Valentine’s Heartbreaker Marathon & Relay
Greensboro, NC
- Marathon, Marathon Relay
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
What Is “The Heartbreaker”? The Valentine’s Heartbreaker Marathon & Relay is quite possibly the most fun you will ever have running a race. The coveted hoodie starts the excitement with the color and design revealed on packet pickup day! Seemingly the entire Triad (and beyond) running community gathers on race … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Feb 08):
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| H (°F) | 32 | 53 | 56 | 69 | 51 |
| L (°F) | 18 | 44 | 29 | 40 | 31 |
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Race with tons of support, but hilly!
Great to have you aid station of your own every mile and some change but running repetitive loops can be mentally challenging. Staff were absolutely amazing and supportive. Amazing race … MORE
Great to have you aid station of your own every mile and some change but running repetitive loops can be mentally challenging. Staff were absolutely amazing and supportive. Amazing race swag! Definity would do it again
Tons of fun
There are many options for completing this marathon: solo, 2 person relay, 4 person relay, 5-8 person relay. The majority of participants, including my team, chose the 4 person relay. … MORE
There are many options for completing this marathon: solo, 2 person relay, 4 person relay, 5-8 person relay. The majority of participants, including my team, chose the 4 person relay. The first person ran a modified first lap of 2.2 miles. Each lap after that was a 1.6 loop around a park. It had roughly 80 feet of gain per lap, but the finish was down hill. Many teams made camp in “tent city” which was the area after the start line, along the course. The relay transition took place either just after the start/finish line or wherever it was that your team was camped. This made it easy to relax between laps. The only option for the 4 person relay teams was for each member to run one lap at a time. The other relay teams could break up the 16 laps however they chose, as long as each person ran at least one lap. This is a great event for socializing with other runners. Every runner received a medal and hoodie.