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Featured Races

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

Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2025)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2025. 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 58,023 10.8%

Canada 2,561 8.1%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	58,023	10.8%
Canada	2,561	8.1%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by Number of BQs (2025)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	45%	12,813
2	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	16.1%	8,761
3	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	10.4%	6,161
4	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	30.2%	2,471
5	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	18.8%	1,253
6	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	8.7%	1,092
7	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	13.2%	1,046
8	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	3.4%	1,021
9	REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon Las Vegas, NV	38.7%	931
10	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	11.5%	865
11	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	16.8%	637
12	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	15.6%	497
13	Jersey City Marathon Jersey City, NJ	16.2%	485
14	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	2.1%	455
15	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	6.5%	445
16	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	6.1%	443
17	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	8.4%	416
18	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	21.6%	379
19	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	8.6%	375
20	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	32.6%	360
21	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	15.2%	310
22	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	19.2%	310
23	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	9.3%	299
24	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	4.3%	298
25	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	24.6%	295
26	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	6.7%	278
27	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	22.9%	260
28	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	33.5%	257
29	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	5.4%	252
30	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	12.6%	249
31	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	21.9%	239
32	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon - 2025 North Bend, WA	32.2%	230
33	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	32.2%	230
34	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	4.8%	226
35	REVEL White Mountains Marathon Conway, NH	19%	217
36	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	15.6%	210
37	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	17.3%	195
38	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	13.2%	195
39	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	2.9%	188
40	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	24%	187
41	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	23.1%	186
42	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	4.8%	185
43	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	0.8%	184
44	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	9.4%	180
45	Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	10.4%	177
46	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	68.5%	174
47	Cheap Marathon Derry, NH	31.3%	172
48	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	11.2%	171
49	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	4.1%	169
50	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	4.4%	168
51	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	8.9%	168
52	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	18.2%	162
53	Phoenix Marathon Phoenix, AZ	6.3%	149
54	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	10.8%	143
55	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	25.9%	141
56	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	4.6%	138
57	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	5.5%	136
58	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	4.5%	136
59	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	18.9%	131
60	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	16.2%	130
61	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	7.6%	130
62	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	10.5%	127
63	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	9.3%	124
64	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	12.6%	123
65	Boston or Bust Marathon Huntsville, AL	79.7%	122
66	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	8.6%	122
67	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	3.4%	121
68	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	5.6%	121
69	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	3.6%	120
70	Marathon Project (Gold Wave) Chandler, AZ	81.6%	120
71	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	10.6%	117
72	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	6%	116
73	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	30.3%	116
74	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	1.9%	115
75	Every Womans Marathon New Orleans, LA	2.9%	114
76	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	6%	114
77	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	9.1%	111
78	Georgina Marathon Georgina, ON	25.4%	110
79	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	7.3%	110
80	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	9.3%	107
81	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	14.4%	101
82	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	8.7%	101
83	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	7.4%	98
84	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	10.3%	98
85	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	4.9%	97
86	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	10.8%	97
87	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	21.7%	97
88	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	8.9%	96
89	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	0.8%	95
90	McKirdy Micro Marathon (Breaking 3) Valley Cottage, NY	81.6%	93
91	St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	7.8%	92
92	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	5.8%	91
93	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	4.7%	91
94	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	7%	91
95	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	7.7%	89
96	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4.5%	89
97	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	24.2%	89
98	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	14.8%	89
99	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	7.7%	89
100	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	14.1%	89
101	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	3.4%	89
102	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	32.7%	86
103	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	9.1%	86
104	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	66.7%	84
105	Jim Thorpe Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	14.7%	84
106	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	16.1%	82
107	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	3.6%	81
108	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	57.3%	79
109	Marathon Project (Pro) Chandler, AZ	100%	78
110	Super Hyak Marathon North Bend, WA	19%	78
111	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	6.6%	77
112	Wicked Fast Marathon (Friday) Jim Thorpe, PA	47.2%	77
113	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	7.7%	71
114	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	7.7%	70
115	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	12.6%	69
116	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	8.9%	69
117	Newport Rhode Races Marathon Newport, RI	6.2%	68
118	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	5.9%	68
119	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	13.9%	66
120	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	11.4%	65
121	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	6.1%	63
122	San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	1.9%	63
123	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	10%	61
124	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	12.9%	60
125	Georgina Spring Fling Marathon Georgina, ON	25.4%	60
126	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	7.1%	58
127	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	2.3%	57
128	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	13.4%	57
129	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	17%	57
130	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	7.8%	55
131	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	6.4%	52
132	Cowtown Marathon Fort Worth, TX	3%	52
133	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	4.3%	51
134	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	13.5%	51
135	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	5.4%	51
136	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	3.1%	50
137	Boulderthon - Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO	2.5%	50
138	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	4.3%	49
139	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	16.1%	48
140	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	2.9%	47
141	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	14.5%	47
142	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	6.8%	45
143	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	1.5%	45
144	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	14.3%	44
145	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	8.6%	44
146	Haunted Forest Marathon Canal Fulton, OH	17.4%	43
147	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	13.2%	43
148	Epic Marathon Green Bay, WI	10.7%	42
149	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	11.2%	42
150	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	6.5%	41
151	New England Green River Marathon Greenfield, MA	11.8%	41
152	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	8.4%	41
153	St. Lawrence Marathon Cornwall, ON	15%	41
154	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	12.1%	40
155	Course des Pompiers Marathon Laval, QC	8.4%	40
156	D and L RaceFest Marathon Allentown, PA	10.3%	40
157	Sackets Harbor Marathon Sackets Harbor, NY	12.3%	40
158	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	5.6%	40
159	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	5.1%	39
160	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	4.4%	39
161	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	15.9%	38
162	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	4.5%	38
163	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	2.4%	37
164	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	1.4%	37
165	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	9.1%	36
166	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	4.4%	36
167	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	11.5%	36
168	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	21.8%	36
169	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	10%	36
170	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	12.2%	35
171	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	9.5%	35
172	Hyannis Marathon Hyannis, MA	9.1%	35
173	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	3.3%	35
174	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	5.3%	35
175	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	3.7%	35
176	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	15.8%	34
177	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	2.7%	33
178	Coast Guard Marathon Elizabeth City, NC	6.8%	33
179	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	3.4%	33
180	Salina Crossroads Marathon Salina, KS	6%	33
181	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	7.3%	32
182	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	7.3%	32
183	La Crosse Marathon La Crosse, WI	15.1%	32
184	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	5.9%	32
185	Garmin Marathon - Tucson Tucson, AZ	6.9%	31
186	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	6.6%	31
187	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	6.8%	31
188	Salisbury Marathon Salisbury, MD	12.2%	31
189	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	13.4%	31
190	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	11.1%	31
191	Tidewater Striders Dismal Swamp Marathon Chesapeake, VA	22.6%	30
192	Buckeye Marathon Buckeye, AZ	12.7%	30
193	Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Springfield, MO	6.3%	30
194	Tidewater Strider Marathon Chesapeake, VA	20.4%	29
195	Wicked Fast (PA) Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	13.7%	28
196	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	12.5%	27
197	Sioux Falls Marathon Sioux Falls, SD	6.7%	27
198	Millennium Meadows Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	16.3%	26
199	Run Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	8.8%	26
200	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	2.9%	26
201	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	4.6%	25
202	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	10%	25
203	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	14%	24
204	York Marathon York, PA	12.3%	24
205	McKirdy Micro Marathon (MicroOTQ) Valley Cottage, NY	100%	24
206	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	13.7%	24
207	Queens Marathon (Fall) Queens, NY	7.8%	24
208	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	5.7%	24
209	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	10.4%	23
210	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	3.9%	22
211	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	6.4%	22
212	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	9.8%	22
213	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	25.9%	22
214	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	7.4%	22
215	Classic City Marathon Athens, GA	5.7%	22
216	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	5.1%	21
217	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	8.1%	21
218	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	10.5%	21
219	Providence Rhode Races Marathon Providence, RI	5.6%	21
220	Steel Rail Marathon Pittsfield, MA	18.6%	21
221	Appletree Marathon Vancouver, WA	12.6%	21
222	Ocean City Running Festival Marathon Ocean City, MD	5.8%	21
223	Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson Highland, NY	7.9%	21
224	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	5%	21
225	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	4.1%	21
226	Bakersfield Marathon Bakersfield, CA	5.9%	20
227	Irving Frost Marathon Irving, TX	4.2%	20
228	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	4.7%	19
229	Wicked Fast (MT) Marathon Pine Creek, MT	12.3%	19
230	Charles River Marathon Invitational Boston, MA	21.4%	19
231	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	18.3%	19
232	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	7.5%	19
233	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	20.9%	19
234	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	9.1%	19
235	Sun Marathon Santa Clara, UT	11.1%	19
236	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	21.3%	19
237	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	6%	19
238	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	5%	19
239	Garmin Toledo Marathon Toledo, OH	5.2%	19
240	St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon St. Petersburg, FL	3.6%	18
241	County Marathon Picton, ON	9.3%	18
242	Thumb Coast Marathon Port Austin, MI	8.9%	18
243	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	2.6%	18
244	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	4.5%	18
245	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	5.5%	17
246	London OH Marathon London, OH	24.3%	17
247	Fox Cities Marathon Appleton, WI	3.1%	17
248	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	8.3%	17
249	Gobbler Grind Marathon Overland Park, KS	7.8%	17
250	Brew City Marathon Milwaukee, WI	7.2%	17
251	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	5.9%	17
252	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	7%	16
253	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	4.2%	16
254	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	3.2%	16
255	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	10.7%	16
256	Shoreline Marathon Ventura, CA	8.5%	16
257	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	10.9%	16
258	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	2.9%	15
259	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	6.5%	15
260	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	5%	15
261	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	3.2%	15
262	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	5.1%	15
263	Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon Hilo, HI	13.4%	15
264	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	1.7%	14
265	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	3.3%	14
266	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	7.8%	14
267	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	11.2%	14
268	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	6.1%	14
269	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	13.1%	14
270	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	4.8%	14
271	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	8.3%	14
272	Omaha Marathon Omaha, NE	3.9%	14
273	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	3.2%	14
274	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	8.5%	14
275	Maui Marathon Kaanapali, HI	3.1%	13
276	Boundary Bay Marathon Delta, BC	6.7%	13
277	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	12.5%	13
278	We Run this Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	13.4%	13
279	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	6.2%	13
280	Bound for Boston Marathon Suwanee, GA	15.3%	13
281	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	3.9%	13
282	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	2.4%	12
283	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	2.5%	12
284	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	9%	12
285	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	4.9%	12
286	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	3.4%	12
287	Whitefish Marathon Whitefish, MT	5.8%	12
288	Johnny Miles Marathon New Glasgow, NS	20%	12
289	Seaside Marathon Ventura, CA	10%	12
290	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	8.5%	12
291	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	16.9%	12
292	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	13.8%	12
293	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	11.2%	12
294	Des Moines St. Paddys Marathon Des Moines, IA	5.7%	12
295	Long View Marathon Loveland, CO	7%	11
296	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	8.5%	11
297	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	10.6%	11
298	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	15.3%	11
299	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	12.4%	11
300	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	8.7%	11
301	Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT	7.4%	11
302	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	9.7%	11
303	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	4.4%	11
304	Muskoka Marathon Bracebridge, ON	3.6%	11
305	Fort Wayne Marathon Fort Wayne, IN	9.5%	10
306	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	3.3%	10
307	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	5%	10
308	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	5.4%	10
309	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	3.1%	10
310	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	19.6%	10
311	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	8.1%	10
312	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	16.4%	10
313	MISH Waterfront Marathon Gladstone, MI	10.8%	10
314	Jekyll Island Marathon Jekyll Island, GA	3.4%	9
315	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	4.3%	9
316	SoCal Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	3.6%	9
317	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	12.9%	9
318	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	3%	9
319	Buzz Sawyer Western Maryland Marathon Hancock, MD	20.9%	9
320	McAllen Marathon McAllen, TX	6%	9
321	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	3%	9
322	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	3.3%	9
323	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	5.2%	9
324	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	2.4%	9
325	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	1.9%	8
326	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	14%	8
327	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	3.5%	8
328	Gandy Dancer Marathon Luck, WI	14.3%	8
329	Greenbrier River Trail Marathon Cass, WV	4.8%	8
330	Daufuskie Island Marathon Daufuskie Island, SC	5.5%	8
331	Oak Ridge Qualifier Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	72.7%	8
332	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	3.6%	8
333	Albuquerque Running Fiesta Marathon Albuquerque , NM	6%	8
334	Florida Track Club Mary Andrews Marathon Hawthorne, FL	28.6%	8
335	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	7.9%	8
336	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	4.7%	8
337	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	8.6%	8
338	State 47 Las Cruces Marathon Las Cruces, NM	4.8%	8
339	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	5.3%	8
340	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	4.7%	8
341	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	1.9%	7
342	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	3.3%	7
343	Bay of Fundy Marathon Lubec , ME	4.4%	7
344	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	5%	7
345	Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon Covington, VA	6.1%	7
346	EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon Washington, DC	10.6%	7
347	Bears Ears Marathon Bluff, UT	8.8%	7
348	Laredo Marathon Laredo, TX	10%	7
349	Great Bangor Marathon Bangor, ME	8.9%	7
350	Chessie Trail Marathon Lexington, VA	6.7%	7
351	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	23.3%	7
352	Run the River Marathon Kennewick, WA	5.5%	7
353	Millinocket Marathon Millinocket, ME	4.2%	7
354	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	2.4%	7
355	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	2.6%	6
356	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	3.9%	6
357	Three Sisters Marathon Danville, VA	5.4%	6
358	Madeline Island Marathon La Pointe, WI	6.9%	6
359	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	7%	6
360	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	10.5%	6
361	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	4.8%	6
362	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	8.1%	6
363	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	7.2%	6
364	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	14%	6
365	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	6.5%	6
366	Mill Town Marathon Everett, WA	5.7%	6
367	Central Florida Legends Marathon DeBary, FL	3.6%	6
368	Casper Marathon Casper, WY	5.5%	6
369	Historic Drawbridge Running Festival Marathon St. Michaels, MD	4.7%	6
370	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	3.7%	6
371	Colorado Springs Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	1.4%	6
372	Bend Marathon Bend, OR	1.9%	6
373	Lock 2 Lock Marathon Williamsport, MD	4.1%	5
374	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	3.7%	5
375	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	4.6%	5
376	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	10.4%	5
377	Papa Loco Marathon Conway, AR	9.3%	5
378	Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic Marathon Tallahassee, FL	13.9%	5
379	Cadillac Festival of Races Marathon Cadillac , MI	27.8%	5
380	Race the Lake Marathon Cooperstown, NY	5%	5
381	USA Womens Marathon Palm Desert, CA	15.2%	5
382	Heroes of America Marathon Columbus, GA	5%	5
383	Xenia Avenue Marathon Brooklyn Park, MN	13.5%	5
384	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	2.8%	5
385	Idaho Running Day Marathon Boise, ID	7.5%	5
386	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	2.5%	5
387	Northwoods Escape Marathon Minocqua, WI	8.3%	5
388	South Texas International Marathon Harlingen, TX	4.9%	5
389	Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon San Antonio, TX	1.1%	4
390	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	3.3%	4
391	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	2.9%	4
392	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	1.7%	4
393	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	2.4%	4
394	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	3.3%	4
395	Idaho Falls Marathon Idaho Falls, ID	4.9%	4
396	Community Strong Weekend Marathon Sault Ste. Marie, ON	16.7%	4
397	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	3.8%	4
398	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	3.8%	4
399	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	6.8%	4
400	Great Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, ME	10%	4
401	Bound for Boston (Las Vegas) Marathon Henderson, NV	33.3%	4
402	Fall Equinox Marathon Fort Collins, CO	4.2%	4
403	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	2.9%	4
404	Queens Marathon (Spring) Queens, NY	5.3%	4
405	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	2.5%	4
406	Brownsville Chief of Police Marathon Brownsville, TX	3.9%	4
407	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	1.6%	4
408	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	2.3%	3
409	St. Joseph Missouri Marathon St. Joseph, MO	3.5%	3
410	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	1.2%	3
411	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	6.8%	3
412	RYR Endurance Marathon (Sunday) Owensboro, KY	15.8%	3
413	Mid-South Marathon Wynne, AR	15%	3
414	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	15%	3
415	Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	75%	3
416	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	8.6%	3
417	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	4.8%	3
418	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	1.5%	3
419	Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Marathon Ohiopyle, PA	7.1%	3
420	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	3.2%	3
421	Boring Marathon Gresham, OR	5.2%	3
422	Railway Marathon Fultondale, AL	5.5%	3
423	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	2.2%	3
424	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	3.7%	3
425	BHM 26.2 Marathon Birmingham, AL	1.6%	3
426	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	1.7%	3
427	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	2.3%	2
428	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	4.6%	2
429	Millbrook Marathon Millbrook, NY	1.8%	2
430	Birmingham Marathon Fultondale, AL	3.9%	2
431	Run Rockaway Beach Marathon Far Rockaway, NY	3.1%	2
432	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	4.2%	2
433	Muddy River Marathon Cape Girardeau, MO	2.9%	2
434	Bound for Boston (Sarasota) Marathon Sarasota, FL	8.7%	2
435	Jed Smith Ultra Classic Marathon Sacramento, CA	6.7%	2
436	Back Your Badge Marathon Plainfield, IN	1.9%	2
437	St. Patricks Marathon Washington, DC	10.5%	2
438	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	6.3%	2
439	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	6.1%	2
440	Bound for Boston (Milwaukee) Marathon Menomonee Falls, WI	18.2%	2
441	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	4.7%	2
442	Run for the Elk Marathon Emporium, PA	4.7%	2
443	Pistol Creek Run Marathon Alcoa, TN	7.7%	2
444	Valentine Marathon Valentine, NE	15.4%	2
445	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	9.5%	2
446	Gone Loco Marathon Athens, TN	3.9%	2
447	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	5.7%	2
448	Corpus Christi Marathon Corpus Christi , TX	1%	2
449	Holly Jolly Marathon Camarillo, CA	3.8%	2
450	Great Augusta Marathon Augusta, ME	4.4%	2
451	Rend Lake Marathon Whittington, IL	3.2%	2
452	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	1.7%	2
453	Lubbock Marathon Lubbock, TX	1.3%	2
454	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	1.7%	2
455	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	0.8%	2
456	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	0%	0
457	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	1.1%	1
458	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	1.1%	1
459	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	1.8%	1
460	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	2.3%	1
461	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	0.7%	1
462	Salmon Marathon Salmon, ID	3.9%	1
463	King Salmon Marathon Cordova, AK	3.9%	1
464	Justice Run Marathon Fort Worth, TX	2.9%	1
465	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	5.6%	1
466	Barbeque Bash Quarters Marathon Spencerport, NY	4.2%	1
467	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	4.4%	1
468	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	2.5%	1
469	Kona Marathon Kailua-Kona, HI	0.8%	1
470	Star of Texas Marathon Spicewood, TX	4%	1
471	Fort Smith Marathon Fort Smith, AR	1.2%	1
472	Victory Marathon Hillsdale, IN	7.1%	1
473	Sevier Valley Marathon Richfield, UT	5.9%	1
474	Non Cancelled Marathon Oconomowoc, WI	5.3%	1
475	Orange Curtain Marathon Cerritos, CA	2.6%	1
476	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	1%	1
477	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	2.2%	1
478	Holloman Ace of Races Marathon Alamogordo, NM	2.2%	1
479	Zip Code 07662 Marathon Rochelle Park, NJ	2.2%	1
480	Conquer the Canyon Marathon Wellsboro, PA	2.3%	1
481	Harlingen Marathon Harlingen, TX	0.9%	1
482	Original Las Vegas Marathon Henderson, NV	1.7%	1
483	Boulder Rez Marathon Boulder, CO	1.1%	1
484	Old Forge Marathon Old Forge, NY	1.2%	1
485	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	0.4%	1
486	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	0%	0
487	Honoring Our Heroes Marathon Rolla, MO	0%	0
488	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	0%	0
489	Run the Rainbow for Childrens Marathon Jackson, MS	0%	0
490	ZombieRunner Halloween Marathon San Jose, CA	0%	0
491	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	0%	0
492	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	0%	0
493	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	0%	0
494	Pocono Mountains Marathon Greentown, PA	0%	0
495	IronHorse Marathon Riceville, IA	0%	0
496	We Got Your Six Running Festival Marathon White Plains, MD	0%	0
497	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	0%	0
498	Hua Sports Marathon Point of Rocks, MD	0%	0
499	RYR Endurance Marathon (Saturday) Owensboro, KY	0%	0
500	Bizz Johnson Marathon Susanville, CA	0%	0
501	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	0%	0
502	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	0%	0
503	Mathews Marathon Mathews, VA	0%	0
504	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	0%	0
505	Heckscher State Park Marathon East Islip, NY	0%	0
506	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
507	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	0%	0
508	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
509	Williston Marathon Williston, ND	0%	0
510	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	0%	0
511	Sombrero Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	0%	0
512	Raquette River Marathon Potsdam, NY	0%	0
513	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
514	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	0%	0
515	Mighty Mutt Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
516	Austin Solstice Circuit Marathon Spicewood, TX	0%	0
517	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	0%	0
518	Bound for Boston (Seattle) Marathon Olympia, WA	0%	0
519	Drumheller Marathon Seattle, WA	0%	0
520	Bound for Boston Marathon (Oklahoma City) Yukon, OK	0%	0

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