A marathon series — Rockland Lake State Park, NY
The elite experience. For everyone.
All The Micro marathons include personal bottle service, tangent-marked courses, elite pacers, and 300-runner field caps, with each event intentionally designed around specific goal times.
Your race is not an afterthought to fund an elite marathon.
Your race is the elite marathon.
The environment
What goes into every race
Every variable we can control, we control. The rest is your training.
Personal Bottle Service
Personal fluids available to all runners on every loop — the same service the pros get.
Tangent-Marked Course
Freshly marked each year with a tangent line so you run precisely 26.2 miles.
Elite Pacers
Dedicated, proven pacers assigned to goal times, dynamically adjusted to the field's needs.
Certified Course
Flat, criterium-style loop. USATF sanctioned and certified. World Athletics certified.
300-Runner Field Cap
Capped fields prevent chaos at fluid stations and mitigate issues with lapping.
Controlled Start
The starting lineup is seeded and managed so the first mile costs you nothing.
From the field
On the record
Runners on our start lists, results attached. Trimmed for length only.
“You will not find any other event on the level of the micrOTQ when it comes to a marathon of its scale and handling. 10/10.”
Nizar Sweileh — PR
“The Micro couldn't have been a better place for my debut marathon. The pacer, the bottles easy to grab, the tangent line clearly marked — it eliminated the unknowns you usually face in your first.”
Julia Paternain — World Championship Bronze, 2025
“Every element of the race was taken care of for us. All I had to do was show up and execute.”
Jess Donahue — OTQ · PR
“Every detail is designed to give amateur runners the best possible opportunity to perform at their highest level.”
John Henson — PR
“I ran my second-fastest marathon thanks to the blistering-fast course, personalized bottle service, and never feeling like I was out there alone.”
Rachel Kennedy — Masters
“Each race feels like a passion project where your success is the metric of measurement.”
Maura Lemon — OTQ · PR
From the course
Every frame, archived
Race photography from every event, organized by year. Find your frames.
Wear the proof
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The Full Kit // 8-Pack Sticker Collection
Regular price $24.00 USDRegular price -
the breaking3 oversized hoodie
Regular price $64.00 USDRegular price -
the micrOTQ oversized hoodie
Regular price $64.00 USDRegular price -
the micro 400ml slim race water bottle
Regular price From $12.00 USDRegular price
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Announcements
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Registration opening dates are announced to the list before anywhere else. Entry standards and new races, too.