Marathon races with entry routes and deadlines

LON

42K

Dates tracked3 route typesLottery Only

TCS London Marathon

London, England, GB

Marathon / Road / Apr 25, 2027

LON

42K

Dates tracked3 route typesLottery Only

TCS London Marathon

London, England, GB

Marathon / Road / Apr 25, 2027

BOS

42K

Dates tracked2 route typesVery Hard

Boston Marathon

Boston, MA, US

Marathon / Road / Apr 19, 2027

Time-qualifier race with charity and invitational programs; qualifying does not guarantee acceptance.

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BER

42K

Dates tracked3 route typesLottery Only

BMW BERLIN-MARATHON

Berlin, Berlin, DE

Marathon / Road / Sep 27, 2026

Lottery major with fast-runner, charity, and tour-operator routes.

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CHI

42K

Dates tracked4 route typesLottery Only

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Chicago, IL, US

Marathon / Road / Oct 11, 2026

Drawing major with charity, time-qualifier, legacy, and official tour-operator routes.

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42K

Dates tracked4 route typesLottery Only

TCS New York City Marathon

New York, NY, US

Marathon / Road / Nov 1, 2026

Drawing major with NYRR programmes, charity, time-qualifying, and international tour-operator routes.

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TOK

42K

Dates tracked3 route typesLottery Only

Tokyo Marathon

Tokyo, Tokyo, JP

Marathon / Road / Mar 7, 2027 (estimated)

Lottery major with ONE TOKYO, charity, semi-elite, and travel routes.

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42K

Dates tracked3 route typesLottery Only

Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich

Valencia, Valencian Community, ES

Marathon / Road / Dec 6, 2026

Fast, high-demand marathon now using loyalty, ballot, and waiting-list routes.

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42K

Dates tracked3 route typesCompetitive

Marine Corps Marathon

Arlington, VA, US

Marathon / Road / Oct 25, 2026

Large US marathon with staggered priority, bundles, general registration, runners club, and charity routes.

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42K

Dates tracked3 route typesLottery Only

Big Sur International Marathon

Carmel, CA, US

Marathon / Road / Apr 25, 2027

Scenic point-to-point marathon with random drawing, charity, VIP, Boston 2 Big Sur, and Marathon Tours routes.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris

Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

Marathon / Road / Apr 11, 2027 (estimated)

Large European marathon with general, charity, and official travel entry routes.

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AMS

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

TCS Amsterdam Marathon

Amsterdam, North Holland, NL

Marathon / Road / Oct 18, 2026 (estimated)

Fast autumn road marathon with general, KWF charity, resale, and travel entry routes.

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QUE

42K

Dates tracked0 route typesCompetitive

Queenstown Marathon

Queenstown, Otago, NZ

Marathon / Mixed / Nov 21, 2026 (estimated)

Destination marathon and Plan B candidate with direct entry while places remain.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

ASICS Gold Coast Marathon

Gold Coast, Queensland, AU

Marathon / Road / Jul 4, 2027 (estimated)

Flat, fast coastal marathon in Queensland, widely used as a Boston qualifying attempt. Entry is open registration on the event's own platform rather than a ballot.

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42K

Dates tracked5 route typesVery Hard

Nike Melbourne Marathon

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Marathon / Road / Oct 11, 2026

Australia's largest marathon, finishing inside the MCG. General allocation and both ballots are exhausted for 2026; charity, qualifying-time and official travel routes remain.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Barfoot & Thompson Runaway Auckland Marathon

Auckland, Auckland, NZ

Marathon / Road / Nov 1, 2026

New Zealand's largest marathon, crossing the Auckland Harbour Bridge before finishing on the city waterfront. Open registration rather than a ballot.

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KYO

42K

Dates tracked2 route typesVery Hard

Kyoto Marathon

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, JP

Marathon / Road / Feb 21, 2027

A capped city marathon past Kyoto's UNESCO World Heritage sites. Domestic general entry is drawn by lottery; overseas runners have a separate first-come allocation.

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COP

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeLottery Only

Copenhagen Marathon

Copenhagen, Capital Region, DK

Marathon / Road / May 9, 2027

Denmark's largest marathon, and newly one of Europe's most oversubscribed. Entry moved to a lottery for 2027 after the 2026 edition sold out in under 24 hours.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeVery Hard

NN Marathon Rotterdam

Rotterdam, South Holland, NL

Marathon / Road / Apr 11, 2027

A fast, flat Dutch city marathon. The organiser moved the marathon distance to a draw-based registration to give every applicant an equal chance.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Vienna City Marathon

Vienna, Vienna, AT

Marathon / Road / Apr 18, 2027

Austria's largest marathon, finishing beside the Burgtheater on the Ringstrasse. Entry is sold rather than balloted.

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SEV

42K

Dates tracked2 route typesVery Hard

Zurich Seville Marathon

Seville, Andalusia, ES

Marathon / Road / Feb 21, 2027 (estimated)

Widely regarded as Europe's flattest big-city marathon and a favoured personal-best target. The expanded 2027 field of 20,000 sold out well over a year ahead.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Zurich Marató Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, ES

Marathon / Road / Mar 14, 2027

A large spring marathon through Barcelona, starting and finishing at Plaça d'Espanya. Entry is sold outright rather than balloted.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

Grandma's Marathon

Duluth, Minnesota, US

Marathon / Road / Jun 19, 2027

A flat, fast point-to-point marathon along the shore of Lake Superior into Duluth. Every 2026 distance sold out, and 2027 entries open on a fixed date and time.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

BMO Vancouver Marathon

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Marathon / Road / May 2, 2027

A scenic point-to-point marathon finishing on the Vancouver waterfront. Entry is sold outright, with capacity limits on every event.

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JUN

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

Jungfrau-Marathon

Interlaken, Bern, CH

Marathon / Trail / Sep 11, 2027

A mountain marathon climbing from Interlaken to the Kleine Scheidegg beneath the Eiger north face, with roughly 1,800m of ascent.

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MIL

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Milano Marathon

Milan, Lombardy, IT

Marathon / Road / Apr 4, 2027

Italy's largest marathon, run on a flat city loop. It carries an unusually large charity programme — 154 non-profits and more than EUR 9.5 million raised since 2012 — though the fundraising sits alongside a paid entry rather than replacing it.

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42K

Dates tracked3 route typesLottery Only

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon

Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

Marathon / Road / May 23, 2027 (estimated)

A fast coastal marathon under Table Mountain, and Africa's first Abbott World Marathon Majors race. The public ballot for 2027 has closed, leaving charity and official travel routes.

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DUB

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Dubai Marathon

Dubai, Dubai, AE

Marathon / Road / Jan 17, 2027

A flat, fast January marathon along Dubai's coast road, long used as a winter personal-best target. Entry is sold outright.

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KIL

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Kilimanjaro Marathon

Moshi, Kilimanjaro, TZ

Marathon / Road / Feb 7, 2027

A road marathon from Moshi in the foothills of Kilimanjaro, run largely by Tanzanian runners and billed as The People's Race. Entry is sold outright, with travel packages for overseas runners.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

Tata Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Marathon / Road / Jan 17, 2027

India's largest marathon, flagged off from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Entry is sold within a fixed application window that closes early if places fill.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

ASICS Los Angeles Marathon

Los Angeles, California, US

Marathon / Road / Mar 7, 2027

A large point-to-point spring marathon across Los Angeles, organised by the McCourt Foundation. Entry is sold outright, alongside a substantial charity programme.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

Chevron Houston Marathon

Houston, Texas, US

Marathon / Road / TBD

A flat, fast January marathon and a long-standing Olympic Trials qualifying race. Entry is sold in rising price tiers, with front-corral seeding available on verified times.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeVery Hard

Athens Marathon. The Authentic

Athens, Attica, GR

Marathon / Road / Nov 8, 2026

The original marathon course, from the town of Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Demand now outstrips supply by a wide margin.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeVery Hard

adidas Stockholm Marathon

Stockholm, Stockholm, SE

Marathon / Road / May 29, 2027

Sweden's largest marathon, finishing in the 1912 Olympic Stadium. The 2027 race sold out shortly after entries opened, with a further release signalled.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Marathon / Road / Oct 18, 2026

Canada's largest marathon and its main Olympic and national-record venue, run along the Lake Ontario waterfront. Entry is sold outright, with a large integrated charity fundraising programme.

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OSA

42K

Dates tracked3 route typesVery Hard

Osaka Marathon

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, JP

Marathon / Road / Feb 28, 2027

A large city marathon finishing at Osaka Castle Park. Entry splits across several routes with different application methods and deadlines — a general lottery, a citizen-athlete route on qualifying time, and a charity route.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Tamarack Homes Ottawa International Marathon

Ottawa, Ontario, CA

Marathon / Road / May 30, 2027 (estimated)

The marathon at Canada's largest multi-day running weekend, starting from Ottawa City Hall. Entry is sold outright against a fixed event capacity.

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42K

Dates tracked2 route typesVery Hard

TIAA Philadelphia Marathon

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Marathon / Road / Nov 22, 2026 (estimated)

A flat Boston-qualifying marathon through Philadelphia. The 2026 race and every challenge combination are sold out, leaving official charity partners as the only remaining way in.

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42K

Dates tracked2 route typesCompetitive

Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon

Madrid, Community of Madrid, ES

Marathon / Road / Apr 25, 2027

A large spring marathon down the Paseo de la Castellana and past the Royal Palace, sold in phases with a waiting list once it fills.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

Haspa Marathon Hamburg

Hamburg, Hamburg, DE

Marathon / Road / Apr 25, 2027

Germany's largest spring marathon, a flat city course long used for personal bests. The half marathon and relay for 2027 have already gone.

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42K

Dates tracked2 route typesLottery Only

Irish Life Dublin Marathon

Dublin, Leinster, IE

Marathon / Road / Oct 25, 2026 (estimated)

Ireland's marathon, now ballot-only after demand outgrew its capacity. The 2026 ballot has closed but charity places remain, and the organiser also runs Good for Age, resale and tour-operator routes.

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Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

mainova Frankfurt Marathon

Frankfurt, Hesse, DE

Marathon / Road / Oct 25, 2026

A fast autumn marathon finishing inside the Festhalle arena. Entry is sold outright, priced in rising tiers as bib numbers are taken.

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BRI

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Brighton Marathon

Brighton, England, GB

Marathon / Road / Apr 4, 2027 (estimated)

A large coastal spring marathon along the Brighton and Hove seafront, now run by London Marathon Events. Entry is sold outright.

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EDI

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Edinburgh Marathon

Edinburgh, Scotland, GB

Marathon / Road / May 30, 2027

A fast coastal course out of Edinburgh along the East Lothian shoreline, and the centrepiece of a two-day festival. Entry is sold outright.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeVery Hard

Nagoya Women's Marathon

Nagoya, Aichi, JP

Marathon / Road / Mar 14, 2027

The world's largest women-only marathon, finishing in the Nagoya Dome. Overseas runners enter through their own window rather than the domestic route, and every finisher receives a Baccarat tumbler.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Generali München Marathon

Munich, Bavaria, DE

Marathon / Road / TBD

Munich's autumn city marathon, finishing in the 1972 Olympic Stadium. Entry is sold outright.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Íslandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon

Reykjavik, Capital Region, IS

Marathon / Road / TBD

Iceland's largest marathon, run in August alongside the city's Culture Night. Entry is sold outright.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Prague International Marathon

Prague, Prague, CZ

Marathon / Road / TBD

RunCzech's flagship spring marathon through the old city and along the Vltava. Entry is sold outright.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Acea Run Rome The Marathon

Rome, Lazio, IT

Marathon / Road / Mar 14, 2027 (estimated)

A spring marathon past the Colosseum and through the historic centre of Rome. Entry is sold outright.

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MAN

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Manchester Marathon

Manchester, England, GB

Marathon / Road / TBD

One of the UK's largest and flattest marathons, widely used as a Boston qualifying attempt. Entry is sold outright.

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42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

EDP Maratona do Porto

Porto, Porto, PT

Marathon / Road / TBD

A flat autumn marathon along the Douro and the Atlantic coast. Entry is sold outright.

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Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Maraton Warszawski

Warsaw, Masovia, PL

Marathon / Road / TBD

Poland's largest marathon, run through central Warsaw in late September. Entry is sold outright, with a charity programme alongside.

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LJU

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Ljubljana Marathon

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SI

Marathon / Road / TBD

Slovenia's largest road race, run on a flat late-October course through the capital. Entry is sold outright.

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Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Marathon / Road / Oct 4, 2026

A scenic autumn marathon from Minneapolis to the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, run over a weekend of races. Entry is sold outright, with a large charity programme.

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Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

ASICS Christchurch Marathon

Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ

Marathon / Road / Apr 18, 2027

New Zealand's oldest marathon, run on a flat course through Christchurch's parks and rebuilt centre. Entry is sold outright, with a charity programme alongside.

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Dates tracked1 route typeCompetitive

California International Marathon

Sacramento, California, US

Marathon / Road / Dec 6, 2026

A net-downhill point-to-point marathon into Sacramento, described by its organiser as the fastest course in the West and a leading Boston qualifier.

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CAN

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Canberra Marathon

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

Marathon / Road / TBD

Australia's second-oldest marathon, run on a flat course around Lake Burley Griffin. Entry is sold outright.

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FUK

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeVery Hard

Fukuoka Marathon

Fukuoka, Fukuoka, JP

Marathon / Road / TBD

A large city marathon along Hakata Bay, distinct from the historic elite-only Fukuoka International Marathon it succeeded. Entry is capped and heavily oversubscribed.

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HOK

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeOpen

Hokkaido Marathon

Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP

Marathon / Road / TBD

Japan's only major summer marathon, run through Sapporo in late August and used as a heat-adaptation test race.

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SEO

42K

Dates tracked1 route typeVery Hard

Seoul Marathon

Seoul, Seoul, KR

Marathon / Road / TBD

Korea's oldest and largest marathon, finishing in Jamsil Olympic Stadium. Places are capped and allocated by draw when oversubscribed.

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Dates tracked1 route typeLottery Only

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK

Marathon / Road / TBD

Hong Kong's flagship road race, run across the Stonecutters and Tsing Ma bridges. Places are allocated by ballot.

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