Marathon Compass

Marathon discovery + coaching, in one place

Find your marathon. Train for the runner you are today.

Every US marathon and half, ranked by a multi-axis Green Score — then a Strava-powered plan that adapts to your real fitness, the weather, and the qualifying time you're chasing.

Free to explore — no account needed to browse.

Discover the right race

Don't just pick a marathon — pick the one that fits you. The Green Score rates every race on terrain, climate, logistics, travel, and field size, so you can reason about difficulty at a glance.

A plan that knows you

Connect Strava and we learn your fitness — observed max HR, VDOT, weekly volume — then build a real 18-week plan with paces tuned to you. No manual zone math, no static PDF.

Honest qualifying odds

Chasing Boston or NYC? See your projected finish at race day and your real qualifying odds — and watch them move from red to green as you train.

The Green Score, like a course rating for marathons

One number from 1–10 (10 = easiest), built from five axes — so a first-timer can weigh a race the way a golfer reads a course.

Terrain
elevation gain, grade, downhill quad-damage
Climate
10-year race-day temperature + dew point
Logistics
lottery odds, qualifiers, entry path
Travel
distance + cost from home
Field
crowd support + official pacers

Read the full methodology →

Ready to find your race?

Browse the catalog free, then connect Strava when you're ready to train.