Marathons in Virginia 2026-2027
16 marathons and 26 half marathons coming up in Virginia, 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 Virginia
Rated road races, least total climbing first.
- 1.Mathews MarathonMathews, 21m climbing, -7 min vs average, Oct 2027
- 2.Tidewater Strider MarathonChesapeake, 41m climbing, -3 min vs average, Apr 2027
- 3.Yuengling Shamrock MarathonVirginia Beach, 82m climbing, -5 min vs average, Mar 2027
- 4.One City MarathonNewport News, 97m climbing, -7 min vs average, Mar 2027
- 5.Richmond MarathonRichmond, 209m climbing, -3 min vs average, Nov 2026
- 6.Marine Corps MarathonArlington, 213m climbing, +1 min vs average, Oct 2027
- 7.Three Sisters MarathonDanville, 348m climbing, +19 min vs average, Sept 2027
- 8.Blue Ridge MarathonRoanoke, 1020m climbing, +34 min vs average, Apr 2027
Flattest half marathons in Virginia
Rated road races, least total climbing first.
- 1.Rockfest Half MarathonHampton, 48m climbing, +1 min vs average, Oct 2027
- 2.Richmond Half MarathonRichmond, 77m climbing, -2 min vs average, Nov 2026
- 3.Wallis Sands Half MarathonHampton, 79m climbing, +1 min vs average, May 2027
- 4.Virginia Credit Union River City HalfRichmond, 150m climbing, -1 min vs average, Mar 2027
- 5.Charlottesville Half MarathonCharlottesville, 220m climbing, +3 min vs average, Apr 2027
- 6.Shenandoah Half MarathonLake Arrowhead Park, 232m climbing, +7 min vs average, Sept 2027
Marathons in Virginia (16)
Mar 2027
One City Marathon
-7 minNewport News, Virginia
6 Mar 2027Road97m gainFull
Yuengling Shamrock Marathon
-5 minVirginia Beach, Virginia
20 Mar 2027Road82m gainFull
- 28 Mar 2027 Virginia Marathon, Middleburg, Virginia
Apr 2027
Blue Ridge Marathon
+34 minRoanoke, Virginia
17 Apr 2027Road1020m gainFull
Tidewater Strider Marathon
-3 minChesapeake, Virginia
25 Apr 2027Road41m gainFull
- 3 Apr 2027 Charlottesville Marathon, Charlottesville, Virginia
May 2027
- 30 May 2027 Conquer the Cove Trail Marathon, Roanoke, Virginia
June 2027
Sept 2027
- 12 Sept 2027 Odyssey Trail Running Rampage Marathon, Millboro, Virginia
Oct 2027
Mathews Marathon
-7 minMathews, Virginia
17 Oct 2027Road21m gainFull
Marine Corps Marathon
+1 minArlington, Virginia
24 Oct 2027Road213m gainFull
- 31 Oct 2027 Virginia Creeper Marathon, Abingdon, Virginia
Nov 2027
- 6 Nov 2027 Chessie Trail Marathon, Lexington, Virginia
Half marathons in Virginia (26)
Nov 2026
- 14 Nov 2026 Sports Backers Half Marathon Training Team, Richmond, Virginia
- 21 Nov 2026 Star City Half Marathon & 10K, Roanoke, Virginia
Dec 2026
- 6 Dec 2026 Fredericksburg Blue and Gray Half Marathon, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Jan 2027
- 16 Jan 2027 Dahlgren Trail Half Marathon, King George, Virginia
Apr 2027
- 25 Apr 2027 Run Thru Reston Half Marathon & 5K, Reston, Virginia
- 25 Apr 2027 Tidewater Strider Marathon and Half Marathon Spring Edition, Chesapeake, Virginia
- 25 Apr 2027 Park to Park Half Marathon, Stuarts Draft, Virginia
May 2027
- 2 May 2027 Martinsville Half Marathon and 5k, Martinsville, Virginia
- 2 May 2027 Fountainhead Half Marathon and 10K++ Trail Run, Fairfax Station, Virginia
- 16 May 2027 Trail Days 5K, Half Marathon, and Run Happy Kids K, Damascus, Virginia
June 2027
- 13 June 2027 The Jackson River Scenic Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k, Covington, Virginia
- 13 June 2027 The 33rd Annual Varmint Half Marathon & 5K, Burkes Garden, Virginia
Aug 2027
- 8 Aug 2027 3H Trail Half Marathon + DHRT 50K, King George, Virginia
- 29 Aug 2027 Ashland Half Marathon & 5k, Ashland, Virginia
Sept 2027
- 19 Sept 2027 Hokie Half Marathon and 5K, Blacksburg, Virginia
- 26 Sept 2027 FXBG Trail Half Marathon, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Oct 2027
- 3 Oct 2027 Harrisonburg Half Marathon, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- 3 Oct 2027 Chessie Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, & 26.2 Relay, Lexington, Virginia
- 10 Oct 2027 LewisGale Salem Half Marathon, 8K and Kids Fun Run, Salem, Virginia
- 31 Oct 2027 Get Strong in (Optional, you can run Marathon or half marathon, 10k or 5k), Aldie, Virginia
Marathons in Virginia at a glance
- Busiest month: Oct 2027, with 8 races.
- A typical marathon here climbs about 209m in total (the median of 10 rated courses), against about 145m across the USA.
- A typical half marathon here climbs about 150m in total (the median of 6 rated courses), against about 113m across the USA.
- Hilliest: Blue Ridge Marathon, with 1020m of climbing (road).
- Coolest race day on average: Dahlgren Trail Half Marathon (Jan 2027, a typical high of 5°C). Warmest: Three Sisters Marathon (Sept 2027, 31°C).
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