The Happy Half Marathon is one of Springfield, Ohio’s best event! It offers something for everyone and benefits a great cause in the Mercu Health Springfield Cancer Center. You won’t want to miss it! We work with officials from the City of Springfield and Wittenberg University to put together …
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The Happy Half Marathon is one of Springfield, Ohio’s best event! It offers something for everyone and benefits a great cause in the Mercu Health Springfield Cancer Center. You won’t want to miss it!
We work with officials from the City of Springfield and Wittenberg University to put together a course which highlights many of the great things that Springfield has to offer. As we continue to grow, this will allow us to organize bigger and better races. Most importantly, this will help us continue to increase the ability to make a positive impact in our community by benefiting the Springfield Cancer Center.
The idea for this race comes from family members running the 13.1 mile course from Springfield to Yellow Springs to train for a full marathon in which they would be raising money to help cover the cost of cancer treatment for Mike Maloney, father of Co-Director Alex Maloney.
The first official Happy Half Marathon was held in 2012. The race brings together 300+ runners from all over to support our cause and give them a chance to achieve their fitness goals. The course begins at Springfield High School, runs along the Miami Valley Scenic Bike Trail, and ends in beautiful Yellow Springs. This route is shaded and has a negative grade, making a comfortable run for everyone, whether you are an experienced runner, or this is your first go at a half marathon.
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Fun race, so happy
This race takes place during a jazz festival so that is pretty fun. It was well organized and well supported. Everyone was nice and happy. There was a pancake breakfast … MORE
This race takes place during a jazz festival so that is pretty fun. It was well organized and well supported. Everyone was nice and happy. There was a pancake breakfast afterwards and we had to catch our pancakes in the air. The course was nice going through downtown, around the University and HS, through many quiet neighborhoods with resident support and along some nice trails through the trees and over a rail trail bridge that was cool. We enjoyed our weekend in Springfield.