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The Best Winter Marathons

Winter racing heads south. From December through February the fast courses are in Texas, Florida, the Gulf Coast, and the desert, where race-day air is cool instead of freezing. Here is the season in order.

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California International Marathon

Cowtown Marathon

Rehoboth Beach Marathon

Rehoboth Beach, DE

Rocket City Marathon

St. Jude Memphis Marathon

Dallas Marathon

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Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso

3 Bridges Marathon

Little Rock, AR

Las Vegas Marathon

Jacksonville Marathon

Jacksonville, FL

Millinocket Marathon

Millinocket, ME

Maraton de Sevilla

Chevron Houston Marathon

Carlsbad Marathon

Hong Kong Marathon

Kiawah Island Marathon

Kiawah Island, SC

Louisiana Marathon

Baton Rouge, LA

Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon

Pass Christian, MS

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