Boston which I will hopefully be running in April 2013 and the New York Marathon. The Nike Women's marathon and Big Sur are definitely at the top as well!

interesting topic... I just turned 39 and decided that I should find some challenges to complete before I turn 40. A full marathon has always been in the back of my mind and I decided that I will be doing the Marine Corps Marathon this October. Luckily I have a friend who will be training with me b/c the mental part of 26.2 miles is what scares me.

Being on the east coast, I think the Wine Glass marathon looks fun and of course the Shamrock full and/or half marathon in Virginia Beach. In full disclosure, I have been working with the committee for a number of years on this race. However, it is always a great time and part of why I want to run one. Seeing everyone finish- all the way to the very last walker- is very inspiring!

I will need to run one before I can say I'd want to do another! lol

I've done almost all the biggies..Big Surr is this April !!! WOHOOOOOO

I want to do some random one..Like Montanna or some place like that. I also want to do Grandmas and Flying Pig

I ran the Mount Desert Island Marathon last October and highly recommend it. It has been voted one of the most scenic marathons in the US and definitely lives up to that hype. It is also extremely well organized. The course goes from Bar Harbor (Maine) to Southwest Harbor. I don't think there's a flat spot on the course but none of the many hills are killers.

Avenue of the Giants and Big Sur are on my bucket list but next up is Cape Cod in October.

I have looked into this MDI marathon before and am glad to hear your thoughts. Maybe one day I'll fit it in

I'm running my first marathon in a few weeks (Country Music Marathon April 28), but on the bucket list (if I ever get the nerve to train for another) are Big Sur, Catalina Island, MDI, Boston...

Boston would have to be first, just 'cause... and Athens for the same general reason (rockin' it (really) old school). Would love to do Big Sur for the scenery; and am sure that there are other great ones out there I've never even heard of / considered!

I'm registered for Flying Pig in May!

Me too!!! And I'm sooooo excited. I've run with some friends who have run it before and say it is amazing!!

NYC is amazing...over 100 bands along the course, amazing crowds and support, running through NYC is such a rush, and when you come off the Queesboro into the scream tunnel, it is positively electrifying. Runners from many different countries...it is just so cool. Definite bucket list marathon.

Boston is obviously every marathoners dream, and it is equally amazing, though on a slightly smaller scale, 25,000 vs 45,000 in NY. Everyone there (except for the charity runners) has qualified and there are no slackers. It is awesome to be running among all of your peers who have worked so hard to get there, and even more special now that they've tightened up the qualifying standards. I will be running 3rd consecutive next month. I have been fortunate enough to run my two best road marathons on the hallowed streets of Boston, last year being my best, unfortunately this year could well be my worst as I am fighting persistent plantar fasciitis and post tib tendonitis. Also a bit nervous that this early Spring will bring a very warm day next month. Yikes its gonna be a long day.

My first was Buffalo to Niagara Falls, I believe that is the only international crossing marathon in the country. Pretty cool to run over the Peace Bridge. They check all the passports before the race. But I was a newb and froze my *kitten* off in 40 degrees with shorts and tee running into an icy headwind for 15 miles up the Niagara on the Canadian side.

Wineglass has a nice downhill course in the first half, but I got suckered in and frustrated by the meandering course in the last 3rd. It was still a PR for me at the time and a good place to qualify for Boston.

I would love to PR at Chicago, I hear it is fast and flat. I also would love to run Dublin since I am part Irish and would love to make that an excuse to go back for another visit. Paris would be amazing as I've never been there either. Berlin would also be a dream marathon. I have also heard amazing stories about Mt Dessert Island and Big Sur, neither being speedy, but very scenic.

Worst road marathon to date, 2008 Rochester, NY. 85 at the finish. Nuff said. Never again.

My toughest race ever was Megatransect, a brutal off road marathon (just under official distance) down in hilly central PA. Took me 7.5 hours to finish last year, but undoubtedly the best post race party ever....unlimited great food and beer, slushies, iced coffees, pizza, pig roast, Troeg's Beer, hot dogs, etc. And after burning 5 or 6 thousand calories, its a great excuse to pig out. Totally different race experience, not about speed, but survival with several brutal climbs. There is one mile where you have to crawl across a boulder field on hands and knees which took me 40 minutes!

My dream run would be to run the London marathon which just happens to be the route for the 2012 olympics. My other dream marathon is the Boston marathon. If you liked the Nike womens marathon in San Francisco, there is the San Francisco marathon at the end of July. I haven't ran it but hopefully some day I will. It is a beautiful course and has views from crossing the Bay on the Golden Gate bridge to some great architecture throughout the city.

Have yet to run one, but when I do it'll either have "Trail" in the title, or be so challenging that only a few hundred show up.

I'm waiting on my passport before I sign up for the Jungfrau marathon in Interlaken, Switzerland on September 9. It's called the most beautiful marathon in the world.
I've run 3 marathons so far (Little Rock, AK; Nashville, TN and Memphis, TN) I love the Memphis one - it benefits St. Jude Childrens' Hospital and part of the course goes through the St. Jude campus. The kids and staff of the hospital line the route, cheering you on and waving signs - it's really an emotional and uplifiting experience.

i love this thread!

Big Sur was already on my list but you've super inspired me to make sure i move it to the top!
and i just added Jungfrau to my list too!

i've only run 2 marathons so far (Richmond, VA & Pittsburgh, PA) and i'm registered for 4 more in the coming season. (i start my training cycle on monday.)

do you guys have any tricks for keeping your future marathon dates organized? haha! i hate when i register for one and then find another one a week later that i would have rather done. (oh woes me)