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, Nov 1
2026
New York City Marathon
New York, NY
Rolling
58°F
Avg temp
~59,226
Field
10%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Chicago, IL
Flat
65°F
Avg temp
~52,062
Field
16%
BQ %
Sun, Sep 27
2026
BMW Berlin Marathon
Berlin
Flat
63°F
Avg temp
~48,359
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Amsterdam Marathon
Amsterdam
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~32,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Nov 8
2026
Malaga Marathon
Malaga
Flat
64°F
Avg temp
~22,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Sep 12
2026
Oslo Marathon
Oslo
Rolling
61°F
Avg temp
~20,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Irish Life Dublin Marathon
Dublin
Flat
55°F
Avg temp
~17,719
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Nov 8
2026
Athens Authentic Marathon
Athens
Rolling
65°F
Avg temp
~17,041
Field
—
BQ %
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2026
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~17,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Marine Corps Marathon
Arlington, VA
Rolling
63°F
Avg temp
~17,000
Field
15%
BQ %
Sun, Nov 1
2026
Auckland Marathon
Auckland
Flat
66°F
Avg temp
~17,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Nov 29
2026
Firenze Marathon
Florence
Rolling
57°F
Avg temp
~15,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Melbourne Marathon
Melbourne
Flat
67°F
Avg temp
~14,500
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Nov 14
2026
Queenstown Marathon
Queenstown
Hilly
56°F
Avg temp
~13,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Nov 21
2026
Philadelphia Marathon
Philadelphia, PA
Flat
52°F
Avg temp
~12,381
Field
8%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Generali Munchen Marathon
Munich
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~12,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Sep 27
2026
Warsaw Marathon
Warsaw
Flat
69°F
Avg temp
~9,527
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Oct 10
2026
Lisbon Marathon
Lisbon
Rolling
72°F
Avg temp
~9,170
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Nov 28
2026
Seattle Marathon
Seattle, WA
Hilly
49°F
Avg temp
~8,642
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Sep 20
2026
Buenos Aires Marathon
Buenos Aires
Flat
64°F
Avg temp
~8,579
Field
—
BQ %
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