Marathons in Ohio 2026-2027
22 marathons and 44 half marathons coming up in Ohio, by date. Rated races show how many minutes the course adds or saves against an average road race, from its climbing, surface and typical race-day weather.
Flattest marathons in Ohio
Rated road races, least total climbing first.
- 1.Buckeye MarathonGrove City, 53m climbing, -5 min vs average, Jan 2027
- 2.London OH MarathonLondon, 92m climbing, -7 min vs average, Apr 2027
- 3.Garmin Toledo MarathonToledo, 104m climbing, 0 min vs average, Sept 2027
- 4.Warm up ColumbusColumbus, 126m climbing, 0 min vs average, Feb 2027
- 5.Glass City MarathonToledo, 126m climbing, -4 min vs average, Apr 2027
- 6.Ohio River Road Runners Club MarathonXenia, 139m climbing, +1 min vs average, May 2027
- 7.United States Air Force MarathonDayton, 139m climbing, +6 min vs average, Sept 2027
- 8.Columbus MarathonColumbus, 159m climbing, -3 min vs average, Oct 2027
- 9.Towpath MarathonCleveland, 181m climbing, +1 min vs average, Oct 2027
- 10.Cleveland MarathonCleveland, 185m climbing, +1 min vs average, May 2027
Flattest half marathons in Ohio
Rated road races, least total climbing first.
- 1.Towpath Half MarathonCleveland, 11m climbing, -1 min vs average, Oct 2027
- 2.Columbus Half MarathonColumbus, 31m climbing, -4 min vs average, Oct 2027
- 3.Mill Race Half MarathonColumbus, 42m climbing, -2 min vs average, Sept 2027
- 4.Churchill's Half MarathonMaumee, 57m climbing, -2 min vs average, Nov 2026
- 5.Glass City Half MarathonToledo, 83m climbing, -2 min vs average, Apr 2027
- 6.Goodyear Half Marathon & 10kEast Akron, 83m climbing, +2 min vs average, Aug 2027
- 7.United States Air Force Half MarathonWright-Patterson AFB, 89m climbing, +2 min vs average, Sept 2027
- 8.Akron Half MarathonDowntown, 144m climbing, +2 min vs average, Sept 2027
- 9.Flying Pig Half MarathonCincinnati, 211m climbing, +3 min vs average, May 2027
Marathons in Ohio (22)
Dec 2026
- 6 Dec 2026 Topo Trail Marathon, Bethel, Ohio
Apr 2027
London OH Marathon
-7 minLondon, Ohio
17 Apr 2027Road92m gainFull
Athens Marathon (Ohio)
+5 minAthens, Ohio
18 Apr 2027Road300m gainFull
Glass City Marathon
-4 minToledo, Ohio
25 Apr 2027Road126m gainFull
- 11 Apr 2027 Mo Marathon, Perrysville, Ohio
May 2027
Flying Pig Marathon
+1 minCincinnati, Ohio
2 May 2027Road212m gainFull
Cleveland Marathon
+1 minCleveland, Ohio
16 May 2027Road185m gainFull
Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon
+1 minXenia, Ohio
30 May 2027Road139m gainFull
- 2 May 2027 ONU Polar Bear Indoor Marathon, Ada, Ohio
- 16 May 2027 Guernsey County Crossroads Marathon, Cambridge, Ohio
Sept 2027
United States Air Force Marathon
+6 minDayton, Ohio
19 Sept 2027Road139m gainFull
Garmin Toledo Marathon
0 minToledo, Ohio
19 Sept 2027Road104m gainFull
Akron Marathon
+7 minAkron, Ohio
25 Sept 2027Road301m gainFull
- 12 Sept 2027 Sunbury Marathon, Sunbury, Ohio
- 19 Sept 2027 Best of the West Marathon, Ravenna, Ohio
Oct 2027
Nov 2027
- 6 Nov 2027 Bobcat Trail Marathon, Glouster, Ohio
Half marathons in Ohio (44)
Nov 2026
- 14 Nov 2026 Run To Feed The Hungry - Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, 1mi & Kids Dash, Columbus, Ohio
- 28 Nov 2026 Dayton Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5K, Dayton, Ohio
- 28 Nov 2026 Cincinnati Hungry Turkey Half Marathon & 5K, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 2027
- 20 Mar 2027 Hermes Half a Half Marathon, Lakewood, Ohio
Apr 2027
- 25 Apr 2027 Big Foot Trail Run 5K/10K/Half Marathon/30K, Cincinnati, Ohio
May 2027
Flying Pig Half Marathon
+3 minCincinnati, Ohio
2 May 2027Road211m gainHalf
Harpers Ferry Half Marathon
+27 minHarpers Ferry, Ohio
16 May 2027Mixed347m gainHalf
- 16 May 2027 Guernsey County Crossroads Marathon & Half-marathon, Cambridge, Ohio
- 23 May 2027 Roaming Shores Half Marathon, Roaming Shores, Ohio
- 30 May 2027 Tiger Trail Run 5K/10K/Half-Marathon, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 30 May 2027 Sole to City Half Marathon, 2-Mile, & Kids Run, Youngstown, Ohio
June 2027
- 6 June 2027 Chillicothe Half Marathon, Chillicothe, Ohio
- 13 June 2027 Lighthouse Half Marathon, 2-Person Relay, & 2 Miler, Painesville, Ohio
- 27 June 2027 Rhino Trail Run 5K/10K/Half-Marathon/30K, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 27 June 2027 Loop Half Marathon, 5K, 10K, Zanesville, Ohio
July 2027
- 11 July 2027 Heatwave Half Marathon - Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
- 11 July 2027 Heatwave Half Marathon - Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
- 18 July 2027 Towpath Trail 10K and Half Marathon, Grand Rapids, Ohio
- 18 July 2027 Heatwave Half Marathon - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
- 18 July 2027 Heatwave Half Marathon - Columbus, Lewis Center, Ohio
- 25 July 2027 Red Fox Trail Run 5K/10K/Half-Marathon, Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug 2027
- 1 Aug 2027 Little Miami Half Marathon and 10K, Morrow, Ohio
- 22 Aug 2027 Rock Hall Half Marathon presented by INFINITI, Cleveland, Ohio
- 22 Aug 2027 Hall of Fame Half Marathon/Relay - Pro Football Hall of Fame Race Series, Canton, Ohio
- 29 Aug 2027 Deer Trail Run 5K/10K/Half-Marathon, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 29 Aug 2027 Scouting America Half Marathon & Tenderfoot 5K, Bowling Green, Ohio
Sept 2027
Leave No Trace Trail Half Marathon
+43 minPeninsula, Ohio
5 Sept 2027Trail271m gainHalf
United States Air Force Half Marathon
+2 minWright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
17 Sept 2027Road89m gainHalf
Mill Race Half Marathon
-2 minColumbus, Ohio
24 Sept 2027Road42m gainHalf
Akron Half Marathon
+2 minDowntown, Ohio
25 Sept 2027Road144m gainHalf
- 5 Sept 2027 The Hoot Half Marathon & 10k Trail Race, Lewis Center, Ohio
- 25 Sept 2027 Buckeye Trail Blue Blaze Festival - Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Run, Hike and Backpack, Shawnee, Ohio
- 26 Sept 2027 Zanesville City Half Marathon, Zanesville, Ohio
- 26 Sept 2027 Yeti Trail Run 5K/10K/Half-Marathon/30K, Cincinnati, Ohio
Oct 2027
Towpath Half Marathon
-1 minCleveland, Ohio
2 Oct 2027Road11m gainHalf
WhistleStop Half Marathon
+36 minAshland, Ohio
10 Oct 2027Trail65m gainHalf
Columbus Half Marathon
-4 minColumbus, Ohio
17 Oct 2027Road31m gainHalf
- 3 Oct 2027 Greenway Half Marathon, 10K & 5K, Leetonia, Ohio
- 10 Oct 2027 Maple City Half Marathon & 5K, Norwalk, Ohio
- 10 Oct 2027 Northern Ohio Half Marathon, 2-Person Relay, & 5K, Mentor, Ohio
- 24 Oct 2027 Friends of the Parks Half Marathon, 10k, & 5k, Coshocton, Ohio
Marathons in Ohio at a glance
- Busiest month: Sept 2027, with 13 races.
- A typical marathon here climbs about 139m in total (the median of 15 rated courses), against about 145m across the USA.
- A typical half marathon here climbs about 83m in total (the median of 12 rated courses), against about 113m across the USA.
- Hilliest: Harpers Ferry Half Marathon, with 347m of climbing (mixed).
- Coolest race day on average: Dayton Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5K (Nov 2026, a typical high of 3°C). Warmest: Towpath Trail 10K and Half Marathon (July 2027, 31°C).
Marathons in other states
- Alabama (18)
- Alaska (16)
- Arizona (19)
- Arkansas (19)
- California (153)
- Colorado (43)
- Connecticut (18)
- Florida (45)
- Georgia (USA) (33)
- Hawaii (16)
- Idaho (22)
- Illinois (36)
- Indiana (24)
- Iowa (18)
- Kansas (17)
- Kentucky (22)
- Louisiana (10)
- Maine (17)
- Maryland (25)
- Massachusetts (35)
- Michigan (58)
- Minnesota (24)
- Mississippi (9)
- Missouri (29)
- Montana (21)
- Nebraska (16)
- Nevada (17)
- New Hampshire (8)
- New Jersey (22)
- New Mexico (16)
- New York (74)
- North Carolina (42)
- Ohio (66)
- Oklahoma (11)
- Oregon (26)
- Pennsylvania (48)
- South Carolina (20)
- South Dakota (10)
- Tennessee (30)
- Texas (96)
- Utah (46)
- Vermont (10)
- Virginia (42)
- Washington State (67)
- West Virginia (17)
- Wisconsin (47)
- Wyoming (8)