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Race Overview
The Grand Rapids Marathon is a 26.2-mile race held every October in Grand Rapids, Michigan, since 2004. The course is USATF certified, flat and fast, and is a Boston Marathon qualifier. Metro Health became title sponsor in 2008; the hospital system renamed itself University of Michigan Health-West in 2021, and the race is now presented as the University of Michigan Health-West Grand Rapids Marathon. The route tours downtown Grand Rapids before finishing through the trails of Millennium Park.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2026 Grand Rapids Marathon?
The 2026 Grand Rapids Marathon will be held on Sunday October 18, 2026.
Is the Grand Rapids Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Grand Rapids Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
Grand Rapids Marathon Weather History
Grand Rapids Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 49°, Average Low: 40°, Average High: 59°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 43° | 44° | 48° | 51° | 54° | 55° | 56° | 57° |
| Feel | 41° | 42° | 46° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 55° | 56° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 9mph | 11mph | 12mph | 12mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 39° | 40° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 39° |
| RunScore |  | |  | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2025
Oct 19, 2025
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 50°, High: 62°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  56° | 56° | 57° | 55° | 53° | 52° | 51° | 51° |
| Feel | 56° | 56° | 57° | 55° | 53° | 52° | 51° | 51° |
| Rain | light | light | light | light | light | light | light | light |
| Wind | 5mph | 8mph | 9mph | 21mph | 20mph | 20mph | 15mph | 17mph |
| Dew | 56° | 56° | 55° | 54° | 51° | 49° | 48° | 47° |
| RunScore |  | | |  | | |  | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2024
Oct 20, 2024
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 44°, High: 74°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 51° | 53° | 58° | 64° | 67° |  71° | 73° | 74° |
| Feel | 51° | 53° | 58° | 64° | 67° | 71° | 73° | 74° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 7mph | 9mph | 13mph | 15mph | 15mph | 13mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 45° | 46° | 48° | 49° | 48° | 47° | 47° | 44° |
| RunScore |  | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2023
Oct 15, 2023
Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 42°, High: 56°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  45° | 47° | 48° | 50° | 51° | 53° | 53° | 56° |
| Feel | 41° | 43° | 43° | 46° | 51° | 53° | 53° | 56° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 8mph | 10mph | 9mph | 12mph | 12mph | 17mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 42° | 42° | 43° | 42° | 41° | 43° | 41° | 40° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2022
Oct 16, 2022
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain.
Low: 41°, High: 52°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 43° | 41° | 47° | 49° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° |
| Feel | 43° | 41° | 47° | 47° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | light |
| Wind | 3mph | 3mph | 1mph | 5mph | 7mph | 4mph | 8mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 37° | 39° | 41° | 39° | 39° | 41° | 40° | 40° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2021
Oct 17, 2021
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 62°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 46° | 49° | 53° | 57° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 61° |
| Feel | 42° | 45° | 53° | 57° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 9mph | 9mph | 12mph | 16mph | 19mph | 15mph | 22mph |
| Dew | 41° | 42° | 43° | 42° | 39° | 40° | 38° | 38° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2020
Sep 12, 2020
Partly cloudy throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 56°, High: 68°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 56° | 57° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 66° | 65° | 65° |
| Feel | 56° | 57° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 66° | 65° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | light | light | light |
| Wind | 11mph | 10mph | 10mph | 6mph | 11mph | 15mph | 11mph | 2mph |
| Dew | 53° | 54° | 55° | 57° | 59° | 60° | 61° | 62° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2019
Oct 20, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day with early morning rain.
Low: 49°, High: 67°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 51° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 62° | 61° | 64° | 65° |
| Feel | 51° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 62° | 61° | 64° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 4mph | 5mph | 4mph | 6mph | 4mph | 7mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 48° | 49° | 50° | 51° | 51° | 51° | 52° | 50° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2018
Oct 21, 2018
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 36°, High: 45°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 37° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 39° | 41° | 43° | 43° |
| Feel | 33° | 34° | 33° | 35° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 36° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 5mph | 8mph | 8mph | 14mph | 14mph |
| Dew | 27° | 28° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 32° | 30° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2017
Oct 15, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 48°, High: 67°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 67° | 66° | 59° | 58° | 54° | 56° | 55° | 54° |
| Feel | 67° | 66° | 59° | 58° | 54° | 56° | 55° | 54° |
| Rain | light | light | moderate | light | light | light | light | - |
| Wind | 19mph | 22mph | 20mph | 18mph | 24mph | 21mph | 15mph | 21mph |
| Dew | 64° | 63° | 57° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 47° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2016
Oct 23, 2016
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 38°, High: 67°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  38° | 40° | 47° | 54° | 58° | 62° | 65° | 66° |
| Feel | 38° | 40° | 45° | 54° | 58° | 62° | 65° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 1mph | 4mph | 8mph | 7mph | 9mph | 11mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 35° | 38° | 44° | 47° | 47° | 48° | 46° | 46° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2015
Oct 18, 2015
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 31°, High: 53°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 33° | 35° | 42° | 46° | 48° | 50° | 50° | 52° |
| Feel | 33° | 35° | 39° | 43° | 45° | 50° | 50° | 52° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 0mph | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 8mph | 7mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 30° | 31° | 31° | 27° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2014
Oct 19, 2014
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 30°, High: 53°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 30° | 32° | 37° | 43° | 48° | 49° | 52° | 53° |
| Feel | 27° | 28° | 35° | 39° | 45° | 44° | 52° | 53° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 4mph | 4mph | 7mph | 6mph | 12mph | 14mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 28° | 30° | 34° | 34° | 38° | 39° | 39° | 39° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2013
Oct 20, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 38°, High: 57°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 39° | 38° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 53° | 55° |
| Feel | 35° | 33° | 43° | 44° | 46° | 52° | 53° | 55° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 6mph | 10mph | 10mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 34° | 36° | 40° | 41° | 40° | 39° | 38° | 37° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2012
Oct 21, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 37°, High: 62°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 39° | 39° | 48° | 52° | 57° | 58° | 60° | 61° |
| Feel | 37° | 35° | 46° | 52° | 57° | 58° | 60° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 6mph | 5mph | 6mph | 9mph | 11mph | 5mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 37° | 39° | 45° | 47° | 44° | 43° | 43° | 42° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2011
Oct 16, 2011
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 49°, High: 57°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 49° | 49° | 50° | 54° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 57° |
| Feel | 47° | 47° | 50° | 54° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 57° |
| Rain | light | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 4mph | 6mph | 6mph | 8mph | 14mph | 16mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 44° | 45° | 45° | 46° | 43° | 46° | 42° | 38° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2010
Oct 17, 2010
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 41°, High: 61°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 41° | 46° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 60° | 61° |
| Feel | 37° | 43° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 60° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 13mph | 7mph | 10mph | 9mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 38° | 42° | 41° | 37° | 36° | 35° | 36° | 34° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2009
Oct 18, 2009
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 28°, High: 49°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 28° | 30° | 32° | 39° | 46° | 48° | 49° | 49° |
| Feel | 28° | 30° | 29° | 37° | 43° | 46° | 46° | 44° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 3mph | 3mph | 4mph | 6mph | 5mph | 7mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 26° | 27° | 30° | 35° | 34° | 35° | 34° | 35° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2008
Oct 19, 2008
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 39°, High: 60°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 41° | 43° | 48° | 51° | 55° | 57° | 59° | 60° |
| Feel | 36° | 38° | 43° | 51° | 55° | 57° | 59° | 60° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 10mph | 11mph | 17mph | 16mph | 13mph | 13mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 33° | 34° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 36° | 36° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2007
Oct 28, 2007
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 31°, High: 54°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 33° | 33° | 43° | 48° | 50° | 52° | 53° | 54° |
| Feel | 33° | 33° | 43° | 46° | 50° | 52° | 53° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 1mph | 1mph | 5mph | 5mph | 2mph | 3mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 29° | 29° | 35° | 34° | 33° | 34° | 34° | 27° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Grand Rapids Marathon 2006
Oct 29, 2006
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 35°, High: 48°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 38° | 40° | 43° | 45° | 46° | 47° | 48° | 47° |
| Feel | 30° | 33° | 36° | 37° | 38° | 39° | 41° | 40° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 12mph | 11mph | 14mph | 19mph | 22mph | 25mph | 22mph | 22mph |
| Dew | 24° | 26° | 27° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |