Walking Marathons USA West

Photos of the Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon.

The Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon debuted in 2009. The Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon are open to walkers and runners.

Rock 'n' Roll Marathons and Half Marathons are held in several U.S. cities throughout the year. Rock 'n' Roll Marathons and Half Marathons are open to walkers and runners.

Photos from the 2007 Quepasa Half Marathon at the Marathon de Mayo, Reno, Nevada.

The Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon is held in early December, with a marathon and half-marathon.

The Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon is held the Sunday after Thanksgiving, with a marathon and half-marathon.

The Nike 26.2 Marathon for Women is held in October in San Francisco, with a marathon and half-marathon for women to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

The Tinker Bell Half Marathon debuts in 2012 and is a January walking or running half marathon through Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks and Anaheim.

May marathon under the redwoods in Humboldt, California.

Walk a marathon and a half marathon to raise funds to fight breast cancer.

April marathon on central California coast includes a seven, ten or 21 mile power walk.

September marathon and half-marathon. Run or walk the rural Backroads of Boulder, Colorado. Course time limit of 7 hours. Walkers welcome in either event.

Yearly March marathon in southern California.  No time limit, walkers welcome.   From Pacific Sports.

Houston, Texas in January. Time limit of 6 hours is doable for those walking under 13:45 minute miles.

Yearly February marathon from the stockyards of Fort Worth, Texas, in February. Walkers allowed.

December marathon in Dallas, Texas with an 8-hour course limit as of 2001.

Two Day International Marching League yearly walk, fourth weekend of April. Includes a Friday Mayor's 10K Walk and Saturday and Sunday 21KM, 32KM or 42KM routes.

Fairbanks, Alaska September event, with walker-friendly 10 hour time limit.   Two-person relay also.

Walker-friendly 8 hour time limit for both marathon and half marathon on a beautiful flat, riverside route in one of the top running towns in the USA. Held in May in Eugene, Oregon.

Marathon and relay, Wisconsin with 8-hour time limit. The Appleton Papers Power Walk is scored, with walking-only enforced. Non-competitive walks and runs and relay events also included.

Duluth, Minnesota marathon in June.

Yearly December marathon. Includes Mayor's Walk.

Annual October marathon includes a 10K Race Walk and a Half Marathon Walk as well as the full Marathon Walk.

The Las Vegas Marathon was converted into a Rock 'N' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon in 2009.

May event in Lincoln, Nebraska. Time limit is six hours, with anyone reaching the half marathon point in more than three hours directed to finish as a half marathoner.

March marathon which has no time limit.

Yearly March marathon, 8 hr. time limit.

June 21 yearly in Anchorage, Alaska. One of the target marathons for the Leukemia Society's Team In Training.

February event in Austin, TX. Course open and supported for a full 7 hours for walkers. Half marathon also available, open and supported for four hours.

Walker-friendly marathon in Omaha, Nebraska, November.

Huntington Beach, California with 6 hour time limit, in January.

Very challenging marathon which gains over 7000 ft. The times are generous but this event requires excellent conditioning as the maximum altitude is 14,100 ft.

Early September marathon with 6 hour time limit.

October marathon in Portland, Oregon. The marathon walk is a featured event, and is a sanctioned volkssport marathon. 10K Mayor's Walk and Race Walk also.

San Diego, California, held in May with tons of entertainment.  Seven hr. time limit.

November marathon in Texas.

Walker-friendly marathon, half marathon, 5K fun walk, January.

November marathon in Santa Clarita, California.  Seven hour time limit.

Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K Walk, November.

Walk on the Navajo Nation in Farmington, New Mexico, late April or May. Includes marathon, half-marathon, 5-person relay, and 10K trail walk.

October marathon in San Jose, California.  Six hour time limit.

Yearly July marathon, half-marathon and ultra in Winter Park, Colorado open to walkers and runners with a maximum time limit of 12 hours.

Utah marathon in October.  Six hour time limit. Mayor's Walk.

December marathon in Arizona.  Course closes after six hours.

Steamboat Springs, Colorado marathon in June.� Course closes in 5.5 hrs., so be fast or do the half marathon or 10K.

Prescott, Arizona marathon in May, YMCA sponsored.  Six hour time limit.

Walk 20 miles a day for three days for breast cancer charities, with events held in cities across the USA. Step by step on registering, training, fundraising, and walking these premier events.

Melanie Jonker shares her training schedule and triumph in completing her first walking marathon. From your About Guide.