Autumn marathons — September, October & November.

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The world's most spiritually atmospheric marathon — through Bali's rice terraces, temple complexes, and volcanic highland villages during the dry season, with Hindu ceremonies en route.

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Lithuania's capital hosts a scenic autumn marathon through Europe's largest surviving Baroque Old Town — cobbled streets, Gothic churches, and the Neris River parkways.

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Rolling · ↑ 195 m

Norway's capital marathon — through Oslo's Frogner Park past the Vigeland sculpture installation, along the Oslofjord waterfront, through the Holmenkollen forest, and into the Olympic Bislett Stadium finish.

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Rolling · ↑ 195 m

The seventh Abbott World Marathon Major — cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge, run past the Opera House, and finish in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Southern Hemisphere spring.

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Poland's most atmospheric city marathon — through the Venice of Poland across its network of 100 bridges, past the Gothic cathedral on Tumski Island, and along the Oder river promenades.

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Poland's premier marathon — a flat, fast loop through Warsaw's rebuilt historic centre and modern riverbank parks with excellent PB conditions.

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Flat · ↑ 61 m

The world's fastest marathon course — dead flat, perfectly organised, and the site of more world records than any other race.

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Hilly · ↑ 280 m

America's fastest marathon — a net-downhill point-to-point through Utah's red rock canyon country, the most popular BQ-hunting race in the American West.

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Rolling · ↑ 230 m

Portland's beloved urban marathon — a loop through the City of Roses' vibrant neighbourhoods, across the Willamette River bridges, and through Forest Park in peak October colour.

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Flat · ↑ 55 m

A flat, fast loop past one of Europe's most magnificent cathedrals — Cologne's marathon uses the Rhine bridges, the Rheinuferpromenade, and the historic Altstadt for exceptional PB conditions.

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Flat · ↑ 80 m

Consistently rated America's most beautiful urban marathon — a point-to-point through Minneapolis and St. Paul's famous chain of lakes and riverside parkways.

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Rolling · ↑ 160 m

The EU capital's marathon — through the Grand Place, past the Atomium, around the Cinquantenaire park arches, and along the Forêt de Soignes in October colour.

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Hilly · ↑ 290 m

A coast-to-river point-to-point — from the beaches of Carcavelos along the Estoril coast and the Tagus past Belém, finishing in Lisbon's grand Praça do Comércio.

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Flat · ↑ 35 m

South America's flattest and fastest marathon — a stunning loop through Buenos Aires' European-style boulevards, Palermo parks, and the Puerto Madero waterfront.

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The flattest World Major — a loop through 29 of Chicago's neighbourhoods with the most inclusive crowd energy in American marathon running.

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Bavaria's premier marathon — through Munich's English Garden, around the Olympic Stadium, past the Nymphenburg Palace canal, and along the Isar river, finishing in the heart of the city.

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One of Europe's fastest marathon courses — a dead-flat loop through Philips' hometown with aggressive pacers, elite competition, and near-zero elevation gain.

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Rolling · ↑ 175 m

Run through the 'Pearl of the Danube' — across the Chain Bridge, through Buda Castle Hill, along the Danube promenade, and through the grand boulevards of Pest.

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Flat · ↑ 95 m

Romania's capital marathon — through Bucharest's Belle Époque boulevards, Herastrau Park, the Palace of the Parliament (the world's heaviest building), and along the Dâmbovița river.

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Rolling · ↑ 115 m

Canada's most scenic coastal marathon — a loop around Victoria's breathtaking Oceanside Drive, past the Butchart Gardens approach, and through the city's English heritage streets.

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Hilly · ↑ 450 m

One of the world's most extreme urban marathons — entirely above 2,800m altitude through the UNESCO-listed colonial centre of the world's highest official capital city.

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Flat · ↑ 70 m

A World Athletics Gold Label race and one of North America's most underrated PB courses — flat, fast, and perfectly timed in Toronto's ideal October conditions.

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Southeast Asia's megacity marathon — through Jakarta's National Monument district, the Semanggi cloverleaf, and along the Sudirman-Thamrin financial corridor at dawn before the traffic returns.

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Flat · ↑ 95 m

Morocco's biggest city marathon along the Atlantic coast — past the Hassan II Mosque (the world's third-largest), through the Art Deco Corniche, and along the Côte d'Azur Atlantique.

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Rolling · ↑ 120 m

Malaysia's premier marathon past the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, through Merdeka Square, and along the Klang River in tropical heat and Southeast Asian energy.

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Hilly · ↑ 290 m

Africa's premier marathon — run in the shadow of Table Mountain along the Atlantic seaboard, with the iconic flat-topped peak dominating the skyline throughout.

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The only marathon in the world that crosses an international border on foot — over the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit into Windsor, Canada, through the underwater tunnel, and back into the USA.

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Flat · ↑ 45 m

One of Europe's flattest and fastest marathons — looping through Amsterdam's iconic canals and Vondelpark for world-class PB conditions.

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Rolling · ↑ 125 m

Australia's premier road marathon — a spectacular loop around Melbourne's iconic bayside parks, the MCG, and St Kilda foreshore in Southern Hemisphere spring.

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Rolling · ↑ 195 m

The People's Marathon — 30,000 runners past America's greatest monuments with military precision and unforgettable crowd support through DC's historic streets.

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Rolling · ↑ 130 m

Europe's most celebrated beginner marathon — 22,500 runners looping through Georgian Dublin with a finish on one of the world's friendliest race days.

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Hilly · ↑ 420 m

Run at altitude in the home of marathon champions — Nairobi at 1,795m above sea level, through Uhuru Park, the CBD, and the Karura Forest.

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Flat · ↑ 65 m

Germany's second-fastest marathon course — near-flat with ideal October conditions, consistently producing top-10 world-rankings finish times.

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The most atmospheric marathon in the Caribbean — through Havana Vieja's UNESCO World Heritage streets, along the Malecón seafront, and past 1950s American cars and crumbling Baroque architecture.

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The world's most unique marathon finish — crossing a floating pontoon bridge over the Grand Canal and finishing in front of Santa Maria della Salute with Venice's impossible skyline all around.

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Rolling · ↑ 155 m

New Zealand's largest marathon — crossing the iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge, along the Waitemata waterfront, past Mission Bay, and back through Parnell's heritage streets.

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Rolling · ↑ 110 m

Slovenia's capital marathon through one of Europe's most liveable cities — past Ljubljana Castle, along the Ljubljanica River, through the Tivoli Park forest, and back into the baroque Old Town.

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Vietnam's capital marathon — past Hoan Kiem Lake and the ancient Ngoc Son Temple, through Hanoi's UNESCO-listed Old Quarter, along the Red River dyke, and past Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum.

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Rolling · ↑ 160 m

Switzerland's most scenic marathon — along the shores of Lake Lucerne past the iconic Chapel Bridge, through the old town's medieval walls, and along the lake with Rigi and Pilatus reflected in the water.

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Flat · ↑ 90 m

One of Asia's oldest marathons — through Tiananmen Square, past the Forbidden City, along the ancient city walls, and through Beijing's hutong alley districts.

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Hilly · ↑ 335 m

The world's only marathon run across two continents — crossing the Bosphorus Bridge from Asia to Europe, past mosques, bazaars, and Byzantine walls.

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Rolling · ↑ 248 m

The world's largest marathon — five boroughs, two million spectators, and a finish in Central Park that changes everyone who crosses it.

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Hilly · ↑ 320 m

South Africa's most historically significant marathon — through Soweto's streets where the anti-apartheid movement was born, past Orlando Towers, Mandela House, and Walter Sisulu Square.

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Flat · ↑ 95 m

A scenic point-to-point along France's legendary Côte d'Azur — from Nice's Promenade des Anglais to the Croisette in Cannes, with the Mediterranean always at your left shoulder.

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West Africa's largest marathon — through Accra's vibrant coastal neighbourhoods, past Jamestown lighthouse and the slave trade history of Cape Coast Road, along Independence Square on the Atlantic seafront.

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North Africa's Mediterranean marathon — through Tunis's medina (UNESCO World Heritage), along the Bardo museum boulevard, past the Punic ruins of ancient Carthage, and along the Gulf of Tunis coastline.

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Hilly · ↑ 355 m

Japan's most photogenic marathon — an out-and-back course along the north shore of Kawaguchi Lake with Mount Fuji filling the sky and autumn koyo maple colours at their November peak.

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Hilly · ↑ 375 m

The original — run the exact route Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC, finishing inside the iconic Panathenaic Stadium.

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One of the Middle East's most iconic marathons — a hilly, emotional race through Beirut's corniche, Hamra, and Ashrafieh with extraordinary crowd spirit.

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Rolling · ↑ 155 m

Virginia's capital marathon — a challenging but rewarding loop through Richmond's historic districts, over the James River, and through Church Hill's leafy streets.

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Greece's second marathon — a coastal loop around Thessaloniki's Byzantine waterfront, past the White Tower, through the Ano Poli Byzantine quarter, with Mount Olympus visible on the horizon.

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Hilly · ↑ 480 m

Running at the foot of the Himalayas — a hilly course through Kathmandu's ancient stupas, Durbar Squares, and Pashupatinath temple complex at 1,400m altitude with Himalayan peaks on the horizon.

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The world's most spectacular night marathon — down the Las Vegas Strip under the neon lights with an 8 PM start time and 300,000 spectators lining the Boulevard.

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Hilly · ↑ 390 m

Running at the birthplace of marathon champions — past Meskel Square at 2,355m altitude through the city of Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, and Tigst Assefa, Ethiopia's extraordinary running heritage alive around you.

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The world's most scenic marathon — through the trails of Queenstown's Remarkables mountain range, along Lake Wakatipu's shoreline, and through the vineyards of Central Otago.

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Italy's Olympic city marathon — through Turin's extraordinary baroque piazzas, past the Egyptian Museum, under the porticoed arcades, along the Po River, and with clear Alpine views throughout.

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China's fastest marathon — a dead-flat World Athletics Label course through Suzhou's classical garden network, along the ancient Grand Canal, and through the UNESCO-listed water-town of Tongli.

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Southeast Asia's signature marathon — a flat loop through Bangkok's temples, night markets, and expressways starting at 2 AM to beat the tropical heat.

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Mexico's second city hosts one of Latin America's fastest marathons — a nearly flat loop through Guadalajara's colonial centro, the Minerva roundabout, and the leafy Zapopan suburb.

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America's birthplace hosts one of its most historic marathons — through Fairmount Park, past the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, and along the Schuylkill River.

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Run through one of the world's most beautiful cities — past the Duomo, across the Arno, and through medieval streets that haven't changed in 500 years.

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China's fastest marathon — a near-flat loop along the iconic Bund waterfront, through Lujiazui's glass skyscrapers, and across the Huangpu River bridges.

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Seattle's beloved Thanksgiving weekend marathon — across the I-90 floating bridge over Lake Washington, through the Arboretum, and into a Seattle Center finish beneath the Space Needle.