About This Race

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two Mile Race is held in downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia, and serves as the RRCA West Virginia State Championship. The rolling half marathon course takes runners out of the city into the scenic West Virginia surroundings before looping back to finish on Market Street before the Homecoming Festival Parade. Half marathon participants receive a tech shirt, pre-race pasta dinner, finishers medal, and post-race pizza luncheon.

Course & Race Day Details

Rolling hills
Elevation
Rolling Course
Sand surface
Surface
Sand Surface
T-Shirt & Medal
Race Swag
Half Marathon participants get a tech shirt, pre-race pasta dinner, finishers medal, and post-race pizza luncheon. Two Mile participants receive a T-shirt.

Awards

Overall Male & Female 1st-3rd, Wheelchair divisions, Masters, Grandmasters, Sr. Grandmasters, and age group awards for both Half Marathon and 2 Mile Run and Walk.

Race Weekend Logistics

Packet Pickup

Registration/Packet Pickup Friday Aug 14 2-9 p.m. at Parkersburg Municipal Building; Saturday Aug 15 6-7 a.m. at Parkersburg Municipal Building

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Half Marathon Run Half Marathon
$70.00
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Half Marathon Competitive Walk Half Marathon
$70.00
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Half Marathon Wheelchair Rim Push/Hand Crank Half Marathon
$70.00
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2 Mile Run 2m
$30.00
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2 Mile Competitive Walk 2m
$30.00
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2 Mile Wheelchair Rim Push/Hand Crank 2m
$30.00
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