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon Hilo, HI	41.7%	53
146	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	6.2%	52
147	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	9.5%	52
148	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	14.2%	51
149	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	5.3%	51
150	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	7.1%	50
151	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	5.4%	48
152	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	14%	48
153	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	8.3%	47
154	St. Lawrence Marathon Cornwall, ON	21.9%	47
155	Georgina Spring Fling Marathon Georgina, ON	29.2%	47
156	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	5.8%	46
157	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	12.8%	46
158	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	15.5%	46
159	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	12.8%	46
160	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	9%	45
161	Coast Guard Marathon Elizabeth City, NC	9%	43
162	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	3.7%	42
163	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	11.3%	42
164	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	4.8%	40
165	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	9.8%	40
166	Buckeye Marathon Buckeye, AZ	18.8%	39
167	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	8.4%	39
168	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	5.1%	37
169	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	5.6%	37
170	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	4.1%	36
171	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	13.1%	36
172	Salisbury Marathon Salisbury, MD	13.3%	36
173	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	8.6%	35
174	Boston or Bust Marathon Huntsville, AL	26.1%	35
175	Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	15.4%	35
176	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	29.4%	35
177	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	12.4%	35
178	York Marathon York, PA	17.1%	34
179	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	3.1%	34
180	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	5.9%	33
181	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	5.1%	33
182	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	8.7%	33
183	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	5.1%	32
184	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	13%	32
185	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	3.8%	32
186	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	5%	31
187	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	9.8%	31
188	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	10.5%	31
189	Course des Pompiers Marathon Laval, QC	8.5%	30
190	Sackets Harbor Marathon Sackets Harbor, NY	12%	30
191	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	24.6%	30
192	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	18.1%	30
193	Hyannis Marathon Hyannis, MA	23%	29
194	Haunted Forest Marathon Canal Fulton, OH	16.5%	29
195	La Crosse Marathon La Crosse, WI	15.3%	29
196	Jekyll Island Marathon Jekyll Island, GA	11.6%	29
197	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	11.2%	29
198	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	20.4%	28
199	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	5%	28
200	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	6.6%	27
201	lululemon Classic City Marathon Athens, GA	7.4%	27
202	Appletree Marathon Vancouver, WA	15.5%	27
203	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	13.6%	27
204	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	7.2%	27
205	Tidewater Strider Marathon Chesapeake, VA	25%	27
206	Brew City Marathon Milwaukee, WI	11.1%	27
207	Millennium Meadows Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	16.4%	27
208	Ocean City Running Festival Marathon Ocean City, MD	8%	27
209	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	10.9%	26
210	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	17.8%	26
211	Salina Crossroads Marathon Salina, KS	5.9%	26
212	St. Lukes D and L RaceFest Marathon Allentown, PA	8.8%	26
213	Steel Rail Marathon Pittsfield, MA	16.8%	25
214	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	33.8%	25
215	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	11.4%	25
216	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	4.9%	24
217	Lock 2 Lock Marathon Williamsport, MD	18.8%	24
218	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	7.5%	24
219	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	8.1%	24
220	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	4.3%	24
221	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	7.6%	23
222	St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon St. Petersburg, FL	5.8%	23
223	Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon, SK	9.8%	23
224	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	10.1%	23
225	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	11.6%	23
226	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	5.6%	23
227	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	14.8%	23
228	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	3.7%	23
229	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	7.8%	22
230	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	15.6%	22
231	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	14%	22
232	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	6.8%	22
233	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	7.5%	22
234	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	14.3%	21
235	Shoreline Marathon Ventura, CA	11.9%	21
236	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	8.2%	21
237	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	5.4%	20
238	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	14%	20
239	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	13.2%	20
240	London OH Marathon London, OH	21.3%	20
241	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	11.8%	20
242	Des Moines St. Paddys Marathon Des Moines, IA	9.4%	19
243	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	9.9%	19
244	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	4.9%	19
245	Sun Marathon Santa Clara, UT	12%	19
246	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	9.1%	19
247	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	7.3%	19
248	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	3.9%	19
249	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	5.6%	18
250	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	10.3%	18
251	Florida Track Club Marathon Hawthorne, FL	48.7%	18
252	Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Springfield, MO	4.2%	17
253	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	21.5%	17
254	Mill Town Marathon Everett, WA	11.6%	17
255	Queens Marathon (Fall) Queens, NY	6.3%	17
256	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	4.9%	17
257	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	2.7%	17
258	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	5.4%	16
259	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	7.2%	16
260	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	10.3%	16
261	Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon Covington, VA	14.6%	16
262	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	8%	16
263	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	8.6%	16
264	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	5.2%	16
265	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	8.4%	15
266	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	3.8%	15
267	State 47 Las Cruces Marathon Las Cruces, NM	11.5%	15
268	Muskoka Marathon Bracebridge, ON	5.8%	15
269	Queens Marathon (Spring) Queens, NY	13%	15
270	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	13.3%	15
271	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	1.5%	15
272	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	2.3%	14
273	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	4.7%	14
274	Seaside Marathon Ventura, CA	15.6%	14
275	We Run this Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	10.7%	14
276	Bakersfield Marathon Bakersfield, CA	6.8%	14
277	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	16.3%	14
278	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	3.5%	14
279	Daufuskie Island Marathon Daufuskie Island, SC	9.6%	13
280	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	4.6%	13
281	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	4.5%	13
282	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	7%	13
283	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	18.6%	13
284	Sarasota Marathon Sarasota, FL	7.6%	13
285	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	5.9%	13
286	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	4.1%	13
287	Irving Frost Marathon Irving, TX	4.3%	13
288	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	4.1%	12
289	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	6.7%	12
290	Greenbrier River Trail Marathon Cass, WV	6.4%	12
291	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	14.1%	12
292	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	11%	12
293	Oak Ridge Qualifier Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	63.2%	12
294	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	12.2%	12
295	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	8.3%	12
296	Heartland Marathon Omaha, NE	4.4%	12
297	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	4.2%	12
298	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	4.7%	12
299	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	5.6%	11
300	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	8.1%	11
301	Bound for Boston Marathon Suwanee, GA	17.2%	11
302	Tidewater Striders Dismal Swamp Marathon Chesapeake, VA	15.1%	11
303	Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	78.6%	11
304	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	8%	11
305	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	18%	11
306	Logan City Marathon - Top of Utah Logan, UT	7.8%	11
307	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	13.4%	11
308	South Texas International Marathon Harlingen, TX	8.9%	11
309	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	5.4%	11
310	Bend Marathon Bend, OR	3.6%	11
311	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	2.4%	11
312	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	3%	11
313	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	2.4%	11
314	Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	2.3%	10
315	Long View Marathon Loveland, CO	8.2%	10
316	Whitefish Marathon Whitefish, MT	5.6%	10
317	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	6.4%	10
318	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	20.4%	10
319	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	5.7%	10
320	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	14.1%	10
321	Great Bangor Marathon Bangor, ME	11.4%	10
322	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	7.5%	10
323	Historic Drawbridge Running Festival Marathon St. Michaels, MD	9.4%	10
324	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	8.3%	10
325	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	6%	10
326	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	6.1%	10
327	Boundary Bay Marathon Delta, BC	4.9%	10
328	Millinocket Marathon Millinocket, ME	5%	9
329	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	6.2%	9
330	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	3.5%	9
331	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	6.3%	9
332	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	13.9%	9
333	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	10.2%	9
334	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	15.5%	9
335	Paavo Nurmi Marathon Hurley, WI	10%	9
336	Central Florida Legends Marathon DeBary, FL	6.9%	9
337	Bears Ears Marathon Bluff, UT	11.8%	9
338	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	5.4%	9
339	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	10.7%	9
340	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	10.7%	9
341	Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon San Antonio, TX	1.9%	9
342	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	2.6%	8
343	Colorado Springs Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	2.2%	8
344	Lubbock Marathon Lubbock, TX	6.9%	8
345	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	14.3%	8
346	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	14.3%	8
347	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	12.3%	8
348	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	4.8%	8
349	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	12.7%	8
350	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	17.8%	8
351	Railway Marathon Fultondale, AL	11.4%	8
352	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	5.8%	8
353	Cape Breton Fiddlers Run Marathon Sydney, NS	12.5%	8
354	Casper Marathon Casper, WY	8.6%	8
355	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	12.9%	8
356	Madeline Island Marathon La Pointe, WI	8.6%	8
357	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	4.5%	8
358	McAllen Marathon McAllen, TX	4.4%	7
359	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	5.7%	7
360	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	5%	7
361	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	5.5%	7
362	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	10.8%	7
363	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	28%	7
364	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	6.5%	7
365	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	3.6%	7
366	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	4.2%	7
367	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	5.3%	7
368	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	1.3%	6
369	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	3%	6
370	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	5.2%	6
371	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	6.7%	6
372	Muddy River Marathon Cape Girardeau, MO	6.7%	6
373	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	4.9%	6
374	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	13.6%	6
375	Great Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, ME	17.7%	6
376	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	10.9%	6
377	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	3%	6
378	EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon Washington, DC	5.1%	6
379	Lagerhead Marathon Ottawa, KS	7.9%	5
380	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	2.5%	5
381	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	4.1%	5
382	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	4.4%	5
383	MISH Waterfront Marathon Gladstone, MI	8.2%	5
384	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	5.3%	5
385	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	11.4%	5
386	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	5.9%	5
387	Northwoods Escape Marathon Minocqua, WI	8.5%	5
388	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	2.3%	5
389	Fall Equinox Marathon Fort Collins, CO	3.4%	5
390	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	1.9%	5
391	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	2.3%	5
392	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	1.8%	4
393	Pocono Mountains Marathon Greentown, PA	5.4%	4
394	Niagara Ultra Races Marathon Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	3.3%	4
395	Boring Marathon Gresham, OR	6.6%	4
396	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	7.6%	4
397	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	10.3%	4
398	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	6.4%	4
399	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	3.2%	4
400	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	12.5%	4
401	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	8.5%	4
402	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	6.1%	4
403	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	9.1%	4
404	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	13.3%	4
405	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	4.3%	4
406	Xenia Avenue Marathon Brooklyn Park, MN	7.3%	4
407	Run the River Marathon Kennewick, WA	5.3%	4
408	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	2.5%	4
409	Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon Ottawa, ON	2.5%	4
410	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	1.9%	4
411	County Marathon Picton, ON	3.3%	4
412	Boulderthon - Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO	0.3%	4
413	Harlingen Marathon Harlingen, TX	3.3%	3
414	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	3.8%	3
415	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	4.5%	3
416	Millbrook Marathon Millbrook, NY	2.6%	3
417	Gandy Dancer Marathon Luck, WI	4.9%	3
418	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	4.8%	3
419	Alpha Win Ave Maria Marathon Ave Maria, FL	6.8%	3
420	Jewel of the Valley Marathon Yakima, WA	5.8%	3
421	Mid-South Marathon Wynne, AR	12.5%	3
422	SoCal Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	2.4%	3
423	Northeast Kingdom Marathon Island Pond, VT	6%	3
424	Idaho Running Company Marathon Boise, ID	12%	3
425	Bound for Boston (Milwaukee) Marathon Menomonee Falls, WI	20%	3
426	Bound for Boston (Las Vegas) Marathon Henderson, NV	60%	3
427	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	7.7%	3
428	Run for the Elk Marathon Emporium, PA	7.7%	3
429	Chessie Trail Marathon Lexington, VA	3.1%	3
430	Cedar Creek Marathon Columbia Falls, MT	6.4%	3
431	Conquer the Canyon Marathon Wellsboro, PA	5.3%	3
432	Moonlight on the Falls Marathon Davis, WV	2.9%	3
433	Kauai Marathon Poipu, HI	0.9%	3
434	Race the Lake Marathon Cooperstown, NY	2.8%	3
435	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	1.9%	3
436	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	1.1%	2
437	Honoring Our Heroes Marathon Rolla, MO	3%	2
438	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	4.3%	2
439	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	2.2%	2
440	Little Apple Marathon Manhattan, KS	3.1%	2
441	Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Marathon Ohiopyle, PA	4.6%	2
442	Laredo Marathon Laredo, TX	5.4%	2
443	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	5.6%	2
444	IronHorse Marathon Riceville, IA	4.9%	2
445	Victory Marathon Hillsdale, IN	5.1%	2
446	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	2.7%	2
447	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	1.5%	2
448	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	8%	2
449	Barbeque Bash Quarters Marathon Spencerport, NY	28.6%	2
450	RYR Endurance Marathon (Saturday) Owensboro, KY	22.2%	2
451	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	6.5%	2
452	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	4.8%	2
453	Papa Loco Marathon Conway, AR	5.9%	2
454	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	2.3%	2
455	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	2.3%	2
456	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	3.2%	2
457	BHM 26.2 Marathon Birmingham, AL	1.3%	2
458	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	1.2%	2
459	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	0.7%	1
460	St. Patricks Marathon Washington, DC	1.5%	1
461	Bizz Johnson Marathon Susanville, CA	2.5%	1
462	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	6.3%	1
463	St. Joseph Missouri Marathon St. Joseph, MO	1.3%	1
464	Bound for Boston (Seattle) Marathon Olympia, WA	20%	1
465	Non Cancelled Marathon Oconomowoc, WI	7.1%	1
466	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	3.7%	1
467	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	1%	1
468	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	2.1%	1
469	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	2.1%	1
470	Original Las Vegas Marathon Henderson, NV	1.3%	1
471	Hoover Dam Marathon Boulder City, NV	0%	0
472	Run the Rainbow for Childrens Marathon Jackson, MS	0%	0
473	Old Forge Marathon Old Forge, NY	0%	0
474	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	0%	0
475	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	0%	0
476	Holloman Ace of Races Marathon Alamogordo, NM	0%	0
477	ZombieRunner Halloween Marathon San Jose, CA	0%	0
478	Justice Run Marathon Fort Worth, TX	0%	0
479	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	0%	0
480	Raquette River Marathon Potsdam, NY	0%	0
481	Pistol Creek Run Marathon Alcoa, TN	0%	0
482	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	0%	0
483	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	0%	0
484	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	0%	0
485	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	0%	0
486	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
487	Mias Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
488	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	0%	0
489	King Salmon Marathon Cordova, AK	0%	0
490	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	0%	0
491	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
492	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	0%	0
493	Williston Marathon Williston, ND	0%	0
494	RYR Endurance Marathon (Sunday) Owensboro, KY	0%	0
495	Drumheller Marathon Seattle, WA	0%	0

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