The Best Fall Marathons
Fall is the deepest PR season of the year. The air finally cools, the big fields show up, and the calendar fills with fast courses from September into December. Here is the whole season, in order.
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Baystate Marathon
Lowell, MA
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~1,140
Field
23%
BQ %
Sat, Nov 7
2026
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
Indianapolis, IN
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~6,200
Field
19%
BQ %
Sun, Nov 8
2026
Harrisburg Marathon
Harrisburg, PA
Flat
53°F
Avg temp
~631
Field
17%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Irish Life Dublin Marathon
Dublin
Flat
55°F
Avg temp
~17,719
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Nov 28
2026
Seattle Marathon
Seattle, WA
Hilly
49°F
Avg temp
~8,642
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
York Marathon
York
Flat
55°F
Avg temp
~5,297
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Sep 27
2026
Loch Ness Marathon
Inverness
Rolling
55°F
Avg temp
~4,160
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Nov 14
2026
Queenstown Marathon
Queenstown
Hilly
56°F
Avg temp
~13,000
Field
—
BQ %
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2026
Philadelphia Marathon
Philadelphia, PA
Flat
52°F
Avg temp
~12,381
Field
8%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Victoria Marathon
Victoria
Flat
54°F
Avg temp
~3,220
Field
9%
BQ %
Sun, Nov 1
2026
New York City Marathon
New York, NY
Rolling
58°F
Avg temp
~59,226
Field
10%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Chester Marathon
Chester
Flat
56°F
Avg temp
~5,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Nov 29
2026
Firenze Marathon
Florence
Rolling
57°F
Avg temp
~15,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Amsterdam Marathon
Amsterdam
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~32,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Nov 15
2026
Lehigh Valley Marathon
Allentown, PA
Net downhill
55°F
Avg temp
~388
Field
10%
BQ %
Sat, Sep 19
2026
Equinox Marathon
Fairbanks, AK
Hilly
49°F
Avg temp
~400
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Generali Munchen Marathon
Munich
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~12,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Venice Marathon
Venice
Flat
57°F
Avg temp
~2,738
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Oct 10
2026
Whistlestop Marathon
Ashland, WI
Net downhill
52°F
Avg temp
~350
Field
9%
BQ %
Sun, Nov 15
2026
Madison Marathon
Madison, WI
Rolling
49°F
Avg temp
~1,911
Field
6%
BQ %
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