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MarathonRoad🇺🇸 Forest City, United States

Steamtown Marathon

Sunday, 11 October 2026Today · Start 08:00

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A net-downhill run of about 290 m from Forest City through the small towns of the Lackawanna Valley to downtown Scranton, popular with runners chasing a Boston qualifier.

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Facts checked 11 Oct 2026 against steamtownmarathon.com, findmymarathon.com.

Elevation gain
157 m
Rolling · ↓ 448 m
Highest point
517 m
above sea level
Temp at start
10°C
Peaks around 16°C
Entry fee
≈ $120
Open entry
Finishers
900
typical year
Course
Point to point
6h cut-off
Getting thereFly into EWR (Newark), about 152 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 157 m of climbing and 448 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
10°C
Peak during race
16°C
Humidity
74%
Chance of rain
20%
Wind
13 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 11 October ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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