The 52 Marathons
Most runners keep their times. We kept their courses.
$35 a deck, free US shipping
A marathon gift for a runner who believes every course deserves a place in the pack.
- Ships by Friday, December 11.
Fifty-two marathons, one on every card, mapped street by street by software from OpenStreetMap. Each course’s elevation runs along the foot of the card. Spades hold the USA and Canada. Hearts hold Europe. Diamonds hold Asia and Oceania. Clubs hold Africa and Latin America. Standard poker size, printed, in a tuck box. Ships by Friday, December 11.
A few of the cards
Big Sur: Big Sur Station to Carmel
Boston: Hopkinton to Boylston Street
Berlin: Tiergarten to the Brandenburg Gate
Interlaken: Höheweg to the Eiger Glacier
Fukuoka: Tenjin to Itoshima
Mexico City: Ciudad Universitaria to the Zócalo
The box
The 52 Marathons. A pocket atlas of human endurance.
The deck
- Poker size, 2.5 × 3.5 in
- 52 cards and 2 jokers, printed, in a tuck box
- One marathon to a card: the course from OpenStreetMap, the heights from USGS 3DEP and Copernicus GLO-30
Not connected with any race or its organizers. Made by Qualia Cards in Massachusetts. Shops: write to rupert@qualiacards.com for wholesale terms.