New Mexico’s longest-running and premier fitness event returns for its 43rd year! 🎉 Take advantage of the lowest registration prices of the year - Early Bird Registration ends March 31. Join this historical race as we celebrate a century of Route 66!

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.