NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
About this race
Welcome to the 37th running of the NCR Marathon presented by the Baltimore Road Runners Club.
The 2026 NCR Trail Marathon & Half will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2026
NEW FOR 2026: $1- price increase across the board! Running is already expensive enough with carbon shoes & the cost of travel IN 2026.
We get it, so we've made the 2026 registration just a $1- increase from 2025.
The NCR Marathon is Baltimore’s oldest continuously running USATF certified marathon held annually on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.
BRRC also presented the historic Maryland Marathon dating back to 1973 before moving to the Northern Central Railroad Trail in 1990.
The Northern Central Railroad Trail, officially known as the Torrey C. Brown Trail, covers nearly 20 miles in Maryland, stretching from Hunt Valley to the Mason-Dixon Line. The out and back marathon course offers a scenic wooded run on a crushed gravel and dirt trail alongside the waters of Big Gunpowder Falls—an idyllic setting to cruise 26.2 miles.
During the first few years, the race originated at the Old Sparks Elementary School. After fire destroyed this historic school, the marathon start and finish moved to mile four on the trail before relocating up the hill to the new Sparks Elementary School.
In 2003, the marathon relay was introduced. For the 25th anniversary, an 8K event was added to the marathon and marathon relay. In 2017, the marathon course was re-certified and its start moved to the beautiful Oldfields School campus, our host site since.
A lot has changed over the years, but one thing that has stayed the same: this is a runner’s race. And, as runners we take pride in continuing to make the NCR Marathon and Half Marathon a first-class event.
This is a FAST course and a great fall Boston Qualifier.
Race finishers receive a large blanket. This isn't your average beach blanket: this will be the most coveted piece in your home. Warm & soft, even your fur babies will lay claim to this piece once it's in your home. You will receive your finishers blanket after crossing the finish line.
You must present your race bib to receive your blanket.
Every participant will receive a NCR hoody (unisex sizing) at packet pickup.
Additional information (including parking, packet pickup, etc) can be found on our website, brrc.com
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NCR Marathon
If you register for the marathon on or after 11/17 you will NOT be able to downgrade to the half marathon.
NCR Half Marathon
Course
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Find upcoming events by distance:
- Sparks Glencoe Half Marathons 2 races
- Sparks Glencoe Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 3 Sparks Glencoe events
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