Galena River Fall Half Marathon & 8K
Galena, IL
- Half Marathon, 8K
- Trail (Unpaved)
- Official race website
This is a fast, flat half marathon along the scenic Galena River Trail. An 8K race option is also offered. Course RouteThis is an out and back course, utilizing first the south end of the trail and turning around at the 5.50 mile marker and return to the start, which … MORE
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Cold start, but a decent run.
I wanted to run the Galena Half Marathon because people I know who have ran it really enjoyed the layout of the trail and how their race went. I was … MORE
I wanted to run the Galena Half Marathon because people I know who have ran it really enjoyed the layout of the trail and how their race went. I was aiming for a sub- two hour but I only missed my goal by one minute. This was a flat out and back run on a trail that was mostly pea gravel and packed dirt. There were about the right amount of water/ Gatorade stations throughout. The start of the race (being late October) was 39 degrees and by the end of the race the temperature in the low 50’s. This is a smaller race with less then 200 total participants, which was good.