NCR Marathon
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Event overview
The NCR Marathon and NCR Half Marathon are presented by the Baltimore Road Runners Club. The 2025 edition is scheduled for November 29, 2025, and the event is held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Both races are USATF certified and chip timed, and performances can be used for Boston Marathon qualifying.
Distances:
- 26.2 miles
- 13.1 miles
Course, logistics and awards
The races use an out-and-back route on the Northern Central Railroad Trail (Torrey C. Brown Trail), a crushed-gravel and dirt rail trail that runs beside the Big Gunpowder Falls. The marathon course has a net elevation change of -151 feet and the majority of the route is on flat rail-trail surface. Aid stations provide water and Gatorade approximately every 3 to 3.5 miles; energy gels are supplied at miles 7, 14, 16, and 20. The start and finish are at Oldfields School / 1500 Glencoe Rd, Sparks Glencoe, MD.
Finishers receive a medal and a large sweatshirt blanket; registered participants pick up a fleece hoodie at packet pickup. Unique awards for overall, masters, and age-group winners are presented after the race. Parking is provided at a satellite lot on York Road with bus transport to the start; limited parking at Oldfields is reserved for volunteers and carpool vehicles. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.