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World Marathon Majors and city marathons

Overseas road races, including the Abbott World Marathon Majors and major city marathons.

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DateRaceLocationDistanceStatusEntry / ballotLink
2026-12-06Shanghai Marathon (30th edition)Shanghai, ChinaFull · fun runClosedBallot Apr 29–May 29; first-round results Jun 30 (payment by Jul 20); supplementary ballot results Jul 28 (payment by Aug 4 17:00) — official notice states there will be no third round , so 2026 places are settled; watch official site for the 2027 edition (30,000 runners)Site
2026-12-20Taipei Marathon (臺北馬拉松)Taipei, TaiwanFull / HalfClosed2026 entry closed: full-marathon lottery results Jul 17, half-marathon lottery drew Jul 27 with results Aug 12 (waitlist promotions Aug 18); 2027 details to be announced (note: the Standard Chartered Taipei Charity Marathon is a separate event)Site
2027-02-28Osaka Marathon 2027 (15th)Osaka, JapanFull · 10KBallot results outGeneral ballot closed Aug 28; results notified by email on Sep 28 (also checkable in RUNNET My Page; additional winners may be drawn). Entry is confirmed only after payment by the deadline given in the notice. Charity / furusato-tax channels open until Oct 19; overseas packages via JTBSite
2027-03-07Tokyo MarathonTokyo, JapanMarathonClosedGeneral lottery Aug 14-28 closed; results published Sep 18 in My Entry; winners had to pay by Sep 30, 17:00 JST; charity entries (Jun 24 - Jul 9) and donations (to Aug 31) also closed. Fee JPY 19,800 (domestic) / USD 230 (overseas)Site
2027-03-14Nagoya Women's Marathon 2027 (women only)Nagoya, JapanFull (women)Overseas entry open (to Dec 25)Overseas regular entry open Aug 25 10:00 to Dec 25 23:59 (JST), first-come, JPY 25,000 (early entry Aug 11-24, JPY 24,000, closed); quota 3,500 including early entry. Japan-resident general ballot closed Sep 24 (results emailed Sep 28); Japan-resident second-round entry Oct 19 20:00 to Nov 4 23:59 (JPY 19,000, first-come); elite entry from Dec 1 12:00Site
2027-03-21Seoul Marathon (Dong-A)Seoul, South KoreaFull / 10KOpenOverseas entry opened Sep 1, 10:00 KST (first-come); full US$150 (needs sub-5:00 official record during 2024/1/1–2026/11/30), 10K US$100; RUNNET entry deadline Dec 31, 2026 (was Jan 15, 2027), record certificate due by Dec 31, refund requests until Dec 18, 17:00 KSTSite
2027-04-19Boston MarathonBoston, USAMarathonClosedQualifier registration closed Sep 18, 2026 17:00 ET. B.A.A. announced Sep 29: 33,656 qualifier applications received, a record 25,630 accepted plus 1,000 selected by random draw; cutoff was 5:17 faster than the qualifying standard (2:49:43 for men 18-34, 3:19:43 for women). Entry fee US$270Site
2027-04-25London MarathonLondon, UKMarathonClosedBallot closed (Apr 24–May 1; record 1,338,544 applications), results out Jul 9, winners confirmed by Jul 31; those who missed out can apply for limited charity places, Good for Age or the virtual race; race Apr 25, 2027Site
2027-05-23Cape Town MarathonCape Town, South AfricaMarathonBallot closed; charity sold outBallot ran 10–24 Jun 2026 and is closed (results 26 Jun, winners charged). International charity and official tour-operator places opened 26 Jun and are all sold out (official site, 19 Oct); both SA and international charity entries gone. Race weekend 22–23 May 2027 (marathon 23 May)Site
2027-08-29Sydney MarathonSydney, AustraliaMarathonBallot results out (Nov 3)2027 ballot ran 29 Sep 10:00 AEST to 19 Oct 10:00 AEDT and is now closed. Results were emailed Nov 3 with automatic card charge (A$280 domestic / A$330 international); unsuccessful applicants were told the same day about official tour-operator guaranteed-entry packages and charity places. The organiser asks anyone with no news after Nov 6 to get in touch. Race day Aug 29, 2027Site
2027-09-26Generali Berlin MarathonBerlin, GermanyMarathonBallot open (to Nov 12)2027 lottery Oct 1 - Nov 12, 2026 (official). Title sponsor changes from BMW to Generali (SCC EVENTS, Oct 1); race renamed GENERALI BERLIN-MARATHON from 2027, new site generali-berlin-marathon.com. Results emailed Dec 3; payment charged from Dec 4. Fee EUR 215Site
2027-10-10Chicago MarathonChicago, USAMarathonClosed2027 applications (guaranteed & non-guaranteed) closed Oct 29, 2 p.m. CT (official); remaining routes: a limited number of official charity-team entries, and official tour operators from Dec 8; non-guaranteed drawing results emailed Dec 8 (pay by Dec 15, 11:59 p.m. CT); approved guaranteed applicants pay by Nov 10; fee USD 250 (US) / USD 260 (international); race Oct 10, 2027 (49th running)Site
2027-11-07NYC MarathonNew York, USAMarathonNot open yetGeneral drawing opens Feb 2027Site

共 13 場賽事 · 資料截至 2026-11-10 (statuses checked daily)

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