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The race ends at 26.2 miles. We keep going. Every race comes with a guide to the city around it, for the days either side of the start line.

Runners massed at the start of the Rome Marathon with the Colosseum rising directly ahead

Races

692 marathons across 112 countries. Every race page pairs the course and entry details with a travel guide.

Morning mist filling French Canyon, a narrow sandstone canyon at Starved Rock State Park, Illinois

Destinations

Guides to the cities behind the races: where to stay, and what to do once the race is over.

A group of runners from a city run club gathered before an early morning run

Beyond the Tape

Longer reads on running and travel, written by runners.

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Races

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The marble Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, the finish of the Athens Marathon, with its curved terraces around the running track and Lycabettus Hill behind

Athens, Greece · Nov 2026

Athens Marathon

Colourful merchant houses in red, orange, blue and yellow along the Nyhavn canal in Copenhagen, with wooden sailing boats moored in the foreground

Copenhagen, Denmark · May 2027

Copenhagen Marathon

The Gold Coast skyline of high-rise towers across calm blue water of the Broadwater, seen from a grassy shoreline in low sun

Gold Coast, Australia · Jul 2027

Gold Coast Marathon

Destinations

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Fields of red and yellow tulips in full bloom near Rotterdam, with a windmill in the distance

Netherlands · April

Running Into Colour: Rotterdam and the Dutch Tulip Season

Aerial view of Bologna's medieval terracotta rooftops and towers with the Apennine hills in the distance

Italy · March

The City That Puts Half of Italy Within Reach

A two-lane road through peak autumn woodland near Starved Rock State Park, Illinois

United States · October

Chicago in October: When the City Runs Gold

Beyond the Tape

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A runner in race gear running through a neon-lit Japanese city street at dusk, with shop signs and commuters around her

Running Your First International Marathon

A map showing the cities of the European Marathon Classics series

The Running Circuits: Your Guide to Marathon and Half Marathon Series

A MarathonPassport pace plan for the Berlin Marathon: the course on a light grey map with four numbered pins, each with the time window in which the runner is expected to pass

A Marathon Split Is a Window: Pacing, Spectating and the Pace Planner