The St. Joseph, Missouri Marathon is an event you will not want to miss! The event features a beautiful historic parkway system end-to-end route, and is hosted by the St. Joseph Sports Commission in partnership with Junior League of St. Joseph. The race will feature five different distances for participants …
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The St. Joseph, Missouri Marathon is an event you will not want to miss! The event features a beautiful historic parkway system end-to-end route, and is hosted by the St. Joseph Sports Commission in partnership with Junior League of St. Joseph.
The race will feature five different distances for participants to choose from and include: full marathon (26.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles), 10K race (6.2 miles), 5K race (3.1 miles) and a relay team element that encompasses the full route. Full marathon participants will have the opportunity to achieve a Boston Marathon qualifying time as the course will be officially certified.
This scenic and challenging race route which begins and ends behind Civic Center Park in downtown St. Joseph, will take participants from north to south and embodies numerous St. Joseph landmarks (Krug Park, Hyde Park, Lovers Lane, Ashland Avenue, Pony Express Museum, the Museum Hill Area) along with incorporating nine miles of the city’s historic parkway system.
Event proceeds benefit the continued growth, development and programming of the sports commission along with Junior League’s initiatives which include; Cinderella’s Closet, Hope Totes, Community Assistance and Literacy Grants along with their support of the United Way of Greater St. Joseph.
Pick the distance that’s right for you and sign up today!
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Challanging but great event.
For the first year of this event I was extremely impressed. The staging area, start and finish was very well done. The water stations were plentiful, and volunteers were friendly … MORE
For the first year of this event I was extremely impressed. The staging area, start and finish was very well done. The water stations were plentiful, and volunteers were friendly and helpful. The course is challanging with some long steep hills. I have run 40 marathons and hats off to the organizers for a very well run event.
Hope You Like Hills!
This was the inaugural St Joseph Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K. This isn’t to be confused with the old Pony Express Marathon as I don’t think that particular race … MORE
This was the inaugural St Joseph Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K. This isn’t to be confused with the old Pony Express Marathon as I don’t think that particular race exist any longer.
This particular event was a top notch run from the race organizers to the volunteers manning water stations, traffic intersections, packet pick-up, and everything & everyone else involved. The course was very well laid out with plenty of scenery regardless of which distance one chose. I ran the Half Marathon, and hills were plentiful. In this case, what goes down must come up. I would highly suggest hill training a few weeks before race day. You won’t regret it. Thank goodness there were plenty of water & Gatorade available. St. Joe has some beautiful neighborhoods which remain hidden unless you get to run through them. Weather can be iffy in September, but this day was semi-cool, sunny & very humid. Runners taking 2 or more hours into the run I’m sure endured the rain that moved in. This was a fun run, and more than likely, I shall do it again. It is a challenge, but that’s half the reason to run….isn’t it? LOL!!