Tobacco Road Marathon

The Tobacco Road Marathon is an annual Boston-qualifying marathon in Cary, North Carolina, first run in 2011 (its 17th edition falls in 2027). More than 20 of the 26.2 miles run on the Rails-to-Trails American Tobacco Trail, keeping the course flat and fast with a downhill finish; roughly one in five finishers qualifies for Boston. The full marathon and half marathon start together at 7:00 AM at the USA Baseball National Training Complex (Thomas Brooks Park) in Cary, with full marathon entries capped at 1,500 runners and a seven-hour course time limit (2:00 PM closure). Veradigm presents the full marathon. Over its history the race has raised more than $2,000,000 for charities including Breakthrough T1D, the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, Hope For The Warriors, and the Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.