Boston Marathon qualifying USATF Certified Course

The course starts (and finishes) at the Bowling Green Ball Park and runs a 13.1 mile loop through historic downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky and the beautiful campus of Western Kentucky University. All proceeds from the bg26.2 & half marathon go to the National MS Society in memory of Susan B. Riherd.  All finishers will receive a finisher's medal along with post-race refreshments. Post-race stretches and massages will be available.

Start time for the bg26.2 & half marathon is 7:00 a.m. Central Time.

Marathoners will run the course twice

There will be5 checkpointson the course that all marathon runners must past and2 checkpointsfor the half marathoners. 

If registered as a marathoner and only run one loop (13.1 mile), when crossing the finish line you will be a DNF.

Event Categories

Marathon

Half Marathon

6k (bg6000)

There is a 6 hour time limit on the race.

After 6 hours, participants must move to the sidewalks or extreme right side of the road. There will not be any police service/protection after the 6 hour mark.  There will be cyclists on the course to assist runners when needed up to the 6 hour mark.