The information below is tentative. The date is definite but we are working on getting Brooks Jackets again. We have to check to see if prices will be able to stay as we did last year (that’s the information you are looking at now).
The Ninth Annual Marshall University Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, November 4th, 2012 at 7:00 am. The marathon is now 2 loops. This will allow spectators and family to follow the race more readily.
OVERVIEW: HealthyHuntington.org, inc. is dedicated to bringing the HealthierUS Initiative to the area. Exercise is a key component of this and we want everyone to take part in this event either as a runner, walker, or volunteer. Learn more by logging onto www.HealthyHuntington.org .
RACE EVENTS:
Marathon
Half-marathon run (this may be walked)
Half-marathon relay run
5-kilometer walk.
PRICES: Marathon: $65 by August 31st; $80 by October 31st
Half Marathon $40 by August 31st; $50 by October 31st
Relay $60 by August 31st (per team); $75 by October 31st
Registration after October 31st can ONLY be done at the packet pickup on Saturday November 5th
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: No restrictions except entrants must be 16 years of age or older to participate in the marathon. There is no age restriction on the other events.
Please read through all of the FAQs; it will be very helpful in answering most questions we encounter with the race.
YOUTUBE VIDEOS: click here and here for 2008 and 2009 videos that were on youtube.com.
MARATHON COMMENTS: click here to get to the marathonguide.com site where you can read comments about the race.
COURSE : The course is flat and fast and USATF certified. It is a perfect course to run to qualify for Boston. Runners start on 3rd Avenue next to Cam Henderson Center and run through downtown Huntington past Pullman Square, next to the Ohio River, and through Ritter Park among other places. The highlight is to run through Marshall University campus on their way to a goal-line finish in Marshall Football Stadium. Footballs will be available to carry in the final 100 yards if desired! A race map is available online. This course is also very spectator friendly and we will have race maps available with city maps for your friends and family to follow. NOTE – this was just re-certified. The new course has about 3 miles of crushed limestone on it around RItter Park. It is very fine and packed very well so that the course remains fast. There is no need for trail shoes, etc because of this.
THE FLOWER : We have a limited amount of flowers that are handed out as you enter campus (at Old Main on Hal Greer Blvd. and 4th Avenue, just beyond the 25 mile mark). This is a memorial for the plane crash victims from November 14th, 1970 (for which the movie We are Marshall was made). Those taking the flower are asked to put this in a basket 200 yards away at Memorial Fountain.
TIME LIMIT : 6 hours for all events. For safety and insurance reasons there are no early starts. Those participants who feel they will take longer than 6 hours should be prepared that police support and aid stations may not be available past this pace (approximately 13:45 min/mile).
AMENITIES : All full marathon registrants (those participating in the full 26.2 mile race) who enter by August 31st will get a full-zip jacket made by Brooks !! After August 31st long sleeve tech shirts from Brooks will be given to marathoners. Half-marathoners and relay runners and walkers will receive a long-sleeve tech-shirt (size guaranteed if entry received by October 10th). Everyone gets a unique finisher’s medal, which is specially designed for the event in a 3D format.
RELAY INFORMATION: Two or three people may do the half-marathon relay in any order they wish. The legs will be 2.3, 6.7 and 4.1 miles. You must indicate your team name and team member’s names on the application and you must sign up together. If any changes are made, they must be made at least one week before race time. An award will be given to the team with the best name, with the race committee being the judges. Go to the separate RELAY INFORMATION section for more details.
AWARDS: Awards are given to the first 3 finishers/ teams overall in all races. In the relays there will be awards in each category of all male, all female and mixed. Age group awards are <20, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and over 70 in both half and full marathons for both male and female. Armed forces awards will be in addition to the overall (i.e. 2 awards are possible in this group) and are top 3 male, female in the half and full marathon and the top 1 relay.
There is also Clydesdale and Athena awards based upon the BMI (Body mass index) which needs to be 28 or over. (This means that it is not just weight alone that determines it). Top 3 in each gets the awards. Let us know at packet pickup whether you want to be in this category and we will weigh you then.
TIMING: The race will be timed tentatively using ChronoTrack disposable tags attached to their shoes. You must wear your bib number on the front of your clothing so that we can see and record your number as you cross the finish line. The race bibs should be unaltered and not covered by any garment. Check the information on your packet label to make sure it is correct. If not, notify a race official at packet pickup on Saturday.
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