Huntsville, Alabama (United States of America) - "Rocket City Marathon". The Rocket City Marathon has been a fixture for over 40 years in North Alabama. Enjoy a mostly flat, Boston Marathon qualifying course that takes runners through parts of downtown Huntsville, some quiet neighborhood streets, and through the US Space and Rocket Center and Huntsville Botanical Gardens, before a spectacular finish in the Von Braun Center Arena! www.rocketcitymarathon.run