Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson

Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson is held in Highland, New York, on May 2, 2027. Alpha Win presents five formats: the Alpha Marathon (26.2 miles), Half Marathon (13.1 miles), 10K, and 5K all start at 7:00 a.m., with a 1-mile event as well. The courses run over the Walkway Over the Hudson, the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world, originally the Poughkeepsie-Highland railroad bridge and rebuilt as a State Historic Park that reopened in October 2009. From the deck you look out across the Hudson Valley, from the Catskills to the Hudson Highlands.

The marathon is a Boston qualifier, which makes it a genuine target race rather than a scenic outing, and the 7:00 a.m. start keeps you ahead of the warmest part of a May day. Plan a 16- to 18-week build with a weekly long run reaching 20 miles if you are chasing a qualifying time. The event also sits a short walk from the Metro North station, so it works as a weekend trip without a car.