Mercy Health Glass City Marathon

6:30am Sunday, April 25, 2027 — Toledo, Ohio

Course Open 6.5 Hours + Wheeler Division

Glass City Was Built for Speed

For 50 years, runners have traveled to Toledo to chase Boston qualifying times, personal records, Olympic Trials standards, and first marathon finishes. The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon combines a fast, flat course with unmatched Midwest hospitality, finishing inside the historic University of Toledo Glass Bowl Stadium — America’s Fastest Hometown Marathon.

Run faster at the Toledo Roadrunners Club’s 50th annual Mercy Health Glass City Marathon in Toledo, Ohio. Make your Destination Toledo on the fast and flat 26.2 mile, marathon course. With all the race has to offer runners from around the country and around the globe, plan to book an extended stay and explore all of Toledo, Ohio’s renowned attractions to complete your Glass City experience.

Top Ranked Marathon, Since 1971, Toledo, Ohio, Glass City

“Mercy Health has had a longstanding commitment to the health and wellbeing of our community and this partnership with the Toledo Road Runners Club (TRRC) and our more than a decade of involvement in the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon exemplifies this promise. We are excited to announce that Mercy Health has officially signed on to continue our sponsorship of the marathon into 2025 and beyond, ensuring that our medical teams and running specialists are there to help all runners get ready for this challenge and remain safe while accomplishing their goals.”

America’s Fastest Hometown Marathon • April 25, 2027

Earn the Bird: Add the Savage 5K to Your Marathon, Half or Relay During Registration to Receive a Bonus Perk in Your Packet.

Premium Perks

  • Custom Apparel (while inventory lasts, tech shirt after)
  • Pacing Service for Marathoners
  • Commemorative Glass City Mug
  • Custom Finisher Medal
  • Chip Timing & Online Results
  • Lunch & Refreshments
  • Custom Awards
  • + More

Virtual Perks

  • Custom Event Apparel (same as for in-person)
  • Finisher Medal
  • Custom BIB
  • Packet Shipping Included
  • Online Results
  • Online Photo Submission Access

   USATF Certified Course — Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is a Roadrunners Club of America Championship Event     50 Best Boston Qualifier Marathons    

PUNCH YOUR TICKET TO BOSTON
OVER A THIRD OF THE FIELD QUALIFIES FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON IN TOLEDO
Top 25 Boston Marathon Qualifying Event
MARATHON DETAILS

Minimum Age: 16 on Race Day
USATF Certification #OH22014DH

Course Open: 6.5 Hours *Time Limit Strictly Enforced by Local Police — SAG vehicles will be present should you be unable to meet cutoff times. There are two checkpoints along the course and you must maintain approximately a 15 minute per mile pace to complete within the 6.5 hour time limit. You will not be allowed to continue if you do not make the checkpoints in time, SAG vehicles will travel at the course closing pace and will pick up runners along the route and at aid stations, who choose to discontinue the race or fall behind pace (under none medical circumstances).

DESTINATION TOLEDO

Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is a USA Track & Field Sanctioned Event — Allowing for Olympic Trials Qualification

The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon (GCM) course will begin on Bancroft St. near the University of Toledo North Tower. It will circle campus past Ottawa Park before continuing West into beautiful Ottawa Hills. Heading north into the quiet neighborhood of Ottawa Hills, the course leads you to the area’s finest Metroparks system utilizing the University Parks bike Trail. A tour through Sylvania leads you back to Wildwood Metropark and down the bike trail to a short tour of the UT campus, concluding with the finish on the field inside the Glass Bowl stadium. This course has little elevation changes, smooth paved roads, and annually posts top 25 in the USA race times and a memorable experience for everyone running.

Our springtime marathon regularly shows in the top 25 fastest races, with over a third of the field punching their ticket to run on Patriot’s Day with a Boston Marathon qualifying time. GCM is USA Track & Field Certified Course and Sanctioned Race (run an Olympic Trials Qualifying Time), the 2023 RRCA National Championship Marathon, and an Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group Qualifier — led by 2021 RRM Race Director of the Year.