the 2026 running of the bend marathon will be
April 12, 2026
About the bend marathonCome run the Bend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k. We're already gearing up for another exciting race weekend and with it being the 10th anniversary we're planning on taking it up a notch. Live music, bigger finish area, and more vendors. The April event will be the best mountain town races anywhere! These are spectacularly scenic courses through West Bend emphasizing everything that makes Bend, Oregon great. You'll cruise around neighborhood parks, through ponderosa pine forests, along the mighty Deschutes River, and finish in a beautiful iconic Bend location. Rounding out this iconic Bend event is a free kids race and youth 5k, a chill afterparty, and plenty of opportunities to shop, recreate, and dine in Bend while you're in Central Oregon for the weekend. Hang around after your race to enjoy the afterparty where the Cascade Lakes craft beer will be flowing, delicious food is waiting, and you can relax because you just finished your best race ever! Join us for the 10th edition of the Bend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k. 
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BEnd Marathon newsRACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday April 11 - Packet pickup at FootZone 12-5pm - Shake out run with Asics 5pm - Prehab Recovery Lounge at FZ 12-5pm Saturday April 12 - Packet Pickup at FootZone 10-5pm - Prehab Recovery Lounge at FZ 10-5pm Sunday April 13 - Race Day - Marathon Start at 7am - Half Marathon Start at 8am - 10k Start at 8:15am - 5k Start at 8:30am - 5k/10k Awards 10am - Kids race at 11am - Half/Full Awards 11:30am IT'S THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEND MARATHON! LET'S PARTY!
Dad Bods Band is back for 2025 to rock you after your race! LOGE AND TETHEROW COME ON AS LODGING PARTNERS Check out our lodging page to find the best deals on stays in Bend during race weekend. ASICS joins Bend Marathon as footwear sponsor!
Join us in welcoming ASICS as the official Bend Marathon footwear sponsor for 2025! NEW TRAINING PLANS AVAILABLE FOR 2025
Check out TRACER and get in early. Find out how TRACER training programs adapt to your schedule and feelings. So much better than your static training program. HYDROFLASK IS OUR 2025 PRESENTING SPONSOR!!
- Huge thanks to Hydro Flask 
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“Trust me, this is the latest addition to YOUR 'Running Bucket List'. You won’t regret it. Prepare to be blown away." – Matt Rasmussen, Run Oregon
Consider donating to one of our local beneficiaries during registration
We wanted to take a minute and highlight the Bend Marathon beneficiaries that you help support when you sign up and donate to them. The past two months have been particularly hard on local charities and the cancellation of the Marathon didn’t help. We’d like to encourage you, if you have the means right now, to support one of these local organizations. There’s still time to donate and still time to make a difference.
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Bend Marathon is offering a FREE virtual running program for local youth. The Bend Marathon Youth Running Program is all about running off some of that extra energy and getting our youth moving. Now, more than ever, it's important to keep them moving for their physical and mental health.
This virtual program allows youth in Central Oregon to complete (either at one time or over a series of efforts) any of the Bend Marathon virtual race distances. After completing their 5K, 10K, half-marathon, or marathon, email us your distance you completed and you will receive the corresponding race medal. You can do this however you would like to and does not need to be completed all at one (but you can). You just have to get it done by May 1st and send us an email with how far you ran.
You can keep track on your own or print and use the Mileage Tracking Sheet to keep track of laps and miles.
The virtual youth program is free for all Central Oregon youth. For those able, a donation to support FAN (Family Access Network, providing crucial resources such as food, shelter, and clothing to children and families in need in Central Oregon) would be appreciated.
This virtual program allows youth in Central Oregon to complete (either at one time or over a series of efforts) any of the Bend Marathon virtual race distances. After completing their 5K, 10K, half-marathon, or marathon, email us your distance you completed and you will receive the corresponding race medal. You can do this however you would like to and does not need to be completed all at one (but you can). You just have to get it done by May 1st and send us an email with how far you ran.
You can keep track on your own or print and use the Mileage Tracking Sheet to keep track of laps and miles.
The virtual youth program is free for all Central Oregon youth. For those able, a donation to support FAN (Family Access Network, providing crucial resources such as food, shelter, and clothing to children and families in need in Central Oregon) would be appreciated.
Virtual tour of marathon course
If you can't get to Bend for the marathon, why not have the marathon come to you! Check out a virtual tour of the whole Bend Marathon (and Half) course...in less than 10min! Might be a bit faster than you can run it but we didn't think you should sit in front of your screen for that long when you can get outside on another run.
Recent news
BEND MARATHON INITIATIVES FOR 2025
This past year we were able to implement some of the sustainability initiatives we envisioned in 2020. This year we'll be carrying forward what we implemented last year toward sustainability and better community support and hopefully adding to it.
Accepting the challenge of taking on the Bend Marathon was no easy decision but one thing we knew for sure was that we wanted to turn it into an event that gave back to the community of Bend and took better care of the environment. We want to be a leader in the sport of road running in sustainability and to do that we're needing to make some changes. Some will be easy, other's not so easy.
Leading up to the race date we will still be rolling out changes to how we operate in order to be better stewards of our town and our planet. We hope you'll agree that it's the right thing to do.
This past year we were able to implement some of the sustainability initiatives we envisioned in 2020. This year we'll be carrying forward what we implemented last year toward sustainability and better community support and hopefully adding to it.
Accepting the challenge of taking on the Bend Marathon was no easy decision but one thing we knew for sure was that we wanted to turn it into an event that gave back to the community of Bend and took better care of the environment. We want to be a leader in the sport of road running in sustainability and to do that we're needing to make some changes. Some will be easy, other's not so easy.
Leading up to the race date we will still be rolling out changes to how we operate in order to be better stewards of our town and our planet. We hope you'll agree that it's the right thing to do.
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