Forrest Gump Challenge
Branson, MO
- Half Marathon, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The Forrest Gump Challenge is a 5k & Half Marathon themed after the iconic Gump movie! Participants receive epic themed swag and all finishers receive even more jaw dropping awards all themed after the movie. The course starts and finishes down at the fountain show of the Branson Landing. With … MORE
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Run Forest Run
Neat run along parts of the river Loop course which you had to do 3 times for the half. On 1 of my loops through a parking lot a delivery … MORE
Neat run along parts of the river
Loop course which you had to do 3 times for the half. On 1 of my loops through a parking lot a delivery truck was blocking your way.
It was very hot and humid but it was August when I ran it.
Supports a great cause Cross Country Missions.
It is hard to run in the summer
Branson is a great place for a race and the RD made sure it wasn't all hills. Unfortunately, the day was very humid and even with an early 5:00 start … MORE
Branson is a great place for a race and the RD made sure it wasn’t all hills. Unfortunately, the day was very humid and even with an early 5:00 start it was 70F. I quickly knocked out the half but then the sun came out. It was burning hot and humid. Then for the last lap #6 the storm came in and I was able to finish before lightning started. In all I am very tired now and have the tough back half of the year to finish now. But I successfully completed YTD #9.
What a hill
It says it's in Branson, but really in a small rural community. Not a lot of runners in this one. For the half marathon, the course was 4 loops and … MORE
It says it’s in Branson, but really in a small rural community. Not a lot of runners in this one. For the half marathon, the course was 4 loops and the roads remained open to traffic. However, being in a rural area, traffic was not much of an issue. It’s a nice quiet course, and being a smaller race made it a bit more fun. That hill though!! At one point in the race, you turn a corner to see one of the longest, steepest hills I’ve ever seen in a race. And running the half meant that I had to run that hill FOUR times. It was a challenge, but one of those “war stories” I’ll always have.