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Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Featured Races

Date	Race
September 27, 2026	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
October 10, 2026	Hayden Lake Marathon Hayden, Idaho Enjoy a unique & challenging course around Hayden Lake in Idaho
October 11, 2026	Spokane Marathon Spokane, Washington Unique & scenic course running on city streets & the Centennial Trail

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 54,974 11.3%

Canada 3,675 9.5%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	54,974	11.3%
Canada	3,675	9.5%

Marathons with the Highest Percentage of Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathons with the Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers

Marathon Ranking by BQ% (2024)

	Race Name	BQ %	# of Qualifiers
1	U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon (2024) Orlando, FL	100%	267
2	Oak Ridge to Kingston Express Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	78.6%	11
3	Last Chance BQ.2 (Grand Rapids) Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	74.4%	134
4	Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	70.8%	150
5	Oak Ridge Qualifier Marathon Oak Ridge, TN	63.2%	12
6	Bound for Boston (Las Vegas) Marathon Henderson, NV	60%	3
7	Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon Geneva, IL	59%	82
8	Charles River Marathon Boston, MA	55.2%	112
9	Florida Track Club Mary Andrews Marathon Hawthorne, FL	48.7%	18
10	Boston Marathon Boston, MA	42.7%	10,908
11	Hawaii Bird Conservation Marathon Hilo, HI	41.7%	53
12	Georgina Marathon Georgina, ON	41.7%	140
13	REVEL Mt. Charleston Marathon Las Vegas, NV	41.4%	705
14	Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon North Bend, WA	39.2%	334
15	Erie Marathon Erie, PA	38.9%	397
16	Cheap Marathon Derry, NH	35.3%	139
17	Beantown Marathon Hingham, MA	35.3%	97
18	Tunnel Vision Marathon North Bend, WA	34.6%	235
19	Sundance to Spearfish Marathon Spearfish, SD	33.8%	25
20	Tunnel Light Marathon North Bend, WA	33.7%	280
21	Sugarloaf Marathon Kingfield, ME	33.5%	180
22	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon - 2025 North Bend, WA	30.1%	211
23	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon North Bend, WA	30.1%	211
24	Two Rivers Marathon Lackawaxen, PA	29.4%	35
25	Georgina Spring Fling Marathon Georgina, ON	29.2%	47
26	Barbeque Bash Quarters Marathon Spencerport, NY	28.6%	2
27	Two Rivers Marathon (Sunday) Lackawaxen, PA	28%	7
28	Fredericton Marathon Fredericton, NB	27%	100
29	Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson Highland, NY	26.8%	56
30	Ventura Marathon Ventura, CA	26.4%	260
31	Wicked Fast (PA) Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	26.4%	67
32	Eugene Marathon Eugene, OR	26.1%	785
33	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon St. Joseph, MN	26.1%	86
34	Boston or Bust Marathon Huntsville, AL	26.1%	35
35	Cascade Express Marathon North Bend, WA	25.9%	136
36	REVEL White Mountains Marathon Conway, NH	25.6%	431
37	Tidewater Strider Marathon Chesapeake, VA	25%	27
38	California International Marathon Sacramento, CA	24.8%	2,075
39	Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Ventura, CA	24.8%	410
40	White River Marathon Cotter, AR	24.6%	30
41	Jack and Jills Downhill Marathon (Saturday) North Bend, WA	24.5%	200
42	Combos Marathon Albany, GA	24.4%	63
43	Community Strong Weekend Marathon Sault Ste. Marie, ON	24%	6
44	Mesa Marathon Mesa, AZ	23.9%	628
45	REVEL Rockies Marathon Morrison, CO	23.1%	213
46	Hyannis Marathon Hyannis, MA	23%	29
47	Baystate Marathon Lowell, MA	22.9%	247
48	RYR Endurance Marathon (Sunday) Owensboro, KY	22.2%	2
49	B and A Marathon Severna Park, MD	22%	63
50	St. Lawrence Marathon Cornwall, ON	21.9%	47
51	Nova Scotia Marathon Barrington, NS	21.5%	17
52	London OH Marathon London, OH	21.3%	20
53	Sri Chinmoy Marathon Congers, NY	21.2%	78
54	Carmel Marathon Carmel, IN	21%	305
55	Super Hyak Marathon North Bend, WA	20.8%	80
56	Jim Thorpe Marathon Jim Thorpe, PA	20.5%	109
57	Leading Ladies Marathon Spearfish, SD	20.4%	28
58	Skagit Flats Marathon Burlington, WA	20.4%	10
59	Santa Rosa Marathon Santa Rosa, CA	20.1%	241
60	Bound for Boston (Milwaukee) Marathon Menomonee Falls, WI	20%	3
61	Bound for Boston (Seattle) Marathon Olympia, WA	20%	1
62	Bayshore Marathon Traverse City, MI	19.4%	254
63	Buckeye Marathon Buckeye, AZ	18.8%	39
64	P tit Train du Nord Marathon Saint-Jerome, QC	18.8%	344
65	Lock 2 Lock Marathon Williamsport, MD	18.8%	24
66	Jersey City Marathon Jersey City, NJ	18.7%	435
67	Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA	18.6%	167
68	Humboldt Bay Marathon Eureka, CA	18.6%	13
69	Runtastic NEBO Marathon Payson, UT	18.6%	54
70	Pocatello Marathon Pocatello, ID	18.1%	30
71	Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN	18%	1,015
72	Mobile Marathon Mobile, AL	18%	11
73	Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope Hamilton, ON	18%	117
74	Charlevoix Marathon Charlevoix, MI	18%	90
75	Rogue Marathon Medford, OR	17.8%	26
76	Great Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, ME	17.7%	6
77	New England Green River Marathon Greenfield, MA	17.5%	57
78	Bound for Boston Marathon Suwanee, GA	17.2%	11
79	York Marathon York, PA	17.1%	34
80	Long Island Marathon East Meadow, NY	17%	97
81	Houston Marathon Houston, TX	16.9%	1,253
82	Steel Rail Marathon Pittsfield, MA	16.8%	25
83	Harrisburg Marathon Harrisburg, PA	16.7%	93
84	Haunted Forest Marathon Canal Fulton, OH	16.5%	29
85	Grandmas Marathon Duluth, MN	16.4%	1,224
86	Woodys RV World Marathon Red Deer, AB	16.3%	14
87	Newport News One City Marathon Newport News, VA	16.2%	80
88	Glass City Marathon Toledo, OH	16.1%	214
89	Sudbury Rocks Marathon Sudbury, ON	15.9%	10
90	Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon Albany, NY	15.8%	81
91	Vernonia Marathon Banks, OR	15.6%	22
92	Seaside Marathon Ventura, CA	15.6%	14
93	Minocqua No Frills Marathon Minocqua, WI	15.5%	9
94	Appletree Marathon Vancouver, WA	15.5%	27
95	Run Oak Island Marathon Oak Island, NC	15.4%	35
96	Utah Valley Marathon Provo, UT	15.3%	185
97	La Crosse Marathon La Crosse, WI	15.3%	29
98	Tidewater Striders Dismal Swamp Marathon Chesapeake, VA	15.1%	11
99	Nebraska State Fair Marathon Grand Island, NE	14.8%	23
100	Tucson Marathon Tucson, AZ	14.7%	158
101	Marquette Marathon Marquette, MI	14.7%	62
102	Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon Covington, VA	14.6%	16
103	Napa Valley Marathon Napa, CA	14.5%	207
104	Warm up Columbus Dublin, OH	14.3%	8
105	Famous Idaho Potato Marathon Boise, ID	14.3%	21
106	Pacific Northwest Marathon Harrisburg, OR	14.3%	8
107	Newport Marathon (OR) Newport, OR	14.2%	51
108	Wineglass Marathon Corning, NY	14.2%	257
109	Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Marathon Elroy, WI	14.1%	12
110	Museum of Aviation Marathon Warner Robins, GA	14.1%	10
111	Woodlands Marathon The Woodlands, TX	14.1%	118
112	Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL	14%	7,298
113	Martian Marathon Dearborn, MI	14%	22
114	Run for the Ranch Marathon Springfield, MO	14%	7
115	Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Xenia, OH	14%	20
116	Modesto Marathon Modesto, CA	14%	48
117	Virginia Creeper Marathon Abingdon, VA	13.9%	9
118	Lincoln Marathon Lincoln, NE	13.7%	110
119	Andrew Jackson Marathon Jackson, TN	13.6%	6
120	Eau Claire Marathon Eau Claire, WI	13.6%	85
121	Montana Marathon Billings, MT	13.6%	27
122	Veterans Marathon Columbia City, IN	13.4%	11
123	Prince of Wales Island Marathon Craig, AK	13.3%	4
124	Salisbury Marathon Salisbury, MD	13.3%	36
125	Governors Cup Marathon Helena, MT	13.3%	15
126	Tobacco Road Marathon Cary, NC	13.3%	116
127	Mississippi River Marathon Greenville, MS	13.2%	20
128	North Central Rail Trail Marathon Sparks, MD	13.1%	36
129	Queens Marathon (Spring) Queens, NY	13%	15
130	Delaware Marathon Wilmington, DE	13%	60
131	Wisconsin Marathon Kenosha, WI	13%	32
132	Snohomish River Run Marathon Snohomish, WA	12.9%	22
133	Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke, MA	12.9%	8
134	Marshall University Marathon Huntington, WV	12.8%	46
135	Holland Haven Marathon Holland, MI	12.8%	46
136	Newport Rhode Races Marathon Newport, RI	12.5%	122
137	Mid-South Marathon Wynne, AR	12.5%	3
138	Cape Breton Fiddlers Run Marathon Sydney, NS	12.5%	8
139	Old Colony Marathon Springfield, MA	12.5%	4
140	East Canyon Marathon Morgan, UT	12.5%	12
141	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Portland, OR	12.4%	35
142	Yakima River Canyon Marathon Ellensburg, WA	12.3%	8
143	Toronto Marathon Toronto, ON	12.3%	365
144	Colorado Marathon Fort Collins, CO	12.3%	129
145	Camarillo Marathon Camarillo, CA	12.2%	12
146	Louisiana Marathon Baton Rouge, LA	12.2%	122
147	Millennium Meadows Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	12.1%	20
148	Sackets Harbor Marathon Sackets Harbor, NY	12%	30
149	Idaho Running Day Marathon Boise, ID	12%	3
150	Sun Marathon Santa Clara, UT	12%	19
151	Shoreline Marathon Ventura, CA	11.9%	21
152	Bears Ears Marathon Bluff, UT	11.8%	9
153	Mill Town Marathon Everett, WA	11.6%	17
154	Athens Marathon Athens, OH	11.6%	23
155	Jekyll Island Marathon Jekyll Island, GA	11.6%	29
156	State 47 Las Cruces Marathon Las Cruces, NM	11.5%	15
157	Railway Marathon Fultondale, AL	11.4%	8
158	Jacksonville Marathon Jacksonville, FL	11.4%	71
159	Tallahassee Marathon Tallahassee, FL	11.4%	25
160	Jailbreak Marathon Wautoma, WI	11.4%	5
161	Great Bangor Marathon Bangor, ME	11.4%	10
162	Wilmington Marathon Wilmington, NC	11.4%	102
163	REVEL Big Cottonwood Marathon Murray, UT	11.3%	166
164	Clarence DeMar Marathon Keene, NH	11.3%	42
165	Huntsville Marathon Huntsville, UT	11.2%	29
166	Brew City Marathon Milwaukee, WI	11.1%	27
167	Maine Coast Marathon Wells, ME	11.1%	108
168	Wausau Marathon Wausau, WI	11%	12
169	Uniformed Services Run Marathon St. Johns, NL	10.9%	6
170	Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, ON	10.9%	520
171	Maritime Marathon Manitowoc, WI	10.9%	26
172	Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT	10.9%	150
173	Baie-des-Chaleurs Marathon Carleton, QC	10.8%	7
174	Richmond Marathon Richmond, VA	10.7%	540
175	Rehoboth Beach Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	10.7%	95
176	Wenatchee Marathon Wenatchee, WA	10.7%	9
177	Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes Marathon Nisswa, MN	10.7%	9
178	We Run this Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	10.7%	14
179	Capital City Marathon Olympia, WA	10.5%	31
180	Buffalo Marathon Buffalo, NY	10.3%	123
181	Zydeco Marathon Lafayette, LA	10.3%	18
182	Potomac River Run Marathon Washington, DC	10.3%	16
183	Drake Well Marathon Titusville, PA	10.3%	4
184	Ogden Marathon Ogden, UT	10.3%	125
185	Green Bay Marathon Green Bay, WI	10.2%	69
186	Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS	10.2%	9
187	Myrtle Beach Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC	10.2%	129
188	Humpys Marathon Anchorage, AK	10.1%	23
189	Paavo Marathon Hurley, WI	10%	9
190	Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach, VA	10%	200
191	Aspen Valley Marathon Basalt, CO	9.9%	19
192	Kalamazoo Marathon Kalamazoo, MI	9.8%	31
193	Asheville Marathon Asheville, NC	9.8%	56
194	Town of Celebration Marathon Celebration, FL	9.8%	40
195	Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon, SK	9.8%	23
196	Fargo Marathon Fargo, ND	9.7%	142
197	Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE	9.6%	67
198	Daufuskie Island Marathon Daufuskie Island, SC	9.6%	13
199	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CT	9.5%	157
200	Carlsbad Marathon Carlsbad, CA	9.5%	90
201	Two Cities Marathon Fresno, CA	9.5%	52
202	Suffolk County Marathon Babylon, NY	9.4%	28
203	Historic Drawbridge Running Festival Marathon St. Michaels, MD	9.4%	10
204	Des Moines St. Paddys Marathon Des Moines, IA	9.4%	19
205	Mississauga Marathon Mississauga, ON	9.2%	59
206	Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH	9.2%	355
207	Whistlestop Marathon Ashland, WI	9.1%	19
208	Gopher Attack Marathon Regina, SK	9.1%	4
209	Chicagoland Spring Marathon Schaumburg, IL	9%	45
210	Coast Guard Marathon Elizabeth City, NC	9%	43
211	South Texas International Marathon Harlingen, TX	8.9%	11
212	Calgary Marathon Calgary, AB	8.9%	138
213	Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON	8.8%	553
214	St. Lukes D and L RaceFest Marathon Allentown, PA	8.8%	26
215	Deseret News Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	8.7%	33
216	New York City Marathon New York City, NY	8.7%	4,803
217	Casper Marathon Casper, WY	8.6%	8
218	Surfers Point Marathon Ventura, CA	8.6%	16
219	Madeline Island Marathon La Pointe, WI	8.6%	8
220	Milwaukee Marathon Milwaukee, WI	8.6%	35
221	Three Days at the Fair Marathon (Spring) Augusta, NJ	8.5%	4
222	Course des Pompiers Marathon Laval, QC	8.5%	30
223	Oakland Marathon Oakland, CA	8.5%	56
224	Northwoods Escape Marathon Minocqua, WI	8.5%	5
225	RDC Marathon Durham, NC	8.4%	15
226	Surf City Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	8.4%	129
227	Quebec City Marathon Quebec, QC	8.4%	92
228	Kiawah Island Marathon Kiawah Island, SC	8.4%	111
229	Avenue of the Giants Marathon Weott, CA	8.4%	39
230	USA Fit Marathon Sugar Land, TX	8.3%	12
231	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH	8.3%	47
232	Trailbreaker Marathon Waukesha, WI	8.3%	10
233	St. George Marathon St. George, UT	8.2%	319
234	Leavenworth Marathon Leavenworth, WA	8.2%	21
235	Long View Marathon Loveland, CO	8.2%	10
236	MISH Waterfront Marathon Gladstone, MI	8.2%	5
237	Brookings Marathon Brookings, SD	8.1%	11
238	North Olympic Discovery Marathon Port Angeles, WA	8.1%	24
239	Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, BC	8%	488
240	Victoria Marathon Victoria, BC	8%	178
241	Ocean City Running Festival Marathon Ocean City, MD	8%	27
242	Skidaway Island Marathon Savannah, GA	8%	16
243	Nutmeg State Marathon Hartford, CT	8%	2
244	Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH	8%	11
245	Lagerhead Marathon Ottawa, KS	7.9%	5
246	Maine Marathon Portland, ME	7.9%	82
247	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Chickamauga, GA	7.8%	22
248	Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT	7.8%	11
249	Missoula Marathon Missoula, MT	7.8%	90
250	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA	7.7%	957
251	Seattle Ghost Marathon Seattle, WA	7.7%	3
252	Run for the Elk Marathon Emporium, PA	7.7%	3
253	Med City Marathon Rochester, MN	7.6%	23
254	Sarasota Marathon Sarasota, FL	7.6%	13
255	Yuma Territorial Marathon Yuma, AZ	7.6%	4
256	Ocean State Rhode Races Marathon Narragansett, RI	7.5%	22
257	Golden Driller Marathon Tulsa, OK	7.5%	10
258	Prairie Fire Marathon Wichita, KS	7.5%	24
259	Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL	7.4%	88
260	Classic City Marathon Athens, GA	7.4%	27
261	Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV	7.4%	158
262	Madison Marathon Madison, WI	7.3%	135
263	Big Sur International Marathon Carmel, CA	7.3%	249
264	Xenia Avenue Marathon Brooklyn Park, MN	7.3%	4
265	Chattanooga Marathon Chattanooga, TN	7.3%	19
266	Hilton Head Island Marathon Hilton Head Island, SC	7.2%	27
267	Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown, PE	7.2%	16
268	Non Cancelled Marathon Oconomowoc, WI	7.1%	1
269	Illinois Marathon Champaign-Urbana, IL	7.1%	50
270	Yeti Spaghetti Marathon Abingdon, VA	7%	9
271	Bismarck Marathon Bismarck, ND	7%	13
272	Cape Cod Marathon Falmouth, MA	7%	65
273	Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, OH	6.9%	110
274	Lubbock Marathon Lubbock, TX	6.9%	8
275	Central Florida Legends Marathon DeBary, FL	6.9%	9
276	Lake Placid Marathon Lake Placid, NY	6.8%	22
277	Bakersfield Marathon Bakersfield, CA	6.8%	14
278	Alpha Win Ave Maria Marathon Ave Maria, FL	6.8%	3
279	Salmon Marathon Salmon, ID	6.7%	1
280	Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids, MI	6.7%	70
281	Mill Race Marathon Columbus, IN	6.7%	12
282	Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon Washington, DC	6.7%	6
283	Muddy River Marathon Cape Girardeau, MO	6.7%	6
284	Big Beach Marathon Gulf Shores, AL	6.6%	27
285	Edmonton Marathon Edmonton, AB	6.6%	76
286	Twin Cities Marathon St. Paul, MN	6.6%	445
287	Boring Marathon Gresham, OR	6.6%	4
288	Potomac River Run Marathon (October) Washington, DC	6.5%	7
289	DoLittle Marathon Waukesha, WI	6.5%	2
290	Greenbrier River Trail Marathon Cass, WV	6.4%	12
291	Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, PA	6.4%	230
292	Cedar Creek Marathon Columbia Falls, MT	6.4%	3
293	Big Island International Marathon Hilo, HI	6.4%	10
294	Gods Country Marathon Race Series Galeton, PA	6.4%	4
295	Windermere Marathon Spokane, WA	6.3%	9
296	Queens Marathon (Fall) Queens, NY	6.3%	17
297	Rescue Rover Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	6.3%	1
298	Redding Marathon Redding, CA	6.2%	9
299	OC Marathon Costa Mesa, CA	6.2%	177
300	Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg, MB	6.2%	52
301	Spokane Marathon Spokane, WA	6.1%	10
302	Stennis Space Center Marathon Ocean Springs, MS	6.1%	4
303	Shiprock Marathon Shiprock, NM	6%	10
304	Northeast Kingdom Marathon Island Pond, VT	6%	3
305	Donna Marathon Jacksonville Beach, FL	5.9%	33
306	Florida Marathon Melbourne, FL	5.9%	13
307	Armed Services Marathon Grand Haven, MI	5.9%	5
308	Papa Loco Marathon Conway, AR	5.9%	2
309	Salina Crossroads Marathon Salina, KS	5.9%	26
310	Akron Marathon Akron, OH	5.8%	46
311	Cannonball Marathon Greensboro, NC	5.8%	8
312	St. Petersburg Distance Classic Marathon St. Petersburg, FL	5.8%	23
313	Muskoka Marathon Bracebridge, ON	5.8%	15
314	Jewel of the Valley Marathon Yakima, WA	5.8%	3
315	Detroit Free Press Marathon Detroit, MI	5.7%	208
316	Silver Comet Marathon Mableton, GA	5.7%	7
317	3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR	5.7%	10
318	Lost Dutchman Marathon Apache Junction, AZ	5.6%	18
319	Whitefish Marathon Whitefish, MT	5.6%	10
320	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Ft. Lauderdale, FL	5.6%	37
321	Austin Marathon Austin, TX	5.6%	229
322	Coeur d Alene Marathon Coeur d' Alene, ID	5.6%	23
323	Valley Harvest Marathon Wolfville, NS	5.6%	11
324	Valentines Day Massacre Marathon Greensboro, NC	5.6%	2
325	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Louisville, KY	5.6%	69
326	Champlain Islands Marathon South Hero, VT	5.5%	7
327	Des Moines Marathon Des Moines, IA	5.5%	79
328	Belleville Main Street Marathon Belleville, IL	5.4%	9
329	Ann Arbor Marathon Ann Arbor, MI	5.4%	20
330	Pocono Mountains Marathon Greentown, PA	5.4%	4
331	Laredo Marathon Laredo, TX	5.4%	2
332	Newport Marathon (RI) Newport, RI	5.4%	48
333	Hogeye Marathon Springdale, AR	5.4%	16
334	Horse Capital Marathon Lexington, KY	5.4%	11
335	Atlanta Marathon Atlanta, GA	5.3%	84
336	Veterans Marathon (PA) Black Lick, PA	5.3%	5
337	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT	5.3%	71
338	Texas Marathon Kingwood, TX	5.3%	7
339	Conquer the Canyon Marathon Wellsboro, PA	5.3%	3
340	Run the River Marathon Kennewick, WA	5.3%	4
341	Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City, NJ	5.3%	51
342	Heart of America Marathon Columbia, MO	5.2%	6
343	Queen City Marathon Regina, SK	5.2%	16
344	Victory Marathon Hillsdale, IN	5.1%	2
345	Niagara Falls International Marathon Niagara Falls, ON	5.1%	33
346	EOD Warrior Holiday Dash Marathon Washington, DC	5.1%	6
347	Bryan-College Station Marathon College Station, TX	5.1%	32
348	Mayors Marathon Anchorage, AK	5.1%	37
349	Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson, MS	5%	7
350	Knoxville Marathon Knoxville, TN	5%	31
351	Greater St. Louis Marathon St. Louis, MO	5%	60
352	Portland Marathon Portland, OR	5%	129
353	Quad Cities Marathon Moline, IL	5%	28
354	Millinocket Marathon Millinocket, ME	5%	9
355	Garmin Olathe Marathon Olathe, KS	4.9%	24
356	Galveston Marathon Galveston, TX	4.9%	6
357	Gandy Dancer Marathon Luck, WI	4.9%	3
358	Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN	4.9%	17
359	Frisco Marathon Willard, MO	4.9%	4
360	IronHorse Marathon Riceville, IA	4.9%	2
361	Tacoma City Marathon Tacoma, WA	4.9%	19
362	Boundary Bay Marathon Delta, BC	4.9%	10
363	Juneau Marathon Juneau, AK	4.8%	3
364	City of Oaks Marathon Raleigh, NC	4.8%	40
365	Maui Oceanfront Marathon Maui, HI	4.8%	8
366	Lakefront Marathon Milwaukee, WI	4.8%	76
367	Ellerbe Marathon Ellerbe, NC	4.8%	2
368	Steamboat Marathon Steamboat Springs, CO	4.7%	12
369	Seattle Marathon Seattle, WA	4.7%	95
370	El Paso Marathon El Paso, TX	4.7%	14
371	Charlotte Marathon Charlotte, NC	4.6%	95
372	Bellingham Bay Marathon Bellingham, WA	4.6%	13
373	Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Marathon Ohiopyle, PA	4.6%	2
374	Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH	4.5%	184
375	Kansas City Marathon Kansas City, MO	4.5%	58
376	Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon Bemidji, MN	4.5%	8
377	Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS	4.5%	3
378	Spinx Runfest Marathon Greenville, SC	4.5%	13
379	Heartland Marathon Omaha, NE	4.4%	12
380	McAllen Marathon McAllen, TX	4.4%	7
381	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon Seabrook, TX	4.4%	5
382	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Memphis, TN	4.3%	80
383	Irving Frost Marathon Irving, TX	4.3%	13
384	Irving Marathon Irving, TX	4.3%	24
385	Rockin Brews Marathon Madison, WI	4.3%	4
386	Flowerfest Marathon at Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA	4.3%	2
387	Cowtown Marathon Fort Worth, TX	4.3%	61
388	Sleeping Bear Marathon Empire, MI	4.2%	7
389	Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Springfield, MO	4.2%	17
390	Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, CA	4.2%	228
391	Baltimore Marathon Baltimore, MD	4.2%	68
392	New River Marathon Fleetwood, NC	4.2%	12
393	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA	4.1%	665
394	Panama City Beach Marathon Panama City, FL	4.1%	12
395	Space Coast Marathon Cocoa, FL	4.1%	36
396	Starved Rock Country Marathon Ottawa, IL	4.1%	5
397	Blue Nose Marathon Halifax, NS	4.1%	13
398	Duke City Marathon Albuquerque, NM	3.9%	19
399	Mount Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME	3.8%	32
400	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Oklahoma City, OK	3.8%	74
401	Monument Marathon Gering, NE	3.8%	3
402	Clearwater Marathon Clearwater, FL	3.8%	15
403	Long Beach Marathon Long Beach, CA	3.8%	129
404	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Biloxi, MS	3.7%	23
405	San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA	3.7%	211
406	Escalante Canyons Marathon Escalante, UT	3.7%	1
407	Little Rock Marathon Little Rock, AR	3.7%	42
408	Every Womans Marathon New Orleans, LA	3.6%	155
409	Marathon of the Treasure Coast Stuart, FL	3.6%	7
410	Bend Marathon Bend, OR	3.6%	11
411	Hamptons Marathon East Hampton, NY	3.5%	14
412	Jackson Hole Marathon Jackson Hole, WY	3.5%	9
413	Fall Equinox Marathon Fort Collins, CO	3.4%	5
414	County Marathon Picton, ON	3.3%	4
415	Harlingen Marathon Harlingen, TX	3.3%	3
416	Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX	3.3%	112
417	Niagara Ultra Races Marathon Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	3.3%	4
418	Colfax Marathon Denver, CO	3.2%	71
419	Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Shenandoah, IA	3.2%	2
420	Run Crazy Horse Marathon Hill City, SD	3.2%	4
421	Route 66 Marathon Tulsa, OK	3.1%	34
422	Little Apple Marathon Manhattan, KS	3.1%	2
423	Chessie Trail Marathon Lexington, VA	3.1%	3
424	Fort Worth Marathon Fort Worth, TX	3%	11
425	Honoring Our Heroes Marathon Rolla, MO	3%	2
426	Emerald Isle Marathon Emerald Isle, NC	3%	6
427	Gettysburg North-South Marathon Gettysburg, PA	3%	6
428	Rock n Roll San Antonio Marathon San Antonio, TX	2.9%	65
429	Moonlight on the Falls Marathon Davis, WV	2.9%	3
430	Rock n Roll Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	2.8%	79
431	Montreal Marathon Montreal, QC	2.8%	106
432	Race the Lake Marathon Cooperstown, NY	2.8%	3
433	Marathon 2 Marathon Marathon, TX	2.7%	2
434	Seven Bridges Marathon Chattanooga, TN	2.7%	17
435	Millbrook Marathon Millbrook, NY	2.6%	3
436	Louisville Marathon Louisville, KY	2.6%	8
437	Adirondack Marathon Schroon Lake, NY	2.5%	4
438	Ottawa Fall Colours Marathon Ottawa, ON	2.5%	4
439	Bizz Johnson Marathon Susanville, CA	2.5%	1
440	New Hampshire Marathon Bristol, NH	2.5%	5
441	Fox Valley Marathon St. Charles, IL	2.4%	11
442	Orange Curtain Marathon Cerritos, CA	2.4%	1
443	Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, CA	2.4%	494
444	MO Cowbell Marathon St. Charles, MO	2.4%	11
445	SoCal Marathon Huntington Beach, CA	2.4%	3
446	Miami Marathon Miami, FL	2.4%	62
447	Whidbey Island Marathon Oak Harbor, WA	2.3%	5
448	Nashville Marathon Nashville, TN	2.3%	10
449	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon Deadwood, SD	2.3%	5
450	Springfield Marathon Springfield, IL	2.3%	2
451	Savin Rock Marathon West Haven, CT	2.3%	2
452	Palm Beaches Marathon West Palm Beach, FL	2.3%	14
453	Ely Marathon Ely, MN	2.2%	2
454	Colorado Springs Marathon Colorado Springs, CO	2.2%	8
455	That Dam Hill Marathon London, ON	2.1%	1
456	Boise Marathon Boise, ID	2.1%	1
457	Back Your Badge Marathon Plainfield, IN	2%	2
458	Great New York State Marathon Syracuse, NY	1.9%	4
459	Freedoms Run Marathon Shepherdstown, WV	1.9%	3
460	Run the Alamo 26.2 Marathon San Antonio, TX	1.9%	9
461	Mad Marathon Waitsfield, VT	1.9%	5
462	Des Plaines River Trail Marathon Lincolnshire, IL	1.8%	4
463	United States Air Force Marathon Dayton, OH	1.5%	15
464	Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Weott, CA	1.5%	2
465	St. Patricks Marathon Washington, DC	1.5%	1
466	Original Las Vegas Marathon Henderson, NV	1.3%	1
467	BHM 26.2 Marathon Birmingham, AL	1.3%	2
468	Blue Ridge Marathon Roanoke, VA	1.3%	6
469	St. Joseph Missouri Marathon St. Joseph, MO	1.3%	1
470	Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY	1.2%	2
471	Walt Disney World Marathon Orlando, FL	1.2%	149
472	Santa Clarita Marathon Santa Clarita, CA	1.1%	2
473	bg26.2 Marathon Bowling Green, KY	1%	1
474	Kauai Marathon Poipu, HI	0.9%	3
475	Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, HI	0.9%	162
476	Marathon de Magog Magog, QC	0.7%	1
477	Boulderthon - Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO	0.3%	4
478	Buzz Marathon San Miguel, CA	0%	0
479	San Juan Island Marathon Friday Harbor, WA	0%	0
480	Treherne Marathon Treherne, MB	0%	0
481	Hoover Dam Marathon Boulder City, NV	0%	0
482	King Salmon Marathon Cordova, AK	0%	0
483	Skagway Marathon Skagway, AK	0%	0
484	NJ Trail Series One Day Marathon Augusta, NJ	0%	0
485	Chasing Jefferson Davis Marathon Abbeville, GA	0%	0
486	Pine Tree Marathon Portland, ME	0%	0
487	Granite State Marathon Nashua, NH	0%	0
488	Red Island Marathon Warwick, RI	0%	0
489	Cummins Falls Marathon Cookeville, TN	0%	0
490	Maple Leaf Marathon Fairlee, VT	0%	0
491	Old Forge Marathon Old Forge, NY	0%	0
492	Puppy Power Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
493	Mighty Mutt Marathon (Dalmatian Run Fest) Bedford, TX	0%	0
494	Pistol Creek Run Marathon Alcoa, TN	0%	0
495	Raquette River Marathon Potsdam, NY	0%	0
496	ZombieRunner Halloween Marathon San Jose, CA	0%	0
497	Holloman Ace of Races Marathon Alamogordo, NM	0%	0
498	Run the Rainbow for Childrens Marathon Jackson, MS	0%	0
499	Justice Run Marathon Fort Worth, TX	0%	0
500	Williston Marathon Williston, ND	0%	0
501	Drumheller Marathon Seattle, WA	0%	0
502	RYR Endurance Marathon (Saturday) Owensboro, KY	0%	0
503	Bound for Boston Marathon (Oklahoma City) Yukon, OK	0%	0

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