Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

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Featured Races

Date	Race
June 7, 2025	God’s Country Marathon Race Series Potter County, Pennsylvania Traverses through scenic north central Pennsylvania. 50th year anniversary. Boston Qualifier.
September 28, 2025	Boulderthon: Boulder Marathon Boulder, CO World-Class Marathon Experience Finishing in the Heart of Boulder.
January 25, 2025	lululemon Classic City Marathon Athens, GA Try a marathon, a half-marathon, or a marathon relay this winter!
April 26, 2025	Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City, UT Voted "Best Running Event in Utah" w/ 6 Events to Choose From!

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 48,923 12.1%

Canada 3,535 9.4%

Race Location	# Qualifiers	% BQ eligible finishers
United States	48,923	12.1%
Canada	3,535	9.4%

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

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