Air Force Marathon
Dayton, United States • 18-19 Sep 2026
Air Force Marathon
The Air Force Marathon is an annual running event held each September at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The 30th edition includes multiple race options and associated weekend activities at venues around the base and the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
The event includes the following race distances and formats:
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
- 10K
- 5K
- Tailwind Trot 1K Kids’ Run
- Relay and challenge series
- Virtual race options
Race weekend features a Health & Fitness Expo where all participants must pick up their race bib, T-shirt, and goodie bag. A Gourmet Pasta Dinner and a Finish Line Festival are held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, and the 5K and kids run use the Wright State University Nutter Center area. Registration policies note that participants may transfer to another event if space is available with an online transfer deadline of August 31 or until the event sells out; deferral to the following year is permitted with a deadline of September 11 and may be used once. Person-to-person transfers are not allowed. Registration fees are non-refundable except for official military deployment CED Orders; refunds are not provided for TDY or PCS orders. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.