Louisville Marathon

The marathon event commonly referred to as the Louisville Marathon is known as the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon. It is held annually during the Kentucky Derby Festival, a multi-week cultural celebration that precedes the famous horse race in Louisville, Kentucky. The event began as a small, local road race in 1974 and has grown into the largest single day of road racing in Kentucky history, now attracting thousands of participants from all 50 states and international runners each year.\n\nTh