Steamtown Marathon

The Steamtown Marathon is excited to celebrate its 26th annual running on Sunday, October 8th!

The Steamtown Marathon is a USATF-certified event and is an official Boston Marathon qualifier. The course features a net elevation drop of 955′. The point-to-point course begins in Forest City at the Forest City High School, runs through 14 communities, and finishes in downtown Scranton. It includes approximately 4.2 miles of paved rails-to-trails along the Lackawanna River. There are 14 official stations and several port-a-lav stations on the course.

In a Runner's World online survey completed by thousands of runners, Steamtown was named the 6th best overall marathon. Runner's World has also named Steamtown one of the nation's 10 best for first-time marathoners.

Registration must be completed online. There will be no registrations accepted at the race expo. Registration is tentatively scheduled to begin on April 1st.

To register for this event, please visit the Steamtown Marathon's website.