Maybe you are one of the 335147 runners (just over the entire population of Iceland) who tried to register for the Tokyo Marathon. Or you did not manage to join the ballot for the London Marathon, closed in just over one day. And you are now trying to find an alternative marathon for next year. Or you don't like crowded events and are looking for a quieter event around Europe. Whatever the reason, here are our suggestions month by month to help you planning a fabolous running year.

January
Neujahrsmarathon Zürich, Switzerland
Polar Night Halfmarathon, Norway
Mitja Marató Vila de Santa Pola, Spain
Annapurna 100 Ultra Race, Nepal
Mitja Marato de Barcelona, Spain

February
Semi de Cannes, France
Brighton Half Marathon, UK
Yukon Arctic Ultra, Canada

March
Limassol International Marathon, Cyprus
Paris Semi-Marathon, France
Eco-Trail de Paris Ile de France, France
Lago Maggiore Half Marathon, Italy
10K de Monaco
Fortis City-Pier-City Run, The Netherlands
Meia Maratona de Lisboa, Portugal
Napa Valley Marathon, Northern California, USA
Stramilano, Italy

April
Nice Half Marathon, France
Two Oceans Marathon, South Africa
Lausanne 20km, Switzerland
Antwerp 10 miles, Belgium
Half Marathon San Francisco, Usa

May
Ottawa Race Weekend, Canada
Prague International Marathon, Czech Republic
Trail Napoléon, Corsica
Bavisela, Trieste
Riga Marathon, Latvia
Copenhagen Marathon, Denmark

June
Pro Potsdam Schlösserlauf, Germany
LGT Alpin-Marathon, Liechtenstein
Laguna Phuket International Marathon, Thailand
North Downs Run, UK
Les Foulées du Gois, France
Seaford Half Marathon, UK

July
Hamburg halbmarathon, Germany
Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Finland
Les Foulées du Gois, France
Reschenseelauf, Italy
Zermatt Marathon, Switzerland
Swiss alpine marathon Davos, Switzerland

August
Stockholm Midnattsloppet, Sweden
Sierre-Zinal, Switzerland
Race the Train, UK
Hark the Herald Angels Run 12K & 25K, USA
Trail Via Romana, Corsica, France
Guernsey Marathon, Channel Islands

September
Course du Trophée, La Turbie, France
Paris – Versailles: La Grande Classique, France
Nike Budapest Half Marathon, Hungary
Route du Vin, Luxembourg
Stockholm Halvmarathon, Sweden
Imogene Pass Run in Colorado, USA
Fjord Norway Half Marathon Bergen, Norway
Meia Maratona Sport Zone, Portugal

October
Sparkasse-3 country marathon, Germany & more
Brussels Marathon, Belgium
Zagreb marathon, Croatia
München Marathon, Germany
Cologne Marathon, Germany
Frankfurt Marathon, Germany
Chianti Ecomarathon, Italy
Venice Marathon, Italy
Amsterdam Marathon, The Netherlands
Lucerne Marathon, Switzerland
Beachy Head Marathon, UK
Snowdonia Marathon, UK
Loch Ness Marathon, Scotland
Marathon International de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Istanbul Eurasia Marathon, Turkey

November
Athens Classic Marathon, Greece
Garda Trentino Half Marathon, Italy
Bangkok Marathon, Thailand
Half Marathon San Francisco, Usa
Bangalore Ultra, India
Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes, France

December
Pisa Marathon, Italy
Hark the Herald Angels Run 12K & 25K, USA
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre, Brazil
San Silvestre Vallecana, Madrid, Spain