bg26.2 Marathon & Half Marathon

Join us on 11/06/2024

(race date estimated)

bg26.2 Marathon & Half Marathon Race Description

The 13.1 Boston Marathon qualifying USATF certified course starts at the Bowling Green Ball Park and runs through historic downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky and the beautiful WKU campus.(Marathoners will run the course twice.) Runners will finish at the Bowling Green Ball Park. Registered participants will receive a goodie bag and tech shirt. Finishers will receive a finisher’s medal and finish area refreshments.

Event categories include half marathon (run),  marathon (run) and push rim marathon. There will be a 6 hour time limit on the race. After 6 hours, participants must move to the sidewalks or extreme right side of the road. There will be cyclists on the course to assist runners when needed.

Expo/pasta dinner and packet pick-up will be held at the National Corvette Museum on Saturday, November 5 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. The National Corvette Museum is located off Exit 28 on I-65. Race day packet pick-up will be from 6:00-6:45 a.m. at the Bowling Green Ball Park (site of start and finish). Official race start is at 7:00 a.m. Central Time.

Awards

Overall awards to bg26.2 male/female winner, masters male/female (40-49), grandmasters male/female (50 and over) and push rim wheelchair division. Awards also given for 1st thru 3rd place age group winners. Age groups for the marathon are 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, and 70 & over.  The minimum  age requirement for the bg26.2 is 16 years old.

Half marathon awards to overall male/female winner, masters male/female (40-49), grandmasters male/female (50 and over) and 1st thru 3rd place in age group divisions. Age groups for the half marathon are 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, and 70 & over.  The minimum age requirement for the half marathon is 12 years old.

Awards are determined by gun times per USATF guidelines for all sanctioned events, and our timing company (3 Way Racing) insists to conform to the USATF regulations.The exception will be that gun time will be used to determine overall male and female finishers, whereas chip time will be used to determine age group winners.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in memory of Susan B. Riherd, sister of bg26.2 Race Director Lilly Riherd, who died from MS at the age of 48.

We’ve added a new distance to our family of events for 2016. Presenting the inaugural bg6000! It’s a 6K race through downtown Bowling Green, or perhaps it’s a 5K with an bonus K at the end. No matter how you look at it, the bg6k presents a unique and fun challenge.


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    bg26.2 Marathon & Half Marathon Where & When

  • Location: Bowling Green, KY 42101
  • Race Date: 2016/11/06 07:00:00 AM (Sunday)
  • Categories:
    • bg26.2 Individual
    • bg26.2 Marathon Push Rim Wheelchair Division
    • Half Marathon
    • bg6000

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Bowling Green, KY Weather

bg26.2 Marathon & Half Marathon weather history
  • Based on a 5 year average and a race date of November 6th, Bowling Green, KY can expect temperatures between 66℉ and 73℉ with humidity around 83% and precipitation of 0.28".
    Last year the weather condition was Overcast.
  • Bowling Green, KY current weather
  • Mist 52.2℉ Mist

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