Diana Lunsford
The year that Hurricane Sandy chased us though the course and straight to the airport. Beautiful course, well supported. Emotional race for anyone who loves America!
If your'e an average pace runner, expect to stay in a crowd the entire race.
Niagara Falls International Marathon
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Niagara Falls, Canada
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
The First Annual Buffalo to Niagara Skylon International Marathon took place on Saturday, October 26th, 1974. It was a great success right away. The organizers were very excited about the number of participants and the publicity that the sponsor Skylon Tower got.
The Marathon quickly became a favorite and by 1976 it attracted more than 3,000 runners, surpassing the New York and Boston marathons in that same year.
In 1977 the race was renamed the Skylon International Marathon until 1985 when the name was changed to the Buffalo / Niagara Falls International Marathon.
In 1980 and 1984 the course was used for the men’s US Olympic marathon trials. Anthony Sandoval set a course record with a time of 2:10:19 in 1980 during the US Olympics trials race which has yet to be beaten.
In 1985 there was a special “Peace Bridge Trophy” which was presented to the first man and first woman to step foot in Canada. The Marathon ceased to exist after 1986 due to lack of sponsorship however the race continued in the US under the name Buffalo Marathon…a race that continues to this day.
The marathon was revived in 1998 under the new name Casino Niagara International Marathon with Casino Niagara as the title sponsor.
A half marathon was established in 2001, drawing additional participants to the race. The half marathon also offers a walking division.
Nicole Stevenson set a course record for women in 2004 with a time of 2:37:08 which has also yet to be beaten.
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Niagara Falls International Marathon, Race Date: 2023-10-22, Distance: Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:37:08 | Alex Yu | CN | |
| 2nd Male | 2:46:18 | Geoff Richards | CN | |
| 3rd Male | 2:51:27 | Hajime Aoki | US | |
| 4th Male | 2:54:32 | Edward Gray | CN | |
| Female | 3:10:09 | Wendy Rading | CN | |
| 2nd Female | 3:19:29 | Marie Bentejac | CN | |
| 3rd Female | 3:19:57 | Paola Mendez | CN | |
| 4th Female | 3:21:17 | Lai Kuen HSU | CN |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 2:46:18 | Geoff Richards | CN | |
| M 50-59 | 3:00:38 | MikHail Zhuravlev | CN | |
| M 60-69 | 3:47:06 | Bernard Rancourt | CN | |
| M 70+ | 4:30:08 | Paul Benoit | CN | |
| F 40-49 | 3:10:09 | Wendy Rading | CN | |
| F 50-59 | 3:49:39 | Jennifer Mooradian | CN | |
| F 60-69 | 4:26:45 | Lorena Jenks | CN | |
| F 70+ | 6:05:35 | Lynn Jamieson | US |
Voted one of the most scenic marathons in Canada and the #1 such event in Ontario with a marathon that starts in one country and finishes in another, the Niagara Falls International Marathon continues to grow with participants in recent years exceeding 6,000. Unlike earlier years, the majority or 61.46% of runners in all events are now female compared to 38.54% male runners. Athletes from more than 36 countries around the world run in all events.
Luso Half Marathon
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Luso, Portugal
Distance: Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
The Luso Half Marathon is one of the most popular events in Portugal, with over 18,000 participants from all over the world.
The Luso Half Marathon is considered one of the most beautiful marathons in the world
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Luso Half Marathon, Race Date: 2023-10-08, Distance: Half Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:00:20 | Abraham Cheroben | BHR | |
| 2nd Male | 1:00:30 | Antony Kimutai | KEN | |
| 3rd Male | 1:00:40 | Adane Taye | ETH | |
| 4th Male | 1:02:02 | Addisu Taye | ETH | |
| Female | 1:08:40 | Enatnesh Tirusew | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 1:09:03 | Ayanadis Mebratu | ETH | |
| 3rd Female | 1:09:37 | Senayet Chekol | ETH | |
| 4th Female | 1:13:12 | Susan Santos | PRT |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 1:09:39 | GILLES RUBIO | FRA | |
| M 50-59 | 1:15:01 | AUGUSTO COSTA | POR | |
| M 60-69 | 1:23:29 | ABEL GLÓRIA | POR | |
| M 70+ | 1:51:53 | JOSÉ INOCĘNCIO | POR | |
| F 40-49 | 1:22:50 | PIA NEHME | CAN | |
| F 50-59 | 1:37:13 | ALEXANDRA PORTELA | POR | |
| F 60-69 | 1:41:18 | ROSA PINTO | POR | |
| F 70+ | 2:21:54 | VELOSO NELLA | POR |
About The Course.
The Luso Half Marathon is one of the most popular events in Portugal. Its 21 km route starts from the Bridge Vasco de Gama, finish line is at Praça do Comercio, a historical symbol of the city of Lisbon in front of the Tagus.
This Half Marathon takes place on the same day as the EDP Lisbon Marathon. Each year these two races attract the great names of national and international athlets, as well as thousands of foreign runners who combine the pleasure of running with a visit to a unique city like Lisbon.
Casablanca Half Marathon
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Casablanca, Morocco
Distance: Half Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
A real sporting festival placed under the theme "The Casablanca half-marathon: Two races for the pleasure of the people of Casablanca: 21km97m, 10km", which will bring together a large audience of spectators all along the course and personalities, professionals but also technical assistance from several Olympic and world champions.
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Casablanca Half Marathon, Race Date: 2024-10-27, Distance: Half Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:01:40 | Yassine Alami | MAR | |
| 2nd Male | 1:01:41 | Houssam Bouzaidi | MAR | |
| 3rd Male | 1:01:43 | Lidam Ouled | MAR | |
| 4th Male | 1:01:47 | Ahmed El Hassouni | MAR | |
| Female | 1:10:25 | Faith Chepkoech | KEN | |
| 2nd Female | 1:11:28 | Kawtar Farkousi | MAR | |
| 3rd Female | 1:18:06 | Fatima Ouhriss | MAR | |
| 4th Female | 1:22:16 | Hanane Bajaoui | MAR |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Cholet 10k
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Cholet, France
Distance: 10K
Offical Race Web Site
The 10 Km de Cholet race is a race with the FFA Label. The Entente des Mauges is the association's support club vis-à-vis the FFA.
The association is made up of volunteers. A board meets throughout the year in order to prepare the 10 Km de Cholet race. Anyone can join the association, whether or not they practice running, as volunteers during the race, or to join the office. There is no membership fee to join the association.
The objective of the association is to organize each year a race with an FFA LABEL which will bring together the largest number of runners.
The association law 1901 "Les foulées Choletaises" was created in 1992 with the aim of organizing the Cholet marathon.
In 1999, the members decided to switch to a 10 km race to develop popular participation.
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The course is labeled Word Athletic, it allows you to validate all records, including your personal bests.
The start is on Avenue Manceau, closer to Glisséo. The difference in altitude between the start line and the finish line is 8 meters. It complies with FFA standards to validate your records.
The course is always composed of two loops, the first of 4 Km, the second of 6 Km.
To make up for the distance lost with the moving start line, the route goes around the new halls, via the Boulevard de la Victoire and then the Boulevard Delhumeau PLessis. To then resume the same route.
Marine Corps Marathon
Sunday October 26th, 2025
National Mall, DC
Distance: Marathon
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Recognized for impeccable organization on a scenic course managed by the US Marines in Arlington, VA and the nation's capital, the Marine Corps Marathon is one of the largest marathons in the US and the world. Known as 'the best marathon for beginners,' the MCM is largest marathon in the world that doesn't offer prize money, earning its nickname, “The People's Marathon.”
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displays approximate race location · Arlington VA 22201
About the course
The Marine Corps Marathon is aptly nicknamed the “Marathon of the Monuments.”
The USATF-certified 26.2 mile marathon course starts in Arlington, VA on Route 110 between Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. The course moves through Rosslyn along Lee Highway before turning on Spout Run and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Runners will experience a climb on Lee Highway in the first few miles of the course, but are rewarded with a descent along Spout Run and the Parkway.
After crossing Key Bridge into Georgetown between Miles 4 and 5, runners turn right along the renowned M Street where throngs of spectators will cheer them through the most popular area of historic George town.
From M Street, MCM runners continue turning right onto Wisconsin Avenue and then left onto K Street, and continue to run on K under the Whitehurst Freeway. Runners then make a continuous loop turning right onto 27th Street, right onto I Street, right onto Virginia Avenue and finally turn right onto Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, heading north. It’s along the Parkway that MCM runners will enjoy running the beautifully tree-lined roadways and under historic stone-covered bridges before making a U-turn at the median located at Beach and Shoreham Drives.
After the U-turn, runners follow the southbound lanes of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway heading past the impressive Kennedy Center and under the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge. Between Miles 10 and 11, MCM participants travel parallel to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and then bear left onto Ohio Drive while running under Arlington Memorial Bridge.
Runners remain right of the John Ericsson National Memorial as Ohio Drive meet Independence Avenue and then right onto Ohio Drive entering West Potomac Park.
Runners continue along the scenic Potomac River and through the emotional wear blue Mile of the course where fallen service members are commemorated in photographs along the roadway decorated with American Flags. Runners continue to move on Ohio Drive and to the very end of Hains Point, as Ohio Drive continues along the other side of the peninsula, adjacent to the East Potomac Golf Course.
MCM participants will depart the Hains Point area as the roadway splits, turning onto East Basin Drive before making a left onto Maine Avenue. Through Miles 15 and 16, MCM runners will continue all along the scenic Tidal Basin with views of the Jefferson Memorial. Runners will continue on Maine Avenue as it turns onto Independence Avenue and will head west further along the Tidal Basin crossing over the Kutz Bridge. On Independence Avenue, MCM competitors will run by the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and the FDR Memorial. MCM runners then loop back along Independence Avenue on the side closest to the National Mall and the Korean and WWII Memorials and the before making a left turn onto 15th Street at the Washington Monument.
- AllMCM participants must mantain a 14 minute-per-mile pace.At Mile 17, MCM participants will reach "the Gauntlet" in Washington, D.C. MCM participants who do not make it through the Gauntlet by 12:33 p.m. will be diverted from the certified Marathon course at Independence Avenue to 14th Street and may continue running but will not complete a 26.2 mile course. These individuals will not be recognized as official finishers.
MCM runners then continue on the course along the north side of the National Mall, with views of the National Museum of African American History and Culture; the National Museum of American History; National Museum of Natural History and then the National Art Gallery at Mile 18, before turning left onto 3rd Street.
The MCM course then moves runners right onto Constitution Avenue traveling toward the U.S. Capitol and continues to turn them right along the inside of East Capitol Circle and onto 1st Street, with impressive views of the Capitol dome.
Along the National Mall, runners turn right onto 1st Street Northwest then stay to the left of Garfield Circle, right onto Maryland Avenue and then right onto 3rd Street. At this point, runners will turn left onto Jefferson Drive past the Air and Space Museum, the historic carousel, the Smithsonian Castle and the Freer Gallery of Art. Runners then make a left turn onto 14th Street, passing the Holocaust Museum just before they “Beat the Brigde” at Mile 20.
- “Beat the Bridge” -- All MCM participants must reach the intersection of 14 and D Streets before the 14th Street Bridge by 1:15 p.m. at Mile 20.
From Miles 20 to 21, runners will cross over the 14th Street Bridge and the scenic Potomac River as they head back into Virginia for the last 10K of the course running along Army-Navy Drive.
Then runners turn left onto 12thStreet South in Crystal City.
- All MCM participants must continue to maintain a 14 minute-per-mile pace. Here participants will reach the “Crystal City Gauntlet.” MCM participants who do not make it through the Crystal City Gauntlet by 1:49 p.m. will be diverted from the certified Marathon course at 12thSouth as it becomes Crystal Drive and may continue running but will not complete the 26.2 mile course. These individuals will not be recognized as official finishers.
The official MCM course continues along Crystal Drive where the vibrant colors and energy of the Crystal City Family Festival will be on display. From Crystal Drive, runners will turn into the Crystal Park Tower and exit the driveway again onto Crystal Drive. Runners then turn right onto Long Bridge Drive, parallel to the scenic park, and bear left onto Boundary Channel Drive toward the Pentagon.
From here, MCM participants turn left onto Connector Road and head back onto Route 110.
The MCM course unfurls alongside Arlington National Cemetery then, after turning left onto Marshall Drive, offers a final up-hill challenge to the finish at the Marine Corps War Memorial!
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I like this marathon. I finished 2nd overall at the 2011 event, and it was a challenge. The patriotic spirit and history of the area makes this a race to be proud of.