2026 Grand Rapids Marathon - Oct 18

Flat riverside loop marathon course in Grand Rapids with 236m elevation gain. One of the Midwest's friendliest flat marathons. The redesigned start and finish sit downtown near the Grand Valley State University Pew Campus and the Blue Bridge, after the route was moved off the old Riverside Park start. Runners follow the Grand River past the historic Sixth Street Bridge, the Amway Grand Plaza and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, then loop out to Millennium Park with its lakes and the woode