Races
NYC Marathon prize money and entry fees: a $969,000 purse against $315 bibs
NYC Marathon prize money totals $969,000, with $100,000 for each open winner, while entry costs $255 to $358 and lottery odds fell to about 1% in 2026.
Races
The economics of marathons, trail races and mass-participation events: fees, ballots, revenue.
Races
Boston Marathon prize money and entry fees: a $1.28 million purse against $260 bibs
The Boston Marathon's 2026 prize pool was $1,284,500 with bonuses. Entry fees of $260 across a 30,000-runner field point to a ceiling near $7.8 million.
Races
Race bib resale market adds fraud risk as lotteries oversubscribe
Race bib resale is growing as Paris and Copenhagen lotteries turn applicants away. See the fraud cases, what organizers lose and which figures are missing.
Races
Brands Rethink the Marathon Expo as Costs Rise and Sponsors Crowd Floors
Marathon expo costs are climbing and title sponsors crowd the floor, so Brooks and Saucony are pulling back. See what it means for budgets and race revenue.
Races
Chicago Marathon added $756 million in 2025. What it means for 2026
The Chicago Marathon economic impact hit $756 million in 2025. See what the study covers, where its numbers don't add up and what to expect in 2026.
Races
Run In Lyon grows to 36,000 runners, with a record marathon field
France’s big autumn city race added 3,000 entrants in a year. Marathon bibs cost €75 to €89, about half the price of Paris.
Races
166,000 runners chase a place at the 50th Paris Marathon
Paris switched from first-come, first-served to a ballot. Demand is roughly three times the field, at €169 a bib.
Races
Dublin Marathon raises its entry fee 18% to €130, its first rise in five years
Record demand (47,000 applications for 22,500 places) meets rising costs and a surplus below €70,000.
Races
Grandma’s Marathon 2027 sells out in a record 174 minutes
8,000 marathon bibs at $155 and 7,500 half-marathon bibs at $145 were gone in under three hours. Last year it took nearly 12.
Races
188,522 runners apply for 45,000 Copenhagen Half Marathon places
Roughly 4 applicants per bib, and 70% of them live outside Denmark.
Races
$15 million in Utah, $13.7 million in Hanoi, €469 million in Berlin: what a marathon is worth to its city
Cities keep publishing bigger economic-impact numbers for their races. Here is what the latest figures say, and what they leave out.