Marathon Fueling Guides & Pace Charts
Course-specific fueling strategies and pace charts. Each guide is written for the actual course, not generic advice.
Marathons
Boston Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Boston, MA · April
Point-to-point from Hopkinton to Copley Square. Net downhill (480 ft drop) but deceptively hilly. The course drops sharp...
View guide →New York City Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · New York, NY · November
Five-borough tour starting on Staten Island, crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, through Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx...
View guide →Chicago Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Chicago, IL · October
Flat, fast loop course through 29 Chicago neighborhoods starting and finishing in Grant Park. One of the flattest major ...
View guide →Berlin Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Berlin, Germany · September
The flattest, fastest major marathon in the world. A loop course through central Berlin starting and finishing near the ...
View guide →London Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · London, England · April
Point-to-point course from Blackheath to The Mall, passing through Greenwich, crossing Tower Bridge at mile 12, looping ...
View guide →Tokyo Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Tokyo, Japan · March
A flat, fast course through central Tokyo starting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku. The route ...
View guide →Grandma’s Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Duluth, MN · June
Point-to-point from Two Harbors to Canal Park in Duluth along Scenic Highway 61 and the North Shore of Lake Superior. Ne...
View guide →Eugene Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Eugene, OR · April
A loop course starting near Hayward Field in TrackTown USA. The first 10 miles wind through University of Oregon neighbo...
View guide →Nashville Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Nashville, TN · April
A rolling course through the heart of Music City, passing Broadway honky-tonks, the Country Music Hall of Fame, Dolly Pa...
View guide →Flying Pig Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Cincinnati, OH · May
A challenging course through Cincinnati starting and finishing along the Ohio River. The defining feature is "The Climb"...
View guide →Paris Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Paris, France · April
One of the world's largest marathons with 57,000 runners. Starts on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees and finishes on Avenue...
View guide →Rotterdam Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Rotterdam, Netherlands · April
One of the fastest marathon courses in Europe, famous for multiple world records and European records. The course is alm...
View guide →Hamburg Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Hamburg, Germany · April
A scenic loop course through Hamburg passing the Reeperbahn, the harbor, the Binnenalster and Aussenalster lakes, and up...
View guide →Copenhagen Marathon
Marathon (26.2 mi) · Copenhagen, Denmark · May
A flat loop course starting and finishing on Østre Allé next to Fælledparken. The route passes through the inner city, Ø...
View guide →Ultramarathons
UTMB (Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc)
106 Miles (171K) · Chamonix, France · August/September
A loop around Mont Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland. 32,800 feet of climbing and descent across alpine terra...
View guide →Leadville Trail 100
100 Miles · Leadville, CO · August
Out-and-back course starting at 10,152 feet elevation in Leadville, CO. Climbs to Hope Pass (12,600 ft) twice. Features ...
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