Valentine Marathon
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Valentine Marathon
The Valentine Marathon is a multi distance running event held in Valentine, Nebraska that benefits the Valentine Community Schools Foundation. The event features open options for runners and walkers with a variety of distances and team relay formats.
The course is USATF certified and eligible for Boston Marathon qualifying. The surface is mostly smooth packed earth with paved in town sections and a wooden covered bridge. Aid stations are located every 3 miles. Professional timing and live runner tracking are provided by Precision Timing and pacing support is offered by the Garmin Pace Team. Free professional race photos are uploaded to participant accounts and finisher swag includes a belt buckle medal. One dollar for every mile run is donated to the Valentine Community Schools Foundation.
Logistics and rules include required packet pickup on the Friday before the race, no race day packet pickup, no gear check, and non transference and non refundability of entries. Entries may be deferred to the following year for a processing fee of twenty dollars. All distances are walkable; cutoff times will be posted and the full marathon must be completed in six hours. The finish area includes a festival atmosphere with Sandhills beef and Bolo beer and live music. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
