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The Portland Marathon course is a USATF certified course at the standard distance of 26 miles and 385 yards.  Only 21 turns, and a whopping 14 aid stations!

The short story: downtown start, five mile loop southwards on Barbur and Front, continue NW on Front, out and back section (wave to friends), snake through NW onto St. Helens, travel along Forest Park, up and over the St. Johns Bridge, Willamette Blvd. through NoPo, Greeley/Interstate through the industrial area, Broadway Bridge, back downtown for the FINISH on Salmon!

A relatively flat course as far as elevation goes: downhill start downtown, easy up and down along the waterfront, long flat on Front and St. Helens, the rewarding climb up and over the St. John’s Bridge, and a subtle downhill through North Portland back into downtown.

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