Now that the holiday season is over, it’s time for runners to turn their attention to something just as important (if not more!)...picking a spring marathon! There are many options for your spring race, but these 10 are the best spring marathons in the United States. To keep things simple, I’m defining a “Spring Marathon” as one that occurs between early April and early June. The early spring represents some of the most ideal running conditions. Two of the races listed below fall just outside of this window, but they are close enough and definitely great events. I’ll exclude the Boston Marathon as runners need a qualifying time and those “Roll Down the Hill” REVEL races didn’t make the cut either. Without further ado, here are the ‘10 Best Spring Marathons of 2023’.
Boasting over 11,000 finishers in 2022 and an average overnight low temperature of 52 degrees, this point-to-point marathon starts at Dodger Stadium and sends runners east toward Santa Monica. There’s a turnaround at Mile 22 to a Finish Line on the Avenue of the Stars. The race features entertainment along the course as runners make their way through many of LA’s most famous and diverse areas.
This marathon is designed with one goal in mind: helping runners grab a BQ. The unique course features 8 fast and flat loops around the Fox River and has an individual water bottle station on the course in addition to the typical aid stations. Everyone is treated like a professional so the field size is capped at only 300 runners.
Ideal weather conditions will greet runners in Olathe, Kansas for this looped, rolling course. The race starts at the Garmin World Headquarters with top finishers receiving Garmin watches as a prize (imagine that?). For the rest of us, this well-established race has all of the course amenities you'd expect from a smaller marathon.
This smaller race may not be on everyone’s bucket list, but the double-looped course along Lake Michigan’s shoreline makes for a scenic and generally flat marathon. The course heads through neighborhoods and downtown areas before heading for an out-and-back on some quiet country roads and trails. There is a bit of gravel in this section, but the area is pancake flat and offers a nice break from the concrete.
The Flying Pig Marathon is one of few races that takes runners through two states. The course starts and finishes in Cincinnati, Ohio, but also takes runners on a brief tour of Covington, Kentucky. While not the flattest course in the country, there is a steady downhill elevation profile for the entire second half of the race. With over 2,500 finishers in 2022, The Flying Pig Marathon is a mid-sized race with all of the amenities of the larger events.
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