Two loop out-and-back for full Marathon (Half Marathon one loop). Spectacular mass start on quaint Main Street Lake Placid - course includes Scenic Mirror Lake as well as AuSable River, and Adirondack Mountain "High Peaks" vistas and Olympic Ski Jump views. Some hills, some rolling and flat. Very similar to Ironman USA Lake Placid Triathlon Run Course.

Lake Placid Marathon and Half

Human Interest Story

The January edition of Runner's World Magazine will list the results of their reader's survey. The Lake Placid Marathon came in second for best destination marathon out of four-hundred and thirty-five other marathons.

Lake Placid Marathon is the Second-Best Race to be According to Runner's World

Post-Race Review/ Results

More than two-thousand runners packed the course of the fifth annual Lake Placid Marathon with Sebastien Roulier of Quebec taking home top honors in the 26.2 mile race with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 17 seconds

Runners pack village for 5th Lake Placid Marathon

Nearly two-thousand runners will participate in the fifth annual Lake Placid Marathon. Forty-five states and five countries have entered participants for the marathon, half-marathon and marathon relay.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results