Armed Services Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
About this race
The Armed Services Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K honors all branches of our military as well as our first responders.
This event is sanctioned by USA Track & Field and features a certified marathon course with USATF, making it a Boston and New York City Marathon qualifier. The marathon is also a qualifying event for the Abbott World Marathon Series. The half marathon is also a measured and certified course with USATF, making it a qualifying event for the New York City Marathon. The 5-K is a flat and fast course. All the courses start AND finish on the track inside the Grand Haven High School football stadium. The run courses are "Out and Back" routes, allowing you to enjoy aid stations every "1" mile.
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Marathon
1/2 Marathon
10k
5 K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Grand Haven, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 9:03 PM local time (EDT) in Grand Haven on May 17, 2026 — 14h 44m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 6 Grand Haven events
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