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Baystate Marathon

Baystate Marathon

Race Date

Oct 18, 2026

Location

Lowell, MA

The Experience

Consistently one of the top marathons for entry to the Boston Marathon - the Baystate Marathon is designed to give you your best chance to run a Boston Qualifying Time. Not ready for a marathon, but you want to start your journey - run our very popular half marathon, or run with a friend in our half marathon relay.   The Baystate Marathon Weekend is presented and supported by the Greater Lowell Road Runners.   We proudly proclaim we "For Runners by Runners"

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Start Time

8:00 AM

Giveaway

Tech Race Shirt

Start Location

Tsongas Center, Lowell, MA, 01852

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

26.2 MilesHalf Marathon Relay13.1 Miles

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

46°

Afternoon (High)

63°

Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish

0.1"

Precipitation

10 mph

Wind

72%

Humidity

Race Photos

Historical Finish Time Distribution

929 finishers across 1 year

0:204:35

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