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Marathon News, Results, and Upcoming Marathons!
October 16, 2024

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Welcome to this week's MarathonGuide newsletter!

Chicago Marathon - Women’s WR Crushed!
Ruth Chepngetich set a new world record at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a blazing time of 2:09:56, eclipsing the previous best by nearly two minutes. On the men’s side, John Korir, also made headlines by running the second fastest time in the event’s history at 2:02:44. Visit our site for more running news.

You will be running through this extraordinary rural community on back and dirt roads, with breathtaking views of the Green Mountains, challenging rolling farmlands with tough climbs and descents, quaint villages, historic barns, covered bridges and fields of our famous Vermont cows!

Trail Racing Over Texas

Trail Running Over Texas (TROT) aims to get people outside and moving, showcasing Texas's beautiful parks and ranches with family-friendly events for all abilities and ambitions. Check out our story here: https://www.trailracingovertexas.com/about

Plateaued with your running? Been a while since you set a pr? Wondering what's the cause? Certainly, the details of your training should be considered, along with nutrition and musculoskeletal dysfunctions, but often the missing variable is that there simply has not been enough time spent in 'unchartered' territory....Read the whole article here!

10/19/24 - Blue Sky Marathon (Fort Collins, CO)
10/27/24 - United Supermarkets Lubbock Mayor's Marathon (Lubbock, TX)
11/10/24 - Santa Clarita Marathon (Santa Clarita, CA)
11/16/24 - Novant Health Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon (Charlotte, NC)
12/8/24 - Honolulu Marathon (Honololu, HI)
12/15/24 - Rocket City Marathon (Hunstville, AL)
12/21/24 - Texas Double 26.2 - Day 1 (Dallas, TX)

11/09/24 - Marathon du Cognac (Jarnac, France)
11/17/24 - Verona Marathon (Verona, Italy)
12/01/24 - Pak'nSave Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon (Whanganui, New Zealand)
12/08/24 - Powerade Maratón Powerade Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico)
01/04/25 - Ishavskraft PolarNight Marathon (Tromso, Norway)

Portland Oregon Marathon (Portland, OR - 10/6/24)
Wineglass Marathon (Corning, NY - 10/6/24)
Twin Cities Marathon (Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN - 10/6/24)
Long Beach Marathon (Long Beach, CA - 10/6/24)
Marathon P'tit Train du Nord (Saint-Jerome, QC, Canada - 10/6/24)

Thanksgiving Day 5k (Simi Valley, CA - 11/28/24)
Thanksgiving 5K - (Santa Clarita, CA - 11/28/24)
Holly Jolly Half Marathon, 5k & 10k (Camarillo, CA - 12/15/24)

Finishing downtown not only gives runners and spectators alike a chance to enjoy the historic center of the city, it lets runners finish on a net decline, which helps them with their finish time and improves their chances to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon or the 2025 Abbott WMM MTT Age Group Marathon World Championships.

St. Luke's D&L Race Fest

Regardless of your race, you’ll enjoy crisp November weather, beautiful late fall sights and a joint-friendly surface, all maintaining the November tradition of the D&L Heritage Half Marathon Run and Walk.

Gasparilla Distance Classic

The Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic is the premier and city-signature road running event for the City of Tampa. This incredibly flat and fast course takes runners on an out-and-back course along beautiful Bayshore Boulevard.

10/20/2024 - Des Moines Marathon (Des Moines, IA)
The IMT Des Moines marathon courses are known for showcasing the city’s skyline with a scenic route, including quaint neighborhoods, university campuses, city parks, and a downtown festival atmosphere waiting at the finish line.

10/20/2024 - TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is Canada’s premier running event and the grand finale of the Canada Running Series. Since 2017, the race has served as the Athletics Canada National Marathon Championships and has doubled as the Olympic Trials.

11/9/2024 - Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon (Chattanooga, TN)
Choose your Battle! Four Scenic Road Races. One Memorable Day!

11/10/2024 - St. Luke's D&L Race Fest (Easton, PA)
Regardless of your race, you’ll enjoy crisp November weather, beautiful late fall sights and a joint-friendly surface, all maintaining the November tradition of the D&L Heritage Half Marathon Run and Walk.

12/15/2024 - Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
Cross the Coastline! The Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon course features a fast, flat, BQ-friendly path along the coast from Pass Christian to Biloxi.

12/15/2024 - Rocket City Marathon (Huntsville, AL)
The Rocket City Marathon has been a fixture in North Alabama for over 45 years. Enjoy a scenic, Boston qualifying course that runs through parts of historic Huntsville, through the Space & Rocket Center, through the Botanical Gardens, and finishes inside the Von Braun Center.

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- Craig & the MarathonGuide team

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