CHEAP! Marathon

CHEAP! Marathon is run in Salisbury, Massachusetts, on April 3, 2027. Two distances are on the schedule and both start at 7:00 a.m.: the marathon (26.2 miles) and the half marathon (13.1 miles). The event is organized by Millennium Running, and the pared-back format is the point, with a single early start line serving the whole field.

An early-April marathon on the Massachusetts coast is a natural target if you have trained through the winter, and the date puts it just ahead of the region's busiest spring racing weeks. For the full distance, count backward 16 to 18 weeks and build a weekly long run toward 20 miles, with most of the rest of your mileage kept easy. The half is the sensible choice if your winter mileage was interrupted, or if you want a hard 13.1-mile rehearsal before committing to a marathon later in the spring. Either way, the 7:00 a.m. gun means eating and warming up in the dark.