The Best Marathons in Michigan
Lakeshore flats and cool fall mornings. Here is every marathon RaceScout tracks across Michigan, in date order, with the honest tradeoffs on each.
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Detroit Free Press Marathon
Detroit, MI
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~3,569
Field
3%
BQ %
Sat, May 29
2027
Bayshore Marathon
Traverse City, MI
Flat
69°F
Avg temp
~2,000
Field
19%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Grand Rapids Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~1,158
Field
8%
BQ %
Sat, Sep 5
2026
Marquette Marathon
Marquette, MI
Net downhill
66°F
Avg temp
~448
Field
22%
BQ %
Sun, Apr 25
2027
Kalamazoo Marathon
Kalamazoo, MI
Rolling
60°F
Avg temp
—
Field
—
BQ %
May 2027
estimated
Lansing Marathon
Lansing, MI
Flat
69°F
Avg temp
—
Field
—
BQ %
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