Type: Running

For many years the Portland Marathon has been rated as one of the premier marathon events in the United States. It has been ranked as one of the top 10 local road race events in the U.S, and one of the top 40 races of all types and distances.

Runner's World has called the Portland Marathon "the best people's marathon in the West" and for the past ten years has ranked it as one of the top 10 or 15 marathons in the country. Runner's World also states that "perhaps more than any other running event in the country, this race keeps evolving, keeps getting better". Runner's World has chosen the Portland Marathon as the "Race of the Month" and said the event is one of the "friendliest, best organized, most family-oriented races in the country."

Marathon & Beyond gives us one of the highest point totals for excellence. We are also very proud of previous rankings by the Ultimate Guide to Marathons which has listed the Portland Marathon as:

"The best organized Marathon in North America"

"One of the top 3 marathons to do as a first marathon"

Since 1998 more than half the finishers of the Portland Marathon (runners + walkers), have been female! Last year 58% of our finishers were female.

Walker Friendliest Marathon

The past two years, 1/4 of our participants have been walkers. We are fortunate to have a great course that allows us to stay open for 8 hours. We were thrilled to have been listed by Runner's World in its October 2004 issue "as the most walker friendly marathon in the US."

With our 4500 dedicated volunteers, our event is proud of its motto: "All finishers are treated as winners!"

http://www.portlandmarathon.org

Added by Iron Dan on January 9th, 2008