January
March
April
- London MarathonLondon, United KingdomIn 2027 it runs across two days, and your day is drawn for you
- Boston MarathonBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesThe start line is 26 miles from where you should sleep
- Two Oceans MarathonCape Town, South AfricaA new two-day format, +50% capacity, everything finishing at UCT
- Big Sur International MarathonCarmel, California, United StatesThe bus is compulsory, and it returns you where you started
May
- Cape Town MarathonCape Town, South AfricaTwo start lines you don't choose, in a precinct that closes to cars on Friday
- Edinburgh MarathonEdinburgh, United KingdomIt finishes in Musselburgh, not Edinburgh — plan the return, not the start
- Pittsburgh MarathonPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesBridges close early and split the walkable options in half
June
July
August
- Sydney MarathonSydney, AustraliaA harbour crossing splits the city on race morning
- UTMB Mont-BlancChamonix, FranceChamonix fills within days of the draw, and much of it never reaches an OTA
September
October
- Chicago MarathonChicago, Illinois, United StatesWave starts and a single park entrance concentrate everyone at once
- Marine Corps MarathonArlington, Virginia, United StatesScreened at both ends, and your bag finishes in a third place
- Twin Cities MarathonMinneapolis / Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesTwo cities 12.8km apart, and only one of them has the beds
- Dublin MarathonDublin, IrelandStart and finish 850m apart, and the city barely notices the race
November
- Athens MarathonAthens, GreeceThe original point-to-point — Marathon town has almost no beds
- New York City MarathonNew York, United StatesYou pre-book your ride, and the departure points are 6km apart
- Philadelphia MarathonPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesTwo fixed appointments 1.85km apart, and no race-morning bib pickup
December
Months are stable; exact dates move between editions. We verify the exact date on each guide against the organiser rather than publishing it from a list.
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