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Baltimore Marathon

Oct 19, 2024

4.0

Where

Baltimore, MD, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

October 19, 2024 Saturday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun only

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Race Details

Counterclockwise loop in Baltimore City, starting & finishing @ M&T Bank Stadium. Slight modifications have been made to the 2005 course. The course will still travel through the many diverse neighborhoods including the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area, historic Federal Hill and charming Fells Point. The half-marathon will again start at the 13-mile mark of the marathon course BUT will split after 2/10 mile (half-marathoners will have their own lane to that point) and will rejoin the marathon route later in the race. The additional separation between the marathon and half-marathon courses will alleviate the "bunched-up" merge point and make for a smooth transition. ALSO, half-marathon participants will wear a "1/2" bib and team relay particpants will wear a "R" bib on their backs to distinguish them as half-marathon and team relay participants, respectively.

The Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School (FSK) PTO is returning as a charity partner with the Baltimore running festival on October 18, 2025. Please consider joining Team FSK for one of the many in-person or virtual races that are being offered, ranging in distance from 5K to the Full Marathon.

FSK is a Pre-K thru 8th-grade school located in the Baltimore neighborhood of Locust Point. FSK's mission statement is:

Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School recognizes and nurtures the potential of each student from Pre-K through 8th grade by developing the whole child, providing a challenging academic program that includes highly engaging experiential learning opportunities, and elevating the students’ voice.

The money raised from Team FSK during the the 2024 Baltimore Running Festival will support a wide array of athletic, fitness, and wellness experiences for our pre-k through 8th grade students at FSK. To learn more, please visit: https://wearefsk.org/teamfsk/.

Join us at the event that many are calling one of the best races on the East Coast, FINISHING AT THE INNER HARBOR. This years event will have both a live component and virtual component. With five distances to choose from, and all runners snagging a great Under Armour shirt for participating, this event is for you! You won’t want to miss the Baltimore Running Festival!

Welcome to Team AIMS Baltimore Running Festival signup. Team AIMS is a charity partner for this race. Please read the following instructions carefully.

Once you signup through this website, Team AIMS will register you to Baltimore Running Festival (BRF) as an AIMS Charity runner. You do not need to register directly on the BRF website.
Your registration fee in this site includes a Team AIMS & BRF Charity discount which makes the fee lower than general public pay.
You will receive a second confirmation email from the BRF once Team AIMS registers you to the event you signed up for. This will be at the end of September.
Please contact Team AIMS if you need to make any changes to your race registration. If it’s within the cutoff time we will work with the BRF team to update/upgrade.
Talk to one of the AIMS Coaches for more details.
This Team AIMS registration closes at October 02, 2024 11:59PM. After that, runners should register with BRF directly and may not be receiving the charity discount.
The Baltimore Running Festival is on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Check the race website for more race specific information and logistics.
Team AIMS Coordinators will collect the bibs & T-Shirts from BRF and distribute them to the registered runners on the day of the event. Details will be provided closer to the race.
There is no fund raising requirement to signup.
Like last year, Team AIMS will arrange a shared space/hall with restrooms to meet & keep things prior to the race. There will be post-race refreshments as well. This service is only for the registered runners and volunteers. Non-registered runners may not be allowed without prior permission.

Contact information

Phone Number

410-605-9381

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Reviews

3.9

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By: Rob B.

Posted: January 05, 2019

My hometown race has its ups and downs..

Ups and downs - literally. The course is tough, with a good number of hills, and the potential for windy, cold October weather. I've done the Running Festival numerous times and at all distances. The expo is always solid. Between nice clever medals (usually crab themed) and Under Armor shirts (used to be REALLY soft tech shirts - more traditional now), the swag was a plus. Back in 2014 - the course ended at the stadiums, now it ends at the harbor. Being a sports fan, I enjoyed running through Camden Yards more. The finish celebration back then, was in the stadium parking lots. Now, it's at the park near the harbor. A nicer location, but a bit more crowded, from what I hear. Overall - the race still has sentimental value to me as my hometown event. And even though the course is challenging, the festival is well-run and what I would pick for my Maryland race, even if I didn't live here.

4.0

By: Eric O.

Posted: October 23, 2018

Good urban race with lots of support

This race was well-organized with a lot of spectators. Having the half-marathon start in the middle of the full was actually a benefit because it kept lots of spectators and runners on the course; I didn't feel like it ever got too crowded and the merging section of the race was well partitioned. The post-race food was average but good for a race this size. The medal is unique; I didn't realized until the next day that the top of the crab on the medal was on a hinge and opened up to give a nice panorama of the city. The best opportunity for improvement is the restrooms at the start. Rather than have portable potties at the start, they opened up Camden Yards, but only 2 restrooms that only had 3 stalls each. The lines were extremely long and I'm sure that many wouldn't have been able to make it through the line in time. Additional options here would have helped greatly. Overall I would recommend this race mostly from the wide variety of sites the course ran through and the strong crowd support.

4.0

By: Paul H.

Posted: October 22, 2018

Terrific Destination Marathon

Kudos to the City of Baltimore and its mayor (a runner herself) for showcasing so much of the city. They all but shut the city down to let the runners have their day, running thru its iconic Inner Harbor and many of Baltimore's fun and funky neighborhoods. The Baltimore Police Department does a fabulous job keeping traffic away from the runners. Yes, the course is challenging with its grinding (but never steep) hills. Get your PR's and BQ's elsewhere. But run Baltimore to savor a well run urban marathon. I knew of the infamous merge of the Half-Marathoners at Mile 15.5, and it wasn't as bad as I had feared. Barricades kept us in separate lanes for a 1/4mi or so to ease the merge. At the first aid-station, post-merge, I actually had to stop for a full second, but that was all. A very short, late hill in Mile-25 was an unwelcome surprise, but the finish is fast, downhill and exciting. The left turn onto Pratt Street for the final stretch is reminiscent of the final turn onto Landsdowne Street at Boston, with cheering crowds lining the way. What a thrill. Aid-stations were well-stocked and the volunteers were terrific. Local Baltimorians also ran their own 'bonus' aid stations, offering up beer, mimosas and gummy bears. Good expo, typical of big city races, but this was a first (for me at least), a 'Show Your Bib' program that offered discounts at local eateries, museums, etc., just by showing your bib number. And if you're into race medals, Baltimore's might be the finest: A hard shell crab (of course, right) that opens up! Well done, Baltimore! I really enjoyed your marathon.