Bayshore Marathon
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Bayshore Marathon - Traverse City, Michigan
The Traverse City Track Club presents the Bayshore Marathon events on Memorial Day Weekend, with the 2027 race date on May 29, 2027. The event program includes a full marathon, half marathon, 10K, and a Munson Healthcare Bayshore Kids Fun Run.
Courses run along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay and the Old Mission Peninsula and are described as scenic and largely flat. The half marathon is a USATF certified point-to-point course that joins the marathon route along Bluff, Center Road, and East Shore Drive. The full marathon is an out-and-back course that follows the waterfront from the Northwestern Michigan College area. The 10K is an out-and-back, 100 percent paved and shaded route with a turnaround near three miles. The kids event covers 1.2 miles for grades K–5 on a flat, paved, marshaled course that finishes at the official Bayshore finish line.
Field sizes for the races are limited. Profits from the event support Traverse City Track Club membership and are donated to local community grants and scholarships; charitable giving tied to the event has exceeded $2.5 million. Registration for the 2027 events opens December 1, 2026. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
