Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series Day 7 (WV/VA)
Bluefield, WV
- 50K, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – Day 7 (Start in WV – Finish in VA) takes place in Bluefield City Park. The course will be on wide paved roads with some hills. Tentative Course Laps: 12 laps for Marathon.
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Friendly, inclusive race
This small but mighty race series is organized by folks who have created a running community that welcomes all. The out and back design means that you pass the same … MORE
This small but mighty race series is organized by folks who have created a running community that welcomes all. The out and back design means that you pass the same folks multiple times, which feels comforting and connecting. Folks of all ages and ability levels are able to tackle those miles at the pace that works for them, and the encouragement is like none I’ve experienced! It’s also tucked away in a pretty and quiet corner of the state, and a great race to pop the earbuds out to take in the bird song and fellow runners’ greetings. Highly recommend!
P.S. I technically ran day 6 but chose the WV medal option 🤙🏻
Mainly Marathons Exceeds Expectations
Appalachian Series was our First Mainly Marathons and they Exceeded Expectations - West Virginia and Virginia are the same course - you can count for one State - Directors, Food/Snacks, … MORE
Appalachian Series was our First Mainly Marathons and they Exceeded Expectations – West Virginia and Virginia are the same course – you can count for one State – Directors, Food/Snacks, Bling the other Runners are all Amazing and Very Supportive – Logistics for Hotels, Rental Car and Flights is all you have to worry about – Hotels listed: Georgia LaQuinta Inn by Wyndham Macon, South Carolina – Best Western Seneca-Clemson, North Carolina – Fairfield Inn and Suites Asheville Airport, Quality Hotel Bluefield VA (don’t have high expectations but it was the only one close to start) All our Hotels had Free Breakfast, Available Laundry (which was a plus for dirty running clothes)
Nice run in the park
Overall Rating: It was pretty standard for a Mainly Marathons run. Definitely nice to be able to save a trip to Virginia. Course Difficulty: Nearly constant hills with this 12 … MORE
Overall Rating: It was pretty standard for a Mainly Marathons run. Definitely nice to be able to save a trip to Virginia.
Course Difficulty: Nearly constant hills with this 12 loop course.
Course Scenery: Nice park with fall scenery.
Race Production: It was good. Early start was nice…no frills check in.
Race Swag: Fine, nothing extremely great or terrible.
My Performance: So-So. First run of a double weekend, so I took it easy and made time to visit with some friends.
Loops aren’t my preferred races, but I’m glad they are there as an option. The Mainly Marathon folks do a great job.