New Orleans, Louisiana, USA April 4, 2026 Registration open Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic is an annual race held on the Saturday before Easter Sunday. Established in 1979, the Crescent City Classic is New Orleans’ premier 10k road race and one of the U.S.A.’s oldest 10k races. The Classic’s official charity program is the…
Akron, Ohio, USA TBD Registration not yet open One of 3-part race series, the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon is an annual event held in Akron in the month of September every year since the year 2003. The event offers a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, Team Relay as well as Kids Fun Run. It is considered a…
Glacier National Park, East Glacier, Montana, USA June 27, 2026 Registration Open The Glacier Half Marathon is an annual race held in East Glacier, Montana. The course runs along the Eastern border of the Glacier National Park and ends in the front lawn of the historic Glacier Park Lodge. The route is extremely challenging but…
Des Moines, Iowa, USA October 19, 2025 Registration Open The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a marathon event held annually in Des Moines, Iowa since 2002. It serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. Race weekend features Marathon, Marathon relay, Half Marathon, 5K and kids races. All races start and finish in the heart…
Chicago, IL, USA October 11, 2026 Registration not yet open The Bank of America Chicago Marathon held every October in Chicago, Illinois, the USA is one of the largest annual marathons. It is a world Athletics Label Road race and one of the six World Marathon Majors. With its mostly flat course, the Bank of…
Dayton, Ohio, USA TBD Registration not yet Open The United States Air Force Marathon is an annual event held at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Established in 1997 the event is held on the third Saturday of September to celebrate the 50th Air Force Anniversary. The event includes a Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half…
Hamburg, Germany April 26, 2026 Registration open The Haspa Hamburg Marathon, also known as Haspa Marathon Hamburg, is an annual road race organized in 1986 in Hamburg, Germany. Usually held in late April or early May and labeled as a Gold Label Road race by World Athletics. Eliud Kipchoge made his debut in full marathon…
Running in cold and frigid weather during the winter season sounds horrible to most people. Dependant on where you live, it can vary from running in low temperatures to running in extreme cold with frigid winds and slippery ice /foot-numbing snow underfoot But running in cold weather does not have to be a wretched affair…
Some people say altitude is the great equalizer – you can be short or tall, athletic or overweight and still feel the debilitating effects that high altitude has on your body. But you can mitigate these effects to a large extent by being prepared – mentally and physically. If you are looking for a definitive…
One of the keys to successful marathon (or half marathon) training is to vary your workouts. Variation can be built in with the type/variety of runs that you do (easy, tempo, pace, intervals, etc), strength/ weight training (both upper body and lower body strength workouts) as well as cross training (cycling, swimming, etc). Unfortunately, building…