Race list
Most Generous Time Limits
Road marathons that keep the course open 7 hours or more: room to walk, or to take a first marathon slowly.
Races on this list
| Race | Place | From the list |
|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic Marathon | Tallahassee, Florida | #1 · Time limit: 10 hr · Total climb: 215 ft |
| Hatfield-McCoy Marathon | Williamson, West Virginia | #2 · Time limit: 10 hr |
| Moonlight on the Falls Marathon | Davis, West Virginia | #3 · Time limit: 9 hr 45 min |
| Tidewater Strider Dismal Swamp 50K / Marathon /Half Marathon/50K Relay | Chesapeake, Virginia | #4 · Time limit: 9 hr · Total climb: 134 ft |
| Mustang Marathon (Hill Country Trivium) Road Race | Marble Falls, Texas | #5 · Time limit: 9 hr |
| Running with the Devil | Las Vegas, Nevada | #6 · Time limit: 9 hr |
| Holloman Ace of Races | Alamogordo, New Mexico | #7 · Time limit: 8 hr · Total climb: 65 ft |
| Maui Marathon | Lahaina, Hawaii | #8 · Time limit: 8 hr · Total climb: 151 ft |
| Las Cruces Marathon | Las Cruces, New Mexico | #9 · Time limit: 8 hr · Total climb: 174 ft |
| The Palmetto Running Company's Daufuskie Island Marathon and Half | Daufuskie Island, South Carolina | #10 · Time limit: 8 hr · Total climb: 288 ft |
| Little Rock Marathon Weekend | Little Rock, Arkansas | #11 · Time limit: 8 hr · Total climb: 828 ft |
| Bear Lake Trifecta Marathon | Garden City, Utah | #12 · Time limit: 8 hr |
| ET Full Moon Midnight Marathon | Rachel, Nevada | #13 · Time limit: 8 hr |
| Labor of Love | Nevada | #14 · Time limit: 8 hr |
| United States Air Force Marathon | Dayton, Ohio | #15 · Time limit: 8 hr |
| Yuengling Shamrock Marathon | Virginia Beach, Virginia | #16 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min · Total climb: 270 ft |
| Tucson Marathon | Tucson, Arizona | #17 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min · Total climb: 292 ft |
| 2XU Long Beach Marathon | Long Beach, California | #18 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min · Total climb: 470 ft |
| Seattle Marathon | Seattle, Washington | #19 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min · Total climb: 818 ft |
| Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon & Half | Anchorage, Alaska | #20 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min · Total climb: 842 ft |
| Happy Trails Marathon | South Jordan, Utah | #21 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min · Total climb: 970 ft |
| Alaska Salmon Runs (King Salmon Marathon) | Cordova, Alaska | #22 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min |
| Missoula Marathon | Missoula, Montana | #23 · Time limit: 7 hr 30 min |
| Stennis Space Center Marathon | Half Marathon | 5K | Stennis Space Center, Mississippi | #24 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 136 ft |
| Modesto Marathon | Modesto, California | #25 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 177 ft |
| Mobile Marathon | Mobile, Alabama | #26 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 199 ft |
| York Marathon and Half Marathon | York, Pennsylvania | #27 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 211 ft |
| Town of Celebration Marathon & Half Marathon | Celebration, Florida | #28 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 217 ft |
| Space Coast Marathon | Cocoa, Florida | #29 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 286 ft |
| Indianapolis Monumental Marathon | Indianapolis, Indiana | #30 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 302 ft |
| Newport News One City Marathon | Newport News, Virginia | #31 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 318 ft |
| Fox Cities Marathon | Menasha, Wisconsin | #32 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 364 ft |
| Holly Jolly Marathon | Camarillo, California | #33 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 404 ft |
| Eugene Marathon | Eugene, Oregon | #34 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 487 ft |
| Combos Marathon & Half Marathon (Albany) | Albany, Georgia | #35 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 555 ft |
| Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival | Costa Mesa, California | #36 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 559 ft |
| Combos(R) Marathon and Half Marathon | Albany, Georgia | #37 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 567 ft |
| Kona Marathon | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | #38 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 589 ft |
| Des Moines Marathon & Half | Des Moines, Iowa | #39 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 682 ft |
| Richmond Marathon | Richmond, Virginia | #40 · Time limit: 7 hr · Total climb: 685 ft |
How this list is chosen
The marathon time limit on the course profile on file (race_courses); trail courses and climbs over 1,500 ft left out.
Using this list
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