The Best Marathons in Texas
Fall and winter racing, run around the heat. Here is every marathon RaceScout tracks across Texas, in date order, with the honest tradeoffs on each.
Sun, Feb 14
2027
Austin Marathon
Austin, TX
Flat
65°F
Avg temp
~30,000
Field
2%
BQ %
Sun, Feb 28
2027
Cowtown Marathon
Fort Worth, TX
Flat
55°F
Avg temp
~29,000
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Jan 17
2027
Chevron Houston Marathon
Houston, TX
Flat
63°F
Avg temp
~13,500
Field
—
BQ %
Sun, Dec 13
2026
Dallas Marathon
Dallas, TX
Flat
56°F
Avg temp
~3,847
Field
5%
BQ %
Sun, Dec 6
2026
San Antonio Marathon
San Antonio, TX
Rolling
66°F
Avg temp
~3,335
Field
2%
BQ %
Sat, Feb 27
2027
The Woodlands Marathon
The Woodlands, TX
Flat
66°F
Avg temp
~2,800
Field
11%
BQ %
Sat, Feb 27
2027
El Paso Marathon
El Paso, TX
Flat
70°F
Avg temp
~657
Field
5%
BQ %
Sun, Dec 13
2026
BCS Marathon
College Station, TX
Flat
63°F
Avg temp
~559
Field
4%
BQ %
Sun, Feb 21
2027
Galveston Marathon
Galveston, TX
Flat
62°F
Avg temp
~131
Field
1%
BQ %
Sun, Oct 25
2026
Lubbock Marathon
Lubbock, TX
Flat
78°F
Avg temp
—
Field
7%
BQ %
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