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2027 Louisiana Marathon

42KCombo
Distances5K21K
BonusesScenic
Jan 17, 2027 · 1 day🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, United States
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The Louisiana Marathon is a fast, flat USATF-certified Boston qualifier in Baton Rouge, with a course that runs along the Mississippi River levee, through historic neighborhoods, around the University Lakes, and through the LSU campus before finishing downtown. The race has a 6-hour time limit and about 9% of recent finishers ran a Boston-qualifying time.

Why attend here

In mid-January, Baton Rouge offers a cool, crisp backdrop for a long run, with the course tracing the Mississippi levee and winding through live-oak-lined LSU. Afterward, warm up with a bowl of gumbo or crawfish étouffée in a downtown spot, and take a stroll through the historic neighborhoods you just passed—winter here is mild enough to enjoy them without the summer humidity.

Distance from you
From Columbus, US to Baton Rouge, US
~1.6h · 1,292 km

Baton Rouge

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typical Jan weather · 2026
15 Thu
18°7°
0.4mm5.3 m/s
24 Sat
19°10°
0mm3.9 m/s
Event Details
Elevation

132m

Course

The course runs along the Mississippi River levee, threads the historic neighborhoods of Baton Rouge, circles the scenic University Lakes and rolls through the live-oak-lined campus of Louisiana State University before returning to the downtown finish.