Race list
Spring PR Picks
March-to-May Boston qualifiers with manageable climbing and a mild typical race day: a focused spring PR shortlist.
Races on this list
| Race | Place | From the list |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines St. Paddy's Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K | Des Moines, Iowa | #1 · Typical high: 51°F · Total climb: 443 ft · Month: March |
| Cheap Marathon | Derry, New Hampshire | #2 · Typical high: 53°F · Total climb: 406 ft · Month: April |
| Yuengling Shamrock Marathon | Virginia Beach, Virginia | #3 · Typical high: 57°F · Total climb: 270 ft · Month: March |
| Martian Invasion of Races | Dearborn, Michigan | #4 · Typical high: 56°F · Total climb: 391 ft · Month: April |
| Milwaukee Marathon and Half Marathon | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | #5 · Typical high: 54°F · Total climb: 500 ft · Month: April |
| Newport Marathon | Newport, Oregon | #6 · Typical high: 58°F · Total climb: 335 ft · Month: May |
| Carmel Marathon | Carmel, Indiana | #7 · Typical high: 56°F · Total climb: 464 ft · Month: April |
| Newport News One City Marathon | Newport News, Virginia | #8 · Typical high: 59°F · Total climb: 318 ft · Month: March |
| Wisconsin Marathon | Kenosha, Wisconsin | #9 · Typical high: 59°F · Total climb: 432 ft · Month: April |
| Myrtle Beach Marathon | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | #10 · Typical high: 62°F · Total climb: 283 ft · Month: March |
| York Marathon and Half Marathon | York, Pennsylvania | #11 · Typical high: 65°F · Total climb: 211 ft · Month: May |
| Avenue of the Giants Marathon | Arcata, California | #12 · Typical high: 56°F · Total climb: 695 ft · Month: May |
| Great Woods Marathon & 5k | Mansfield, Massachusetts | #13 · Typical high: 64°F · Total climb: 302 ft · Month: April |
| Glass City Marathon | Toledo, Ohio | #14 · Typical high: 62°F · Total climb: 412 ft · Month: April |
| Napa Valley Marathon | Napa, California | #15 · Typical high: 60°F · Total climb: 564 ft · Month: March |
| Spring Chance BQ.2 Marathon | Geneva, Illinois | #16 · Typical high: 64°F · Total climb: 372 ft · Month: April |
| Coastal Delaware Running Festival | Dewey Beach, Delaware | #17 · Typical high: 67°F · Total climb: 272 ft · Month: April |
| Eugene Marathon | Eugene, Oregon | #18 · Typical high: 64°F · Total climb: 487 ft · Month: April |
| Modesto Marathon | Modesto, California | #19 · Typical high: 71°F · Total climb: 177 ft · Month: April |
| Yakima River Canyon Marathon and Half-Marathon | Yakima, Washington | #20 · Typical high: 59°F · Total climb: 779 ft · Month: April |
| Illinois Marathon | Champaign, Illinois | #21 · Typical high: 67°F · Total climb: 456 ft · Month: April |
| Zydeco Marathon & Half Marathon | Lafayette, Louisiana | #22 · Typical high: 70°F · Total climb: 348 ft · Month: March |
| Oakland Marathon (Oakland Running Festival) | Oakland, California | #23 · Typical high: 62°F · Total climb: 764 ft · Month: March |
| Maine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K | Wells, Maine | #24 · Typical high: 62°F · Total climb: 770 ft · Month: May |
| EPIC Marathon and Running Festival | Green Bay, Wisconsin | #25 · Typical high: 68°F · Total climb: 490 ft · Month: May |
| Windermere Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K | Spokane, Washington | #26 · Typical high: 69°F · Total climb: 456 ft · Month: May |
| Lincoln Marathon | Lincoln, Nebraska | #27 · Typical high: 69°F · Total climb: 520 ft · Month: May |
| Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon & Marathon (Humana) | Louisville, Kentucky | #28 · Typical high: 70°F · Total climb: 501 ft · Month: April |
| Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival | Costa Mesa, California | #29 · Typical high: 70°F · Total climb: 559 ft · Month: May |
| Buffalo Marathon | Buffalo, New York | #30 · Typical high: 71°F · Total climb: 585 ft · Month: May |
| Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | #31 · Typical high: 68°F · Total climb: 758 ft · Month: April |
| Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon | Kalamazoo, Michigan | #32 · Typical high: 69°F · Total climb: 746 ft · Month: April |
How this list is chosen
Certified courses with 800 ft of climb or less (race_courses) and a typical race-day high of 72°F or cooler (race_climate_normals), ranked by both together.
Using this list
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