Walter Childs Marathon
About this race
The Walter Childs Marathon aka the Race of Champions is held in memory of Walter H. Childs Sr., the founder of the race who died in 1991.
The race served as the AAU National Championships and was the Pan American qualifier in the late 60's
Nearly 60 years later it is one of the oldest consecutive running marathons in America and the world.
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Holyoke, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:42 AM and sets at 7:51 PM local time (EDT) in Holyoke on May 3, 2026 — 14h 09m 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, 9 Holyoke events
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