Erie Marathon
About this race
THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS, DEFERRALS OR TRANSFERS.
NO EMAILS WILL BE SENT UNTIL RACE WEEK.
Many answers to questions are on our website, eriemarathon.net. Due to our park permit all parking will be at Waldameer Park and all will need to walk the .6 miles to the start and after the race.
We will have water stops with water and lemon lime Gatorade. They will be spaced about a mile apart and will also have a porta-potty near each.
Please be aware that all spectators must be able to walk to the race from Waldameer parking and at no point can they be on any roadway. If they are on any roadway they will be fined by the park. There are no food vendors or drink machines at the park, spectators must bring in anything they will need.
Location – Everything happens at the Erie Runners Club Beach 1 Pavilion on Presque Isle State Park. This location will be the start and finish for the marathon. All race participants must park at Waldameer or the Ridge Center and walk down the hill.
It doesn’t get much flatter with less than a 250-foot total change in elevation for the marathon. The running surface is mostly asphalt but there is still about a third that is concrete. However, most of the course offers a grass surface along the paved surface should you choose to run there. There is a considerable amount of shade and sun on the course, so it just depends upon if your glass is half full or half empty. This is an all-volunteer run race with a cap of 2000. We do offer race tracking with RaceJoy and pace groups are contracted through marathonpacing.com. The course is a Boston Qualifier.
Event insurance is sold and charged by a separate company and has a separate charge, this is offered through runsignup all questions about insurance go to them, There is a 6-hour limit and anyone not keeping a 14-minute place will need to finish on the all-purpose trail, you may be moved to the all-purpose trail earlier by request of park rangers.
Please check out our Facebook page for updates and visit the website www.visiterie.com.
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Running
Marathon
This event in 2026 will have a cap of 2000 marathon runners. There is no half marathon option. There will be no refunds, no transfers and no deferrals to the following year. Please be aware there is NO gender specific technical shirt option, all are unisex sizing. You must maintain a 14 minute pace and you may be moved to the all purpose trail by park rangers sooner than a 14 minute pace.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Erie, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 7:33 PM local time (EDT) in Erie on September 13, 2026 — 12h 35m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Erie Marathon
Marathon · 971 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colton Cassel | 2:35:08 | 5:55 /mi |
| 2 | Brennan Root | 2:36:43 | 5:59 /mi |
| 3 | Mitchell Dailey | 2:36:55 | 5:59 /mi |
| 4 | Benjamin Stone | 2:42:38 | 6:12 /mi |
| 5 | Dante Hatem | 2:44:21 | 6:16 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 31 Erie events
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