The Cheap Marathon and Half Marathon

The Cheap Marathon and Half Marathon is run in Derry Village, New Hampshire, on April 3, 2027, with two distances on offer: the marathon (26.2 miles) and the half marathon (13.1 miles). Start times are not listed in the schedule, so confirm them with Millennium Running, the organizer, ahead of race weekend.

A stripped-back early-April marathon in southern New Hampshire is a practical target if you have put in the winter miles and would rather race than wait for the busier spring calendar. The full distance calls for a 16 to 18 week build with the long run stretched toward 20 miles and easy running filling out the rest of the week. Pick the half instead if your winter training had gaps, or if you want a hard, honest 13.1-mile effort as a checkpoint before committing to a marathon later in the year.