NEW! Pace Bands on Your Phone. LEARN MORE...

Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers for 2026

Best Boston Marathon Qualifiers

It's here! Our annual list of the year's
best marathons to help you qualify for the Boston Marathon.

2026 IS HERE!


Marathon Pace Bands

Marathon Pace Bands

Run the Right Pace in Your Next Marathon

Nearly 500 marathon courses.
Ships same or Next Day


REVEL White Mountains Marathon

Conway, NH
Sunday, May 4, 2025


  5 Stars from 3 Reviews

Course Description
The REVEL White Mountains Marathon course offers the epic experience to run down the famous Kancamagus Highway. This course features breathtaking views of White Mountain National Forest, the spectacular Swift River, as well as some historic sights along the way. The marathon starts at CL Graham Wangan Overlook and finishes at Ham Arena in Conway.

This Boston Qualifying course drops 2,350 feet in elevation and includes a challenging but yet satisfying out-n-back with an incline. The course runs downhill along Kancamagus Highway for 12.6 miles before taking a left onto Bear Notch Rd. for a 4 mile out-n-back. Upon completing the out-n-back, the course continues downhill for 12.1 miles to reach the end of Kancamagus Highway in Conway. Runners will turn left onto Highway 113 / Rt 6 and proceed .3 miles before turning left onto Main St.. Runners will travel Main St. for .2 miles and reach the finish line at Ham Arena.

May Other Marathons in May Other Marathons in New Hampshire Marathons near Conway, NH



Marathon Pace Bands

Want to run your best REVEL White Mountains Marathon?

Don't waste months of training only to run the wrong pace.


REVEL White Mountains Marathon Pace Bands are adjusted for the specific terrain of the course, your goal time and pacing strategies.



Only $9.99




Race Information

Race Dates

2026: TBD
2025: Sunday, May 4, 2025

Course Information

Profile: Downhill
Type: Point to Point
Surface: Road/Pavement

Boston Qualifier?: Yes
World Marathon Major Qualifier?: No

Race Day Weather

Mean Temp.: 52°F (11°C)
Average High: 65°F (18°C)
Average Low: 39° F (3°C)




PR Score & Course Score

PR Score: 104.18
Course Score: 104.18

Race Size

2026: No Results
2025: 1,141 Finishers
2024: 1,683 Finishers
2023: No Results
2022: No Results
2021: No Results

BQ Percentages

2026: N/A
2025: 19%
2024: 25.6%
2023: N/A
2022: N/A
2021: N/A

Miscellaneous Information

Pace Groups?: Yes

Weather Averages for Last 2 Years


Race Day Temperatures

High: 54°F  (12°C)
Low: 49°F  (9°C)

Race Start Conditions

51°F  (11°C)
Humidity: 89%

Rain, Overcast
N 2 mph

PR Score

103.69

Course Score

104.18






How does the REVEL White Mountains Marathon Rank?

The REVEL White Mountains Marathon was the 80th largest marathon in the U.S. last year and was the 46th largest in 2024.

Last year 19% of finishers qualified for the Boston Marathon and 25.6% of runners qualified for Boston in 2024.

This gives the REVEL White Mountains Marathon the 46th highest percentage of Boston Marathon qualifiers in the U.S. last year and the 34th highest percentage in 2024.

Its Course Score of 104.18 ranks it as the fastest marathon course in the U.S. and the fastest course in New Hampshire.

The typical race time temperature and humidity levels are within the ideal range for optimal marathon performance. This, coupled with the Course Score, gives the REVEL White Mountains Marathon a PR Score of 104.18. This PR Score ranks it as the fastest marathon in the U.S. and the fastest in New Hampshire.

Learn more about PR Scores and Course Scores on the FAQ page.



Elevation Chart


Max Elevation: 2823 feet (860m)
Min Elevation: 461 feet (140m)

Elevation Gain: 337 feet (102m)
Elevation Loss: 2694 feet (821m)


REVEL

Course updated 03/14/2025




Hotel & VRBO Accommodations for the REVEL White Mountains Marathon

View available accomodations around the REVEL White Mountains Marathon Finish Line and Course. Book your Reservation now before the best places are sold out.

For a better mobile or desktop experience:






Compare the REVEL White Mountains Marathon to other Marathons

Use tools below to compare races and convert times across courses.

Do you want to see how the REVEL White Mountains Marathon stacks up against other marathons?

Compare the details of the REVEL White Mountains Marathon side-by-side with other marathons with our Comparison Tool.


Comparison Tool

If you ran the REVEL White Mountains Marathon in 3:31:00, what would your time in other marathons be?

See how your finish time would compare on other marathon courses with our Time Conversion Tool.


Time Converter Tool

Race Reviews


5.0
Based on 3 reviews
Write Your Own Review

Fast and pretty!

Full Review:

This was my 4th marathon and my first downhill marathon and I managed to Boston qualify! The downhill was not nearly as challenging as I expected, although I probably did start too fast. I love the white marathons and loved this marathon!

Race Tips:

The start of the marathon is deceptively easy. The steep downhill in the beginning had me running much faster than I should have and I really struggled with the slight hill in the middle of the course. I would recommend not doing this.

Travel/Logistics Tips:

The race was incredibly well organized! I just followed all the recommendations provided by Revel. This was absolutely the best organized race I've run and the scenery was so beautiful! I hope this becomes a yearly race!
Reviewed by KJ About 2024

Fabulous race

Full Review:

This was my 5th marathon but first Revel. It was exceptionally well organized, from the bus shuttle to the aid stations to the gear retrieval at the finish. For the inaugural year, we got lucky with temps (40s and cloudy) and a very slight tailwind. Scenery was beautiful the whole way. The start is steep and fast, creating a nice buffer for the uphill at mile 10. After the uphill out and back, there are some slight rolling hills, but it is mostly a gentle decline from there to the finish.

Race Tips:

Train for hills (both up and down) and strengthen those quads!

Travel/Logistics Tips:

The Revel site offered some discounted hotel blocks, but I found a comparable discount using my AAA membership. Stayed at the Yankee Clipper Motel, which is in easy walking distance to the shuttle bus pickup, so I didn't have to deal with all the shuttle traffic congestion at 3:00 a.m.
Reviewed by Annemal About 2024

Wow fantastique !! super beau!!

Full Review:

Mon 6e marathon... finalement couru sous la barre des 3heures youhou !!!! le paysage est magnifique, l'organisation est parfaite , ca roule!!

Our 6th marathon... finally ran under the 3 hour mark wow!!!! the landscape is magnificent, the organization is perfect, it works!!

Race Tips:

Mon entrainement spécifique a vraiment servi. je recommande la chaise au mur pour les quads, et j'ai egalement couru un 13km en descente 5-6X dans le parc de Laurentides ce qui fut très important pour les jambes jusqu'a l'arrivée.

My specific training really helped. I recommend the chair on the wall for the quads, and I also ran a 13km downhill 5-6X in the Laurentides park which was very important for the legs until the finish.

Travel/Logistics Tips:

Moi aussi journ au yankee clipper inn a 5 minutes de marche de l'autobus@4:00 am ce qui enleve du stress et donne plus de temps au tout petit matin . De plus la veille j'ai fait le trajet en camion ce qui permet d'apprcier les descentes mais aussi la montée mile 9. Et 8 degre de moins au sommet donc mon sac de poubelle valait 10 000 fois la couverte aliminium qui pars au vent....

I also stayed at the Yankee Clipper Inn, a 5 minute walk from the bus @ 4:00 am which takes away stress and gives more time in the early morning. Moreover the day before I made the trip by truck which allows me to appreciate the descents but also the climb mile 9. And 8 degrees less at the summit so my garbage bag was worth 10,000 times the cover aluminum that blows in the wind....
Reviewed by Marc D About 2024