Duke City Marathon

🌅 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛?

This week’s Strava challenge is simple: Catch a Sunrise or Sunset.

Get out for a run or walk, enjoy the view, and snap a photo along the way.
We wanted to bring this challenge to our social media community too! Share your sunrise or sunset workout photos in the comments—we’d love to see where your miles take you.

🏃‍♂️ And if you haven’t already, register for the 2026 Big 5 Duke City Marathon and join us on October 18! 👉 dukecitymarathon.com

🔥 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚

Want to stay motivated, connect with fellow runners and walkers, and follow along as we count down to race day? Join the official Duke City Marathon Training Club on Strava 👊

Inside the club you'll find:
🏃 Weekly training challenges
🔥 Leaderboards and runner shoutouts
📈 Motivation and accountability
🤝 A growing community of runners and walkers preparing for race day

👉 Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/2038412

Don't have Strava yet? Sign up for a free account and search Duke City Marathon to find us. Let's train together and make the 2026 Duke City Marathon our biggest year yet! 🔥🏁

🏃‍♂️ 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.🏃‍♀️

The Mayor’s Team Challenge is your chance to compete, support local nonprofits, and be part of something bigger than race day.

✔️ Teams of 5 participants
✔️ One teammate in each race:
• Half Marathon
• 10K Run
• 10K Walk
• 5K Run
• 5K Walk

🏆 Top teams in each division will earn awards and recognition.

🏅 Each participant can also place individually in the race they represent their team in.

❤️ A portion of every team registration benefits local nonprofits including Running Medicine, Running 505, Team Red, White & Blue, and the Boys & Girls Club of Central New Mexico.

Whether you're a business, running club, nonprofit, family, or group of friends, now is the time to put your team together.

👉 Learn more and register at: https://www.dukecitymarathon.com/mayors-challenge

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🔥𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

As we prepare for the 2026 Big 5 Duke City Marathon, we’re looking back at the athletes who conquered 26.2 miles and earned their place at the top of the leaderboard.

Congratulations to all of our marathon finishers, and especially these top runners who set the pace from start to finish.

Think you have what it takes to make this list in 2026?

Register for the 2026 Big 5 Duke City Marathon and the Mayor’s Team Challenge at dukecitymarathon.com 👈

📣𝟏𝟒𝟑 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Whether you’ve run the Duke City Marathon before or have been thinking about taking on the challenge for the first time, now is the time to commit.

Marathon. Marathon Relay. Half Marathon. 10K Run. 10K Walk. 5K Run. 5K Walk. Mayor’s Team Challenge.

There’s a race, distance, and team opportunity for everyone.

The 2026 Duke City Marathon is shaping up to be one of the biggest yet. Make the commitment now and start getting ready for race day.

Register today at dukecitymarathon.com 👈

🔥The 2025 Half Marathon Brought the Competition

As we prepare for the 2026 Big 5 Duke City Marathon, we’re looking back at some incredible performances from last year’s event.

The Half Marathon delivered strong finishes all around, including an incredibly tight women’s race where 2nd through 6th place were separated by just over one second!
Congratulations to all of our finishers and to these top runners for leading the way on race day.

Think you’ve got what it takes to make this list in 2026?

Register for the 2026 Big 5 Duke City Marathon and the Mayor’s Team Challenge at dukecitymarathon.com👈

Today, we remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and our freedom.

From all of us at the Duke City Marathon, thank you to those who served and to the families who carry their legacy forward.

Wishing everyone a meaningful and safe Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝟓 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐭!

🔥 7 race options for all levels
🔥 The NEW Mayor’s Team Challenge
🔥 Our growing Duke City Marathon Strava Training Club
🔥 A race weekend built around community, competition, and impact

Whether you’re chasing a PR, walking your first 5K, building a team, or training with friends, there’s a place for you at the starting line on October 18, 2026.

👉 Register today at www.dukecitymarathon.com

🔥𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟎𝐊 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐩 𝐁𝐢𝐠

As we prepare for the 2026 Big 5 Duke City Marathon, we’re looking back at an incredible 2025 event that featured record-breaking registration numbers in the 10K Walk.

Huge congratulations to all of our walkers, especially these top finishers who led the way on race day.

Think you’ll be on this list in 2026?🏅

Register for the 2026 Big 5 Duke City Marathon and the Mayor’s Team Challenge at dukecitymarathon.com👈

Not part of the Duke City Marathon Training Club on Strava yet? You’re missing out on more than just miles 👊

Inside the club, we’re building a community that helps keep each other motivated, consistent, and accountable as we prepare for race day.

🏃‍♂️ Weekly training challenges
🔥 Midweek check-ins
📈 Leaderboards and runner shoutouts
💧 Training reminders and motivation
🤝 A community pushing each other forward

Whether you’re training for the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K, there’s a place for you here.

👉 Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/2038412

New to Strava? Sign up for a free account and search “Duke City Marathon” to find us.

Let’s train together and get ready for race day 🔥