My marathons

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Marathon ballots and entry dates

When the ballots and entry windows for the big destination marathons open, close and draw, the ways in for each, and how many applied in the years the organiser published it.

  1. Sydney Marathon

    Sydney, Australia · Ballot

    Next date
    Ballot closes, 2027 race , 10:0010:00 AM local time
    2027 race
    Ballot open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  2. Chicago Marathon

    Chicago, United States · Ballot

    Next date
    Ballot closes, 2027 race , 14:002:00 PM local time
    2027 race
    Ballot open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  3. Curitiba Marathon

    Curitiba, Brazil · First come, first served

    Next date
    Entry closes, 2026 race , 23:5911:59 PM local time
    2026 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  4. Mumbai Marathon

    Mumbai, India · Qualifying time

    Next date
    Registration closes, 2027 race
    2027 race
    Registration open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  5. Berlin Marathon

    Berlin, Germany · Ballot

    Next date
    Ballot closes, 2027 race
    2027 race
    Ballot open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  6. Dublin Marathon

    Dublin, Ireland · Ballot

    Next date
    Ballot opens, 2027 race
    2027 race
    Ballot dates published read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  7. Florence Marathon

    Florence, Italy · First come, first served

    Next date
    Entry closes, 2026 race
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  8. Amsterdam Marathon

    Amsterdam, Netherlands · First come, first served

    Next date
    Entry opens, 2027 race
    2027 race
    Entry dates published read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  9. Rome Marathon

    Rome, Italy · First come, first served

    Next date
    Entry closes, 2027 race
    2027 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  10. São Paulo International Marathon

    São Paulo, Brazil · First come, first served

    Next date
    Entry closes, 2027 race
    2027 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  11. Antwerp Marathon

    Antwerp, Belgium · First come, first served

    Next date
    Entry closes, 2027 race , 23:5911:59 PM local time
    2027 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  12. Budapest Marathon

    Budapest, Hungary · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry opens, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  13. Xiamen Marathon

    Xiamen, China · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot closes, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed by its dates, read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  14. Istanbul Marathon

    Istanbul, Turkey · Qualifying time

    Next date
    not published Last: registration closes, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  15. Paris Marathon

    Paris, France · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  16. Kyoto Marathon

    Kyoto, Japan · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry closes, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Registration closed by its dates, read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  17. Niagara Falls Marathon

    Niagara Falls, Canada · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry closes, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  18. Maratona do Rio

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  19. Beijing Marathon

    Beijing, China · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot closes, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  20. Cologne Marathon

    Cologne, Germany · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry closes, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  21. Boston Marathon

    Boston, United States · Qualifying time

    Next date
    not published Last: registration closes, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Registration closed read
    Applicants per place
    1.4 2026 race, Boston Athletic Association

  22. Tokyo Marathon

    Tokyo, Japan · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  23. Big Sur International Marathon

    Big Sur, United States · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  24. Taipei Marathon

    Taipei, Taiwan · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  25. London Marathon

    London, United Kingdom · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  26. Kobe Marathon

    Kobe, Japan · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  27. Shanghai Marathon

    Shanghai, China · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  28. Cape Town Marathon

    Cape Town, South Africa · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  29. Riga Marathon

    Riga, Latvia · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry opens, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  30. Copenhagen Marathon

    Copenhagen, Denmark · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot closes, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Ballot closed read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  31. Athens Marathon

    Athens, Greece · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry opens, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  32. Seville Marathon

    Seville, Spain · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry closes, 2027 race,
    2027 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  33. Marine Corps Marathon

    Washington, D.C., United States · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry opens, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  34. Eindhoven Marathon

    Eindhoven, Netherlands · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry opens, 2026 race,
    2027 race
    Not announced read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  35. New York City Marathon

    New York, United States · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2026 race,
    2027 race
    Not announced read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  36. Valencia Marathon

    Valencia, Spain · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    2.8 2026 race, Maratón Valencia

  37. Melbourne Marathon

    Melbourne, Australia · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot results, 2026 race,
    2027 race
    Not announced read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  38. Venice Marathon

    Venice, Italy · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published Last: entry opens, 2026 race,
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  39. Rotterdam Marathon

    Rotterdam, Netherlands · Ballot

    Next date
    not published Last: ballot closes, 2026 race,
    2027 race
    Not announced read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  40. Frankfurt Marathon

    Frankfurt, Germany · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published
    2026 race
    Sold out read
    Applicants per place
    not published

  41. Havana Marathon

    Havana, Cuba · First come, first served

    Next date
    not published
    2026 race
    Entry open read
    Applicants per place
    not published

Every row links to its race’s own page, where each date and count carries the page it was read on. We take no entries and have no connection to any organiser.