Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Cleveland, OH
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The course follows the Towpath Trail south out of Canal Basin Park, tracing the old canal route away from downtown Cleveland. The trail is flat and paved, and the corridor feels quieter than you would expect given where it starts. This race is the final leg of the Towpath Trilogy series.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
13.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Austin Kennemer (1:23:03) · Donald Folk (1:23:20) · Hunter Evans (1:26:16)
6.2 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Joseph Kelly (36:51) · Andrew Pike (39:39) · Kelsey Curran (40:34)
26.2 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Carmen LoConti (2:48:25) · Ryan Miller (2:55:10) · Matt Howerton (3:10:12)
The Towpath Marathon has been held every year since at least 2015. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 13.1 Miles results.
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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 13.1 Miles field finished slower than 2:11:56, and the last recorded finisher came in around 4:49:53, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 529 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 13.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 13.1 Miles winner ran 1:23:03 while the median finisher took 2:11:56. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
