The Towpath Marathon is a marathon race held each October on the Towpath Trail located in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Northeast Ohio. A half-marathon and 10K race are held in conjunction with the marathon. In 2009 the Towpath Marathon had the 18th highest percentage of participants to qualify for the Boston Marathon with 98 runners, or 20.7%, qualifying.
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