Boston or Bust Marathon
Boston or Bust Marathon is a running race on September 13, 2026 in Huntsville, AL, with entry fees from $60 to $75.
- Date
- September 13, 2026 (52 days to go)
- Price
- $60–$75
- Sport
- Running
From the Organizer
The Boston or Bust Marathon & Half Marathon
USATF Certification information for our 2024 Boston Qualifiers!
USATF Certification
Certification code: AL22025JE
It's (almost) time to book your tickets to run Boston! The Boston or Bust Marathon will be an extremely flat and fast course along Aldridge Creek and Tennessee River in South Huntsville. The course will start and finish at Ditto Landing Marina and is entirely on the Alridge Creek Greenway.
We will have Chip Timing and both half and full marathon courses will be certified.
..And then there's the post race party. We will have post race food for all finishers, 2 drink tickets, post race music, all at the Ditto Landing Marina Pavilion. We believe in training hard, racing hard and celebrating hard and this race will be no different!
Historically the last window to qualify for the following April Boston race is the second weekend in September. This is one of the very few last minute qualifiers in the South. Average Temperatures at this time of year are 64F/ 87F which is why we will start at 6:00AM.
The guaranteed t-shirt deadline has passed however we will have extras along with RunningLane shirts for those last minute signups so you don't go home empty handed.
All aid stations will have water, gatorade and GU energy gels.
Events
Weather
Typical Conditions
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
84°
Typical Low
60°
Chance of Rain
24%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Owens Cross Roads 3s, 6 mi from the venue.
Host City
About Huntsville, AL
Population
218,814
as of 2023
City Elevation
624 ft
Nearest Airport
HSV
Huntsville International Airport · 13 mi
Major Hub
BHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · 81 mi
Time Zone
Central Time
From Endurance Grid
A mid-size host city. Enough lodging and amenities to keep race weekend easy, without big-city sprawl.
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52
Days to train
- Race
- Boston or Bust Marathon
- Date
- September 13, 2026
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Boston or Bust Marathon
Sep 13, 2026