Baystate Marathon
About this race
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"
Pick your distance
Running
Marathon
Half Marathon
Wheelchair
Marathon Wheeled Participant
This entry category is for participation using handcycles, push-rim wheelchairs or Team Hoyt style Duos. During the registration process you will indicate which type of wheeled participant you are. For Duo participants you will be able to, optionally, enter your riders name.
Half Marathon Wheeled Participant
This entry category is for participation using handcycles, push-rim wheelchairs or Team Hoyt style Duos. During the registration process you will indicate which type of wheeled participant you are. For Duo participants you will be able to, optionally, enter your riders name.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lowell, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:02 AM and sets at 5:58 PM local time (EDT) in Lowell on October 18, 2026 — 10h 56m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Lowell
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Lowell 5K Races 6 races
- Lowell Running Calendar 2026 9 races
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, 9 Lowell events
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