About the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon
The course runs along the Blue Ridge Parkway and earns its reputation honestly. The climbing starts early and keeps returning, with elevation gain that makes this one of the most demanding road marathons anywhere. There are several distance options, so the mountain is accessible at different commitment levels, but none of them let you off easy.
The finish is in downtown Roanoke, and it has a festival feel to it. Local craft beer is part of the post-race scene, which makes the end of a hard day on the hills feel like a proper payoff.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
13.1 Miles · 2026 results
857finishers
1:18:38winner
2:38:20median
5:23:55cutoff
Top 3: Joseph Darwin (1:18:38) · Enzo Coniglione (1:19:39) · George Tolton (1:23:16)
10K · 2026 results
788finishers
39:20winner
1:20:50median
4:26:03cutoff
Top 3: Mario Rodriguez (39:20) · Edward Lane (39:57) · Max McCrary (40:23)
26.2 Miles · 2026 results
470finishers
2:49:11winner
5:09:46median
7:27:08cutoff
Top 3: Rob Perkinson (2:49:11) · Samuel Haynes (2:53:37) · Emily Sharp (3:18:07)
The Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
26.2 Miles4/17/2027 07:35$115
13.1 Miles4/17/2027 07:35$92
10K4/17/2027 07:35$46
52.4 Miles4/17/2027 01:00$135
26.2 Miles4/17/2027 07:35$310
1 Mile4/17/2027 07:45$15
5K4/18/2027 09:00$30
101 Miles4/17/2027 01:00$345
26.2 Miles4/17/2027 01:00$75
13.1 Miles4/17/2027 01:00$75
6.2 Miles4/17/2027 01:00$75
26.2 Miles4/17/2027 01:00$45
13.1 Miles4/17/2027 01:00$45
10K4/17/2027 01:00$45
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