Hartford Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Eversource Hartford Marathon, usually called the Hartford Marathon, is a road marathon in the capital of Connecticut, held on a Saturday in October. The Hartford Marathon Foundation, a non-profit, organises it together with a half marathon, a Team 26.2 relay for teams of two to five runners, a charity 5K and a kids' run. The first Hartford Marathon was held in October 1994, and the 2026 race was the 33rd running. The marathon, half marathon and relay start together at 8:00am on Capitol Avenue beside the front lawn of the Connecticut State Capitol, and the first 8.4 miles are shared, through West Hartford including Elizabeth Park. The half marathon then splits off in Hartford, about 8 miles in, for a run along the river. The marathon continues through East Hartford and South Windsor, then crosses the Founders Bridge over the Connecticut River and finishes just past the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park. The courses were redesigned in 2023. The marathon route is USATF-certified, the time limit is six hours, and finishers can use net time as a Boston Marathon qualifying time. About 11,000 runners were registered across all distances in 2026, and the marathon distance sold out. The event records are 2:15:35 for men and 2:33:26 for women.