The Best Marathons in April
Peak spring, from Boston week onward. Here is every marathon RaceScout tracks that runs in April, sequenced by date so you can see how the month fills out.
Sat, Apr 3
2027
Albuquerque Marathon
Albuquerque, NM
Flat
66°F
Avg temp
—
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Apr 3
2027
REVEL Mt Charleston Marathon
Las Vegas, NV
Net downhill
75°F
Avg temp
~1,179
Field
39%
BQ %
Sat, Apr 3
2027
Yakima River Canyon Marathon
Selah, WA
Flat
59°F
Avg temp
~122
Field
12%
BQ %
Sat, Apr 3
2027
Charlottesville Marathon
Charlottesville, VA
Hilly
68°F
Avg temp
~1,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 4
2027
Brighton Marathon
Brighton
Flat
54°F
Avg temp
~15,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 4
2027
Milano Marathon
Milan
Flat
62°F
Avg temp
~8,545
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 4
2027
Modesto Marathon
Modesto, CA
Flat
72°F
Avg temp
~403
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 11
2027
NN Marathon Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Flat
48°F
Avg temp
~18,000
Field
—
BQ %
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estimated
Hogeye Marathon
Fayetteville, AR
Rolling
65°F
Avg temp
~297
Field
5%
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
St. Louis GO! Marathon
St. Louis, MO
Flat
65°F
Avg temp
~1,181
Field
8%
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Schneider Electric Paris Marathon
Paris
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~55,000
Field
15%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 11
2027
Knoxville Marathon
Knoxville, TN
Rolling
64°F
Avg temp
~710
Field
6%
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Lexington Marathon
Lexington, KY
Rolling
67°F
Avg temp
~136
Field
4%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 11
2027
Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Flat
67°F
Avg temp
~776
Field
9%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 11
2027
Zurich Marathon
Zurich
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~6,000
Field
—
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Maratona de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
Flat
78°F
Avg temp
~6,645
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Apr 17
2027
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon
Ventura, CA
Net downhill
68°F
Avg temp
~1,755
Field
22%
BQ %
Sat, Apr 17
2027
Carmel Marathon
Carmel, IN
Flat
80°F
Avg temp
~1,451
Field
21%
BQ %
Sat, Apr 17
2027
Blue Ridge Marathon
Roanoke, VA
Hilly
55°F
Avg temp
—
Field
1%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 18
2027
Newport Marathon (Wales)
Newport
Flat
54°F
Avg temp
~3,444
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 18
2027
Manchester Marathon
Manchester
Flat
53°F
Avg temp
~42,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 18
2027
Vienna City Marathon
Vienna
Flat
57°F
Avg temp
~8,657
Field
—
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Eisenhower Marathon
Abilene, KS
Flat
63°F
Avg temp
~87
Field
14%
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Delaware Marathon
Wilmington, DE
Rolling
68°F
Avg temp
~643
Field
5%
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Jersey City Marathon
Jersey City, NJ
Flat
61°F
Avg temp
~3,111
Field
17%
BQ %
Mon, Apr 19
2027
Boston Marathon
Boston, MA
Hilly
56°F
Avg temp
~29,025
Field
54%
BQ %
Fri, Apr 23
2027
Eugene Marathon
Eugene, OR
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~4,536
Field
26%
BQ %
Sat, Apr 24
2027
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
Louisville, KY
Flat
70°F
Avg temp
~1,502
Field
5%
BQ %
Sat, Apr 24
2027
Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Marathon
Nashville, TN
Rolling
72°F
Avg temp
~3,189
Field
1%
BQ %
Sat, Apr 24
2027
Salt Lake City Marathon
Salt Lake City, UT
Rolling
53°F
Avg temp
~1,931
Field
3%
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Illinois Marathon
Champaign, IL
Flat
64°F
Avg temp
~895
Field
11%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 25
2027
Kalamazoo Marathon
Kalamazoo, MI
Rolling
60°F
Avg temp
—
Field
—
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Garmin Marathon
Olathe, KS
Rolling
60°F
Avg temp
~3,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 25
2027
Toledo Glass City Marathon
Toledo, OH
Flat
62°F
Avg temp
~1,200
Field
25%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 25
2027
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Oklahoma City, OK
Flat
74°F
Avg temp
~2,527
Field
3%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 25
2027
Hamburg Marathon
Hamburg
Flat
61°F
Avg temp
~11,266
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Apr 25
2027
Bank of America Big Sur International Marathon
Carmel, CA
Hilly
60°F
Avg temp
~3,500
Field
10%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 25
2027
TCS London Marathon
London
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~56,000
Field
25%
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Maraton de Madrid
Madrid
Rolling
65°F
Avg temp
~45,000
Field
—
BQ %
Apr 2027
estimated
Whidbey Island Marathon
Oak Harbor, WA
Rolling
52°F
Avg temp
~233
Field
2%
BQ %
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