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Last Chance

Last Chance Marathon

This is a course specifically designed to get you to Boston.

Next edition

2026 · 31 Dec 2026

Where

🇺🇸 Bellingham, United States of America

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Countdown

59

days to 31 Dec 2026

Open
Distance
Marathon
Course
Rolling
Climb
—
Entry
$60

About

The race

This is a course specifically designed to get you to Boston. Featuring a beautiful fall setting, the 4.08 mile loop course offers plenty of shade, scenic views of Millennium park with its lakes and natural wildlife in a pollution-free setting. Last Chance Marathon & 1/2 Marathon is designed as a low key party like running experience. run the last marathon of the year in beautiful Bellingham Washington. The course is a trail marathon with a few hills mixed in but mostly flat with an amazing canopy of tall trees covering the course!

Location

Bellingham, United States of America

North America · typically 2°C (35°F) on race day

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Charity places

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