Marathons in Alabama

Alabama has one marathon in our database in United States, centred on Huntsville. Rocket City Marathon typically draws around 2,200 finishers. Browse the races below for course maps, elevation profiles, typical weather, and practical race-day detail to help you choose your next start line. Plan by month on our marathon calendar or filter by country and region.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Rocket City Marathon

The Rocket City Marathon draws approximately 2,200 finishers each December on an urban road in Huntsville, United States. Few U.S. races lean into aerospace identity as fully as this long-running Alabama marathon. The course passes the U.S. Space & Rocket Center district, older neighborhoods, and broad roads under the Appalachian foothills. The U.S. Space and Rocket Center district, older neighborhoods, and broad roads under Appalachian foothills carry December's Alabama marathon deep into aerospace identity.

Next race: Sunday, 6 December 2026

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Chickamauga, Georgia, United States· 119 km away

Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon

The Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon draws approximately 1,200 finishers each November on a historic road in Chickamauga, United States. It is one of the few U.S. marathons run almost entirely through a national military park landscape. The route passes Civil War monuments, wooded park roads, and quiet battlefield loops on preserved historic land. Civil War monuments and wooded park roads roll through preserved battlefield loops in one of the few U.S. marathons run inside a national military park.

Next race: Sunday, 1 November 2026

Nashville, Tennessee, United States· 161 km away

Nashville Marathon

The Nashville Marathon draws approximately 3,800 finishers on an urban road in Nashville, United States. The course starts and finishes at Nissan Stadium. The route passes Broadway, Music Row, and Belle Meade Boulevard. Hilly with a long climb on Belle Meade in the second half.

Next race: Saturday, 24 April 2027

Atlanta, Georgia, United States· 230 km away

Publix Atlanta Marathon

The Publix Atlanta Marathon draws approximately 1,500 finishers each February on an urban road in Atlanta, United States. Atlanta's hills make this a true pacing race rather than a flat-city time trial. The route passes Midtown, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta neighborhood corridors with skyline views on repeated rollers. Midtown, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta neighborhood corridors roll with skyline views on repeated climbs that make February pacing a real test.

Next race: Sunday, 7 February 2027

Memphis, Tennessee, United States· 319 km away

St. Jude Memphis Marathon

The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend draws approximately 1,846 marathon finishers each December through Tennessee's blues capital while raising funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The course passes Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, and the Mississippi River bluffs on rolling Memphis terrain. December's mild Mid-South winter and the hospital's lifesaving mission make it America's most charitable marathon.

Next race: Saturday, 5 December 2026

Louisville, Kentucky, United States· 399 km away

Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon

The Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon draws approximately 2,200 finishers each April through Louisville in the lead-up to the famous horse race. The course passes Churchill Downs, the Ohio River waterfront, and the Cherokee Park loop on rolling Kentucky terrain. April's Derby-season atmosphere and the mini-marathon tradition make it one of America's most festive spring marathons.

Next race: Saturday, 24 April 2027