Announcement

2026 Registration is Now Open!

New Mexico’s longest-running and premier fitness event returns for its 43rd year! 🎉 BONUS OFFER: Register for any race by this Sunday, February 1, and score BOTH official 2026 race shirts—FREE! Don’t miss your chance to run history and celebrate a century of Route 66.

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About The Race

The Duke City Marathon course starts at Mayor Kinney Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque. Harry Kinney was Albuquerque's mayor in 1984, and officially started the first Duke City Marathon together with the 15th Duke of Alburquerque (the original Spanish spelling), who traveled from Madrid, Spain, to be on hand for the inaugural event.