WELCOME!

Whether or not you're a marathoner, we invite recreational runners of all abilities to join our community by subscribing to the HCMC e-mail listserv. Most people on the HCMC email list are running shorter distances, not marathons, and enjoy getting to know other Harvard community members on group runs (often to new places!). Who knows? After a while, you just might end up being a marathoner, or a half-marathoner, after all!

Harvard College Marathon Challenge (HCMC) is an organized group of Harvard students, staff, faculty, and alums that raises money through running the Boston Marathon to benefit the health, education, and welfare of Boston-area youth and families. Since its inception in 2005-06, HCMC runners have raised over $954,000 for causes such as the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), Project HEALTH, and the American Medical Athletic Association (AMAA). In recent years, our runners have raised money to support the Phillips Brooks House Association Summer Urban Program (PBHA SUP), a student-led effort that operates over 70 community-based programs in Greater Boston. Three Harvard College students ran the 2025 Boston Marathon to raise money for PBHA. We'll know if we get any 2026 Boston Marathon spots by November 1, 2025, so please join the list for updates!