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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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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
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
September 27, 2026	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.

Boston Marathon Qualifying Percentages (2015)

This list ranks marathons based on the percentage of runners who ran under the qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon in 2015. 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 53,863 10.6%

Canada 3,715 14.1%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	53,863	10.6%
Canada	3,715	14.1%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by BQ% (2015)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	59.8%	67
2	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	53%	125
3	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	48%	12,767
4	Rivanna Greenbelt Marathon Charlottesville, VA	44.4%	4
5	Kamloops Marathon Kamloops, BC	36.8%	28
6	Johnny Miles Marathon New Glasgow, NS	36.4%	32
7	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	32.6%	496
8	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	32.1%	141
9	Inland Trail Marathon Elyria, OH	30.4%	17
10	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	28.7%	454
11	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	27.5%	390
12	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	27%	44
13	Winthrop Marathon Winthrop, WA	26.9%	7
14	LOCO Marathon Newmarket, NH	26.9%	47
15	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	26.7%	132
16	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon (OLD) North Bend,	26.7%	132
17	Peak to Creek Marathon Morganton, NC	26.4%	87
18	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	25.1%	318
19	Legs for Literacy Marathon Moncton, NB	24.6%	47
20	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	24.4%	22
21	Hudson Mohawk Winter Marathon Albany, NY	24.3%	9
22	REVEL Rockies Marathon Morrison, CO	23.7%	186
23	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	23.3%	37
24	Freakin Fast Marathon Boise, ID	23.2%	19
25	Southern Tennessee Power Classic Marathon Winchester, TN	23.1%	15
26	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	23%	78
27	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	22.9%	338
28	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	22.8%	328
29	County Marathon Picton, ON	22.8%	29
30	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	22.6%	101
31	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	22.4%	256
32	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	22.2%	14
33	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	22.2%	38
34	Chasing the Unicorn Marathon Washington Crossing, PA	22.2%	40
35	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	21.9%	7
36	Via Marathon Easton, PA	21.9%	207
37	Huff to Bluff Marathon Bluff, UT	21.9%	7
38	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	21.8%	54
39	Arkansas Marathon Booneville, AR	21.7%	5
40	Loveland Marathon Loveland, CO	21.7%	38
41	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	21.6%	1,219
42	Rockford Marathon Rockford, IL	21.6%	63
43	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	21.2%	124
44	REVEL Canyon City Marathon Azusa, CA	21.2%	254
45	Salmon Marathon Salmon, ID	20.7%	6
46	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	20.5%	44
47	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	20.4%	11
48	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	20%	67
49	Johnstown Marathon Johnstown, PA	20%	8
50	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	20%	11
51	Lower Potomac River Marathon Piney Point, MD	19.9%	29
52	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	19.6%	437
53	Richland Run Fest Marathon Richland, WA	19.5%	8
54	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon - 2025 North Bend, WA	19.4%	46
55	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	19.4%	46
56	Pocono Mountain Run for the Red Marathon Stroudsburg, PA	19.3%	103
57	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	19.2%	150
58	Black Bear Marathon Orono, ME	18.9%	17
59	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	18.8%	12
60	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	18.7%	1,136
61	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	18.7%	49
62	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	18.6%	32
63	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	18.3%	32
64	St. Brons Marathon Plover, WI	18.2%	4
65	Mt. Nittany Marathon State College, PA	17.9%	21
66	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	17.9%	15
67	Around the Lake Marathon Wakefield, MA	17.8%	19
68	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	17.8%	8
69	Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, ON	17.7%	797
70	Journeys Marathon Eagle River, WI	17.6%	16
71	Tri-Cities Marathon Richland, WA	17.6%	13
72	Buckeye Marathon Buckeye, AZ	17.5%	24
73	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	17.4%	12
74	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	17.4%	8
75	Black Goose Marathon Seekonk, MA	17.3%	24
76	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	17.2%	103
77	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	17.2%	646
78	Madison Garden Marathon Madison, WI	17.1%	12
79	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	17%	32
80	Maryville Marathon Maryville, MO	17%	8
81	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	17%	25
82	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	17%	320
83	Monster Mash Marathon Dover, DE	17%	37
84	Blooms to Brews Marathon Woodland, WA	17%	24
85	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	16.9%	97
86	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	16.8%	343
87	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	16.7%	19
88	Maritime Marathon (Nova Scotia) Eastern Passage, NS	16.7%	15
89	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	16.6%	907
90	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	16.6%	111
91	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	16.4%	158
92	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	16.3%	187
93	Bucks County Marathon Yardley, PA	16.3%	41
94	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	16.2%	56
95	Marathon de Rimouski Rimouski, QC	16.1%	45
96	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	16%	21
97	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	15.9%	397
98	Wicked Marathon Wamego, KS	15.9%	11
99	Tomoka Marathon Ormond Beach, FL	15.9%	51
100	Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon, SK	15.7%	27
101	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	15.6%	10
102	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	15.5%	186
103	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	15.4%	8
104	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	15.1%	14
105	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	15%	158
106	Five Points of Life Marathon Gainesville, FL	15%	21
107	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	15%	101
108	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	15%	47
109	Kingston Classic Marathon Kingston, NY	14.9%	7
110	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	14.8%	59
111	Toronto Marathon Toronto, ON	14.7%	200
112	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	14.7%	33
113	Marathon by the Sea Saint John, NB	14.7%	10
114	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	14.7%	196
115	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	14.7%	168
116	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	14.6%	52
117	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	14.5%	11
118	Lets Move Festival of Races Marathon Mount Clemens, MI	14.5%	11
119	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	14.3%	42
120	Friendly Massey Marathon Massey, ON	14.3%	8
121	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	14.3%	575
122	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	14.3%	32
123	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	14.3%	15
124	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	14.2%	103
125	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	14.1%	270
126	Barrel Marathon Peoria, IL	14.1%	32
127	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	14%	76
128	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	13.9%	118
129	Stone Bridge Marathon Roscoe, IL	13.9%	4
130	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	13.8%	261
131	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	13.8%	41
132	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	13.7%	51
133	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	13.7%	1,255
134	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	13.7%	127
135	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	13.6%	19
136	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	13.5%	308
137	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	13.5%	53
138	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	13.5%	21
139	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	13.4%	206
140	Ocala Marathon Ocala, FL	13.4%	9
141	Whitefish Point Marathon Paradise, MI	13.3%	8
142	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	13.1%	40
143	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	13.1%	144
144	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	13.1%	14
145	Greater Binghamton Marathon Vestal, NY	13.1%	8
146	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	13%	14
147	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	13%	46
148	Kenai River Marathon Kenai, AK	13%	7
149	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	12.8%	65
150	Providence Marathon Providence, RI	12.7%	141
151	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	12.7%	45
152	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	12.6%	75
153	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	12.5%	44
154	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	12.5%	2
155	Totem to Totem Marathon Skidegate, BC	12.5%	2
156	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	12.4%	179
157	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	12.4%	16
158	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	12.3%	14
159	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	12.3%	114
160	York Marathon York, PA	12.3%	8
161	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	12.2%	40
162	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	12.2%	35
163	Sioux Falls Marathon Sioux Falls, SD	12.2%	36
164	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	12.1%	32
165	Waterloo Marathon Waterloo, ON	12.1%	12
166	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	12%	79
167	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	12%	94
168	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	11.9%	20
169	Birch Bay Marathon Birch Bay, WA	11.8%	8
170	Marathon-to-Marathon Marathon, IA	11.8%	15
171	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	11.8%	524
172	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	11.8%	159
173	Eisenbahn Marathon West Bend, WI	11.8%	6
174	Sunriver Marathon for a Cause Sunriver, OR	11.8%	13
175	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	11.8%	11
176	New Jersey Marathon Long Branch, NJ	11.7%	225
177	Endur-Run Marathon Conestogo, ON	11.7%	7
178	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	11.7%	19
179	Top of Utah Marathon-old Logan, UT	11.6%	49
180	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	11.5%	90
181	Paso Robles Harvest Marathon Paso Robles, CA	11.5%	6
182	First National Bank of Wakefield Marathon Wakefield, MI	11.5%	3
183	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	11.4%	241
184	Arizona Marathon Glendale, AZ	11.4%	31
185	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	11.4%	20
186	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	11.3%	30
187	Roxbury Marathon Roxbury, CT	11.3%	11
188	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	11.3%	144
189	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	11.1%	214
190	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	11.1%	44
191	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	11.1%	34
192	Capital City River Run Marathon Lansing, MI	11.1%	24
193	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	11%	940
194	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	11%	27
195	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	11%	32
196	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	10.8%	29
197	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	10.8%	27
198	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	10.8%	68
199	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	10.8%	79
200	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	10.8%	53
201	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	10.7%	9
202	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	10.7%	13
203	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	10.7%	107
204	American Discovery Trail Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	10.7%	23
205	Circular Logic Marathon Seymour, IN	10.7%	13
206	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	10.7%	22
207	Mid-South Marathon Wynne, AR	10.6%	18
208	City of Trees Marathon Boise, ID	10.6%	13
209	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	10.6%	379
210	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	10.6%	34
211	Naperville Marathon Naperville, IL	10.6%	87
212	Grand Lake Marathon Celina, OH	10.6%	24
213	Mercedes Marathon Birmingham, AL	10.5%	88
214	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	10.5%	34
215	Bay of Fundy Marathon Lubec , ME	10.5%	19
216	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	10.5%	14
217	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	10.4%	115
218	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	10.4%	68
219	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	10.3%	144
220	Okanagan Marathon Kelowna, BC	10.3%	43
221	Great Run Marathon Great Cranberry Island, ME	10.3%	3
222	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	10.2%	23
223	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	10.2%	12
224	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	10.1%	26
225	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	10.1%	16
226	Minneapolis Marathon Minneapolis, MN	10.1%	91
227	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	10.1%	89
228	Oshkosh Marathon Oshkosh, WI	10.1%	14
229	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	10%	127
230	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	10%	8
231	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	10%	56
232	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	10%	17
233	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	10%	14
234	Shelby Forest Loop Marathon Millington, TN	10%	1
235	Haunted Hustle Marathon Middleton, WI	10%	14
236	Indianapolis Marathon Lawrence, IN	9.9%	58
237	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	9.9%	17
238	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	9.9%	448
239	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	9.9%	214
240	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	9.9%	16
241	Dick Beardsley Marathon Detroit Lakes, MN	9.9%	15
242	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	9.8%	686
243	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	9.8%	3,669
244	Paavo Marathon Hurley, WI	9.8%	13
245	Rails to Trails Marathon Norwalk, WI	9.8%	12
246	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	9.7%	14
247	Myles Standish Marathon Plymouth, MA	9.7%	15
248	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	9.6%	97
249	Vancouver USA Marathon Vancouver, WA	9.6%	63
250	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	9.6%	32
251	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	9.6%	14
252	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	9.6%	16
253	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	9.5%	106
254	Baton Rouge Beach Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	9.5%	15
255	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	9.4%	35
256	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	9.4%	12
257	Northern Ohio Marathon Mentor, OH	9.4%	16
258	Paradise Coast Marathon Naples, FL	9.4%	10
259	Boulder Backroads Marathon Boulder, CO	9.4%	8
260	Memorial Day Marathon Lenox, MA	9.3%	10
261	SoJo Marathon South Jordan, UT	9.3%	15
262	Magnolia Marathon Meridian, MS	9.3%	5
263	Gandy Dancer Marathon Luck, WI	9.3%	7
264	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	9.2%	81
265	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	9.2%	42
266	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	9.2%	10
267	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	9.2%	33
268	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	9%	51
269	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	9%	27
270	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	8.9%	7
271	Fox Cities Marathon Appleton, WI	8.8%	65
272	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	8.8%	26
273	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	8.8%	32
274	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	8.8%	62
275	Ocean Drive Marathon Cape May, NJ	8.7%	33
276	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	8.7%	171
277	Swan Lake Marathon Viborg, SD	8.7%	4
278	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	8.7%	27
279	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	8.7%	4
280	Run Hard Columbia Marathon Columbia, SC	8.7%	25
281	Brooklyn Marathon Brooklyn, NY	8.7%	35
282	Canton Hall of Fame Marathon Canton, OH	8.7%	36
283	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	8.6%	31
284	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	8.6%	30
285	Pilgrim Pacer Run Marathon Shawnee, KS	8.6%	9
286	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	8.5%	53
287	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	8.5%	97
288	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	8.5%	35
289	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	8.5%	83
290	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	8.5%	7
291	Rochester Marathon Rochester, NY	8.5%	38
292	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	8.5%	29
293	Brian Mickelsen Memorial Marathon Cottonwood, AZ	8.5%	4
294	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden Lake, ID	8.5%	4
295	Montgomery Marathon Montgomery, AL	8.5%	21
296	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	8.5%	9
297	Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon Tempe, AZ	8.4%	218
298	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	8.4%	18
299	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	8.4%	144
300	Niagara Ultra Races Marathon Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	8.3%	9
301	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	8.3%	45
302	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	8.3%	2
303	Death Valley Marathon Death Valley, CA	8.3%	6
304	Rock n Roll Savannah Marathon Savannah, GA	8.2%	102
305	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	8.2%	33
306	Western Pacific Marathon Fremont, CA	8.1%	13
307	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	8.1%	11
308	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	8%	11
309	Rock n Roll Montreal Marathon Montreal, QC	8%	243
310	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	8%	9
311	Prairie State Marathon Libertyville, IL	8%	19
312	Morgan Valley Marathon Morgan, UT	8%	8
313	Outer Banks Marathon Manteo, NC	7.9%	68
314	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	7.9%	50
315	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	7.9%	116
316	Bizz Johnson Marathon Susanville, CA	7.9%	7
317	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	7.9%	8
318	Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Springfield, MO	7.9%	28
319	Tyler Rose Marathon Tyler, TX	7.9%	13
320	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	7.9%	25
321	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	7.9%	11
322	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	7.8%	133
323	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	7.8%	56
324	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	7.8%	7
325	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	7.8%	50
326	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	7.8%	32
327	Best Damn Race Marathon Cape Coral, FL	7.8%	13
328	Gate City Marathon Nashua, NH	7.8%	5
329	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	7.8%	6
330	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	7.7%	28
331	St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	7.7%	106
332	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	7.7%	293
333	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	7.7%	17
334	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	7.7%	17
335	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	7.7%	2
336	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	7.7%	69
337	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	7.6%	3,769
338	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	7.6%	52
339	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	7.5%	155
340	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	7.5%	429
341	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	7.5%	97
342	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	7.5%	14
343	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	7.5%	8
344	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	7.5%	24
345	Bozeman Marathon Bozeman, MT	7.5%	10
346	San Luis Obispo Marathon San Luis Obispo, CA	7.4%	37
347	Run4Troops Marathon Dubuque, IA	7.4%	10
348	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	7.4%	6
349	Omaha Marathon Omaha, NE	7.3%	32
350	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	7.3%	183
351	Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon Ottawa, ON	7.3%	4
352	Charleston Marathon Charleston, SC	7.3%	66
353	Marion Rotary Marathon for Shoes Marion, IA	7.3%	9
354	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	7.2%	34
355	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	7.2%	6
356	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	7.2%	42
357	Great Lakes Bay (formerly Qualifier) Marathon Midland, MI	7.2%	12
358	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	7.1%	133
359	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	7.1%	50
360	Greenway Trail Marathon Nashville, TN	7.1%	5
361	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	7.1%	23
362	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	7.1%	45
363	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	7%	61
364	Cotton Land Marathon West Monroe, LA	7%	5
365	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	7%	27
366	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	7%	15
367	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	6.9%	291
368	Pine Line Trail Marathon Medford, WI	6.9%	2
369	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	6.9%	18
370	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	6.8%	187
371	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	6.8%	39
372	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	6.8%	21
373	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	6.8%	52
374	Gobbler Grind Marathon Overland Park, KS	6.8%	13
375	Dog Lake Marathon White Pass, WA	6.8%	4
376	Sunburst Marathon South Bend, IN	6.7%	24
377	Green Bay Marathon Green Bay, WI	6.7%	83
378	Destination Labrador Trapline Marathon Goose Bay, NL	6.7%	1
379	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	6.6%	252
380	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	6.6%	181
381	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	6.6%	61
382	University of Okoboji Marathon Okoboji, IA	6.6%	5
383	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	6.6%	11
384	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	6.5%	13
385	Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy Marathon Ardmore, OK	6.5%	5
386	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	6.5%	6
387	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	6.4%	50
388	Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon New Orleans, LA	6.4%	151
389	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	6.4%	36
390	Morgan Hill Marathon Morgan Hill, CA	6.4%	19
391	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	6.4%	3
392	Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	6.4%	18
393	Garden Spot Village Marathon New Holland, PA	6.3%	17
394	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	6.3%	89
395	Gusher Marathon Beaumont, TX	6.3%	7
396	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	6.3%	10
397	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	6.2%	4
398	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	6.2%	17
399	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	6.2%	21
400	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	6.1%	153
401	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	6.1%	11
402	Rock n Roll Washington DC Marathon Washington, DC	6.1%	152
403	Whitby International North Marathon Whitby, ON	6.1%	3
404	The Duel Marathon (Paved Trail) Wichita Falls, TX	6.1%	2
405	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	6%	9
406	New Years (Eve) Double Marathon Allen, TX	6%	7
407	Walkway Marathon Poughkeepsie, NY	6%	17
408	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	5.9%	19
409	Shawnee Marathon Harrisburg, IL	5.9%	4
410	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	5.8%	13
411	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	5.7%	46
412	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	5.6%	176
413	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	5.6%	32
414	Bearfest Marathon Wrangell, AK	5.6%	1
415	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	5.5%	4
416	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	5.5%	11
417	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	5.5%	189
418	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	5.5%	20
419	Hambletonian Marathon Goshen, NY	5.5%	5
420	All-Out Beat the Heat Marathon Westminster, CO	5.5%	3
421	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	5.4%	14
422	Runners Marathon of Reston Reston, VA	5.4%	7
423	Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	5.3%	108
424	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	5.3%	19
425	Army Marathon Temple, TX	5.3%	22
426	Race the Lake Marathon Cooperstown, NY	5.3%	4
427	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	5.1%	7
428	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	5.1%	2
429	Operation Jack Marathon Los Angeles, CA	5.1%	4
430	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	5%	28
431	Running for the Bay Marathon Apalachicola, FL	5%	7
432	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	5%	11
433	River Rat Marathon Yankton, SD	5%	2
434	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	5%	32
435	Downtown River Run Marathon Reno, NV	4.9%	5
436	All-Out Fallfest Marathon Westminster, CO	4.9%	2
437	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	4.8%	24
438	Crossroads of Indiana Marathon Lowell, IN	4.8%	3
439	New Mexico-Texas Challenge Centennial Marathon Hobbs, NM	4.8%	2
440	Beckley Marathon Beckley, WV	4.8%	1
441	Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon Groveton, TX	4.7%	3
442	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	4.7%	14
443	Antelope Island Marathon Antelope Island, UT	4.7%	4
444	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	4.7%	13
445	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	4.6%	279
446	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	4.5%	58
447	Charlottesville Marathon Charlottesville, VA	4.5%	13
448	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	4.5%	112
449	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	4.4%	8
450	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	4.3%	7
451	Walker North Country Marathon Walker, MN	4.3%	2
452	Morgantown Marathon Morgantown, WV	4.3%	13
453	Queen City Marathon for ActiveWater Cumberland, MD	4.3%	4
454	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	4.2%	15
455	Hippity Hop Marathon Peoria, AZ	4.2%	3
456	Arizona Road Runners Desert Classic Marathon Surprise, AZ	4.1%	2
457	Lake Lowell Marathon Nampa, ID	4.1%	3
458	Bootlegger Marathon Dawsonville, GA	4.1%	2
459	Loonies Midnight Marathon Livingston, TN	4%	7
460	Red Rock Canyon Marathon Las Vegas, NV	3.9%	4
461	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	3.9%	90
462	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	3.9%	14
463	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	3.9%	3
464	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	3.9%	14
465	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	3.8%	6
466	Pensacola Marathon Pensacola, FL	3.7%	13
467	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	3.7%	858
468	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	3.7%	4
469	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	3.7%	6
470	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	3.7%	1
471	New River Trail Marathon Fries, VA	3.6%	2
472	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	3.6%	2
473	Lake Tahoe Marathon South Lake Tahoe, CA	3.5%	8
474	All American Marathon Fort Bragg, NC	3.5%	21
475	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	3.4%	78
476	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	3.4%	8
477	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	3.4%	14
478	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	3.3%	10
479	Kona Marathon Kailua-Kona, HI	3.3%	9
480	Mesa Falls Marathon Ashton, ID	3.3%	4
481	Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	3.3%	83
482	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	3.2%	83
483	Lincolns Birthday International Marathon East Meadow, NY	3.2%	2
484	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	3%	65
485	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	3%	79
486	Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	3%	74
487	Green River Marathon Kent, WA	3%	4
488	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	3%	5
489	Labor of Love Marathon Las Vegas, NV	2.9%	1
490	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	2.9%	68
491	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	2.9%	8
492	Lake Natoma (formerly River City) Marathon Sacramento, CA	2.9%	1
493	Soldier Marathon Ft. Benning, GA	2.9%	15
494	Rock n Roll Raleigh Marathon Raleigh, NC	2.9%	28
495	Big D Texas Marathon Dallas, TX	2.8%	19
496	Poulsbo Marathon Poulsbo, WA	2.8%	1
497	Kauai Marathon Poipu, HI	2.7%	7
498	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	2.7%	1
499	Fort Myers Marathon Fort Myers, FL	2.7%	2
500	Rock n Roll Denver Marathon Denver, CO	2.5%	40
501	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	2.5%	1
502	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	2.4%	104
503	Shires of Vermont Marathon Manchester, VT	2.4%	4
504	Grand Valley Marathon Palisade, CO	2.3%	1
505	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	2.3%	4
506	Lake Mead Marathon Boulder City, NV	2.2%	1
507	Maui Marathon Kaanapali, HI	2.2%	12
508	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	2.1%	460
509	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	2%	2
510	Hoover Dam Marathon Boulder City, NV	2%	2
511	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	2%	1
512	Estes Park Marathon Estes Park, CO	1.9%	2
513	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	1.9%	1
514	Chosen: Marathon for Adoption New Braunfels, TX	1.8%	3
515	Hill Country Marathon Marble Falls, TX	1.8%	1
516	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	1.7%	342
517	Little Grand Canyon Marathon Huntington, UT	1.7%	1
518	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	1.7%	7
519	Mt. Sneffels Marathon Ridgway, CO	1.7%	1
520	Soaring Wings of Conway Marathon Conway, AR	1.7%	4
521	Petrified Forest Marathon Holbrook, AZ	1.6%	1
522	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	1.5%	323
523	Pacific Crest Marathon Sunriver, OR	1.4%	1
524	Southernmost Marathon Key West, FL	1.3%	3
525	New Years (Day) Double Marathon Allen, TX	1.1%	1
526	Running with the Bears Marathon Chico, CA	1.1%	1
527	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Rachel, NV	1%	1
528	Lake Michigan Marathon Cudahy, WI	0.9%	1
529	Fort Smith Marathon Fort Smith, AR	0.8%	2
530	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	0.7%	1
531	Miracle Match Marathon Waco, TX	0.6%	1
532	McAllen Marathon McAllen, TX	0.5%	1
533	South Padre Island Marathon South Padre Island, TX	0.5%	2
534	Black Mountain Marathon Black Mountain, NC	0%	0
535	Embrace Winter Run Marathon Ottawa, ON	0%	0
536	Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch Marathon Live Oak, FL	0%	0
537	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	0%	0
538	Blackfoot Marathon Blackfoot, ID	0%	0
539	Groundhog Day Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	0%	0
540	Run the Rock Marathon Kodiak, AK	0%	0
541	Wicked Marathon (AZ) Peoria, AZ	0%	0
542	Running the Shoals Marathon Muscle Shoals, AL	0%	0
543	Ad Astra per Marathon Derby, KS	0%	0
544	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	0%	0
545	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	0%	0
546	Rhinebeck Hudson Valley Marathon Rhinebeck, NY	0%	0
547	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	0%	0

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