The Lagerhead Marathon features a flat out and back course along the Prairie Spirit Trail, a compressed crushed limestone rails to trail course starting and ending in Ottawa, Kansas. The course is certified and follows the rail trail south from downtown Ottawa. All marathon and half marathon finishers are asked …
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The Lagerhead Marathon features a flat out and back course along the Prairie Spirit Trail, a compressed crushed limestone rails to trail course starting and ending in Ottawa, Kansas. The course is certified and follows the rail trail south from downtown Ottawa. All marathon and half marathon finishers are asked to complete their race by 3:00pm.
The top three male and female finishers in each event will receive awards, along with the top male and female masters finishers in each event. There are also awards for the top three finishers in each five-year age group (gender specific).
All participants will receive a custom finishers medal. Participants can add a t-shirt ($8) and/ or a sweatshirt ($40) to their registration. All participants 21 and over will also receive a craft beer (or craft soda) from local brewery Not Lost Brewing, which opens early for our runners and resides a short walk from the finish line. ID required to be shown at packet pickup. Join for what may be the last area marathon/half marathon of the year!
All proceeds benefit the Police Unity Tour Chapter VIII and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
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Final running?
Out and back on a course I don't care much for. Very flat, very straight, very boring. Only portajohns were one at the start (really?) and one at the turnaround … MORE
Out and back on a course I don’t care much for. Very flat, very straight, very boring. Only portajohns were one at the start (really?) and one at the turnaround (again, really?) The medal was exceptional, even if it was small for a half, and had some really nice easter eggs to a local celebrity runner who’s made his final victory lap. The shirt was a nice light long-sleeve and there was a great hoodie for purchase as well. Supposedly this is the last running of this race but there is talk of resurrecting it in another form. Ideally around the great little towns in the area instead of an out-and-back on the rails-to-trail which already gets so much usage.
Small race, flat course, wel organized.
Race director was very involved…from packet pickup to the finish line to greet and congratulate runners. Volunteers were great. Free beer in a race souvenir cup was a nice touch … MORE
Race director was very involved…from packet pickup to the finish line to greet and congratulate runners. Volunteers were great. Free beer in a race souvenir cup was a nice touch
First time running a half
The race is on the Prairie Spirit Trail, which is a hard packed limestone surface. Because it is a rail to trail, the course is flat. The race is in … MORE
The race is on the Prairie Spirit Trail, which is a hard packed limestone surface. Because it is a rail to trail, the course is flat. The race is in November so the weather can be cold. The year I ran the race the wind around mile 11 to 12 was brutal. I will run the race again in 2024.
Very Nice Run, but….
This was a great running race: Organized, course layout, swag, information, etc. The Prairie Spirit Trail was fun to run on. Since it’s an old railway path, the largest hills … MORE
This was a great running race: Organized, course layout, swag, information, etc. The Prairie Spirit Trail was fun to run on. Since it’s an old railway path, the largest hills were nothing more than very slight inclines. Scenery was awesome and it consisted of mostly farms, fields, and trees. Course stemming from downtown Ottawa was nice, too, including city parks & neighborhoods. This particular day, the sun was out but the temps were well below freezing with gusting winds coming from the north. So heading south, weather was cold but not bad. At the turn-around heading north, temps & wind became a force to endure. All-in-all, this is a fun run, and if you want to complete a full or half marathon before the onset of winter, this is a good run to participate in.