Bayshore Marathon
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Bayshore Marathon
The Traverse City Track Club presents the Bayshore Marathon events in Traverse City, Michigan on Memorial Day weekend, May 29, 2027. The event series was founded in 1983 to share the scenery of the Grand Traverse Region and the Old Mission Peninsula. Registration for the 2027 events opens December 1, 2026 at 9AM EST.
The program includes a range of distances with field sizes limited to improve the participant experience:
- Full Marathon out-and-back USATF certified waterfront course
- Half Marathon point-to-point USATF certified course, bused start
- 10K out-and-back, 100% paved and shaded along much of the route
- Kids Marathon (1.2 mile) flat, paved course through the NMC campus for grades K–5
Course routes run along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay and use local campuses and waterfront roads. The full marathon starts on the grounds of Northwestern Michigan College and the kids run shares the official Bayshore start and finish lines. Volunteers marshal the kids course.
Proceeds support the Traverse City Track Club and are donated back to the local community through grants, scholarships, and planned giving. Charitable giving connected to the event has exceeded $2.5 million. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
