Marathon routes in the United States

Course guides in the United States

New YorkMajor since 2006New York City MarathonTCS New York City MarathonAmong the world's largest marathons. From the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge the course crosses five bridges and all five boroughs before the finish inside Central Park.First Sunday of NovemberUSACourse records2:04:58 / 2:19:51Full course page

BostonMajor since 2006Boston MarathonBoston Marathon presented by Bank of AmericaThe world's oldest annual marathon, first run in 1897, with entry by qualifying time. A mostly downhill point-to-point course where the Newton hills decide the race.April, Patriots' DayUSACourse records2:01:52 / 2:17:22Full course page

Which marathons run in the United States?

The rest of the country's marathon calendar: next edition date, course character and climbing, with a page for each race.

Race days fall in several months of the year. The flattest course listed here is Duke City Marathon, at about 37 m of climbing; the hilliest is Mt. Desert Island Marathon, at about 560 m.