The Best Marathons in October
The deepest month on the calendar for a fast time. Here is every marathon RaceScout tracks that runs in October, sequenced by date so you can see how the month fills out.
Sat, Oct 3
2026
Towpath Marathon
Cuyahoga Valley, OH
Flat
64°F
Avg temp
~169
Field
5%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 3
2026
St. George Marathon
St. George, UT
Flat
70°F
Avg temp
~4,382
Field
9%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 3
2026
Brookings Marathon
Brookings, SD
Flat
57°F
Avg temp
~136
Field
12%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 4
2026
Lakefront Marathon
Milwaukee, WI
Flat
57°F
Avg temp
~1,592
Field
3%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 4
2026
Wineglass Marathon
Corning, NY
Net downhill
64°F
Avg temp
~1,971
Field
13%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 4
2026
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Minneapolis, MN
Rolling
60°F
Avg temp
~6,500
Field
13%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 4
2026
Cologne Marathon
Cologne
Flat
59°F
Avg temp
~5,600
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 4
2026
Maine Marathon
Portland, ME
Rolling
62°F
Avg temp
~1,176
Field
7%
BQ %
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2026
Mount Rushmore Marathon
Hill City, SD
Rolling
—
Avg temp
—
Field
3%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 4
2026
Portland Marathon
Portland, OR
Flat
66°F
Avg temp
~3,009
Field
5%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 10
2026
Hartford Marathon
Hartford, CT
Flat
69°F
Avg temp
~1,915
Field
9%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 10
2026
Lisbon Marathon
Lisbon
Rolling
72°F
Avg temp
~9,170
Field
—
BQ %
Sat, Oct 10
2026
Whiskey Row Marathon
Prescott, AZ
Hilly
70°F
Avg temp
~187
Field
1%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 10
2026
Whistlestop Marathon
Ashland, WI
Net downhill
52°F
Avg temp
~350
Field
9%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Chester Marathon
Chester
Flat
56°F
Avg temp
~5,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Marathon Eindhoven
Eindhoven
Flat
61°F
Avg temp
~4,358
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Budapest Marathon
Budapest
Flat
63°F
Avg temp
~7,411
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Long Beach Marathon
Long Beach, CA
Flat
79°F
Avg temp
~4,722
Field
5%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Mohawk Hudson River Marathon
Albany, NY
Flat
69°F
Avg temp
~513
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Montreal Marathon
Montreal
Flat
65°F
Avg temp
~3,729
Field
3%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Steamtown Marathon
Scranton, PA
Net downhill
64°F
Avg temp
~892
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Chicago, IL
Flat
65°F
Avg temp
~52,062
Field
16%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Melbourne Marathon
Melbourne
Flat
67°F
Avg temp
~14,500
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Wichita Marathon
Wichita, KS
Flat
70°F
Avg temp
~389
Field
8%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Victoria Marathon
Victoria
Flat
54°F
Avg temp
~3,220
Field
9%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Newport Marathon (Rhode Island)
Newport, RI
Rolling
62°F
Avg temp
~4,500
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Generali Munchen Marathon
Munich
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~12,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 11
2026
Cape Cod Marathon
Falmouth, MA
Flat
53°F
Avg temp
~1,162
Field
6%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 17
2026
Mankato Marathon
Mankato, MN
Rolling
56°F
Avg temp
~346
Field
5%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 17
2026
Kansas City Marathon
Kansas City, MO
Rolling
72°F
Avg temp
~1,538
Field
2%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 17
2026
Columbus Marathon
Columbus, OH
Flat
65°F
Avg temp
~4,122
Field
7%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 17
2026
Baltimore Marathon
Baltimore, MD
Rolling
67°F
Avg temp
~1,961
Field
5%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Amsterdam Marathon
Amsterdam
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~32,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Toronto
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~7,538
Field
6%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Baystate Marathon
Lowell, MA
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~1,140
Field
23%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Empire State Marathon
Syracuse, NY
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~204
Field
3%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Mount Desert Island Marathon
Bar Harbor, ME
Hilly
55°F
Avg temp
~811
Field
4%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Lake Tahoe Marathon
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Hilly
65°F
Avg temp
—
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
York Marathon
York
Flat
55°F
Avg temp
~5,297
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Detroit Free Press Marathon
Detroit, MI
Flat
58°F
Avg temp
~3,569
Field
3%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Des Moines Marathon
Des Moines, IA
Flat
63°F
Avg temp
~1,889
Field
9%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Duke City Marathon
Albuquerque, NM
Flat
73°F
Avg temp
~482
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Grand Rapids Marathon
Grand Rapids, MI
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~1,158
Field
8%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 18
2026
Atlantic City Marathon
Atlantic City, NJ
Flat
66°F
Avg temp
~971
Field
5%
BQ %
Sat, Oct 24
2026
Greenville Marathon
Greenville, SC
Flat
66°F
Avg temp
~439
Field
7%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt
Flat
60°F
Avg temp
~17,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Venice Marathon
Venice
Flat
57°F
Avg temp
~2,738
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Irish Life Dublin Marathon
Dublin
Flat
55°F
Avg temp
~17,719
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Niagara Falls International Marathon
Niagara Falls, NY
Flat
61°F
Avg temp
~946
Field
5%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Marine Corps Marathon
Arlington, VA
Rolling
63°F
Avg temp
~17,000
Field
15%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Lubbock Marathon
Lubbock, TX
Flat
78°F
Avg temp
—
Field
7%
BQ %
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