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Free race discovery and planning tools — across 150 marathons in 76+ countries. Find the right race, build your pace band, and arrive at the start line prepared. From first 26.2 to Boston qualifier.
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Featured races
The world's most iconic 26.2s.
Explore by type
Find your kind of race.
World Majors
Boston, Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York — the most prestigious 26.2s.
Fastest Courses
PB-potential rated 4 or 5 out of 5. Flat, fast, and designed for fast times.
Beginner Friendly
Well-supported races with generous cut-offs — ideal for your first 26.2.
Spring Marathons
March, April and May races — peak training season, cool conditions.
Autumn Marathons
September, October and November — the peak PB season worldwide.
Marathon Match Quiz
Five questions. Your perfect race.
Tell us your goal time, when you can travel, how much elevation you can handle, and your entry preference. We search 150 races across 76+ countries and surface your top matches — complete with course profile, typical weather, and live entry status.
- Filtered by your actual goal time — not just 'fast' or 'slow'
- Entry type: open, lottery, charity, and qualifier options
- Climate matching — prefer racing in cold? We know where December is perfect
- Real course data: elevation profiles, not just race marketing copy
Transparent scoring — no AI black box. See how matches are calculated →
Marathon Match
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Race intelligence
Every marathon, inside and out.
Built by runners who got tired of ten browser tabs, stale blog posts, and course descriptions that forgot to mention the hill at kilometre 32.
Smart race search
Filter 150 marathons across 76+ countries by goal time, terrain, elevation, climate, entry type, month, and more — with live entry status on every result.
Marathon Match Quiz
Answer five questions about your goals and constraints. Get a personalised shortlist of races that actually fit your life and pace.
Pace band generator
Input your goal time and course. Get a kilometre-by-kilometre split sheet accounting for the elevation profile — printable for race day.
Course intelligence
Historical race-day weather, elevation profiles with gradient colouring, surface data, and typical finish distributions for every race.
Boston qualifier checker
Enter your PB, age, and gender. See your BQ standard and London GFA time, plus whether you'd have made the recent cutoff buffer.
Side-by-side comparison
Pick any two races from the database and compare elevation, PB potential, weather, entry type, and qualification pathway in one table.
Free runner tools
Every tool you need for race day — free.
No subscription required. Use the discovery tools, generate a pace band, and preview any course before you commit to a bib.
Marathon Match
First 26.2 to Boston qualifier
Races searched
150+
Questions
5
- Filtered by your actual goal time — not generic labels
- Entry type: open, lottery, charity, qualifier options
- Climate matching and elevation tolerance built in
- Live entry status on every matched result
Pace Band
Your race-day split sheet
Split precision
Per 5k
Courses
150+
- Elevation-adjusted splits for every 5k checkpoint
- Print for race day or save as image for your phone
- First-half / second-half strategy for hilly courses
- Works for any goal time from 2:00 to 7:00+
Course Intel
Know your race before race day
Data points
12+
Courses
150+
- Typical race-day temperature, humidity, and wind
- PB potential and beginner-friendly ratings per race
- Boston qualifying and London GFA checker included
- Side-by-side comparison for any two races
Transparent scoring
How recommendations are calculated — no black box.
Every race match is scored across five dimensions. You can read exactly how the algorithm works, and why your top result ranked first.
Runner stories
Runners who found the right race.
“I'd been looking for the right autumn PB race for two months. MarathonHelp found Rotterdam in thirty seconds — flat course, open entry, perfect October window. I ran a nine-minute PB.”
Lucas T.
Rotterdam 2025, first sub-3:30
“The course intelligence page for Big Sur saved me from signing up for it as my first marathon. The elevation profile makes it very clear. I ran Copenhagen instead and loved every kilometre.”
Sara M.
Copenhagen Marathon, first 26.2
“I printed the Valencia pace band and ran the first half exactly as it told me. Came in two minutes under my goal. Having those splits in your hand removes the guesswork on race day.”
James O.
Valencia 2025, sub-3:30 finisher
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150 marathons across 76+ countries — free to search, filter, and plan. Build your pace band, check your qualifier, predict your time, and arrive at the start line completely prepared.
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