88 State Park Road, Fairmont WV
Saturday, January 4th, 2025
🏃♂️ Race Overview
- Date: January 4, 2025
- Location: 88 State Park Road, Fairmont, WV
- Event URL: Run to Read Half Marathon
- Format: Double out and back on 2 rail trails
🌳 Trail Details
- First Section: About 5 miles long, paved, goes through the historic & restored Meredith Tunnel
- Second Trail: Crushed limestone with a scenic view of the Monongahela River
- Shirts: Long sleeve tech shirts available if registered by December 15th, 2024
- Memento: All finishers will receive a nice custom finisher memento
🎥 Race Resources
- Videos: Hour long videos from the 2009 and 2013 races are available on YouTube
- Social Media: Race news is posted on Facebook
- Awards: Presented as runners finish
- Post-Race: Lots of post-race food
🕒 Race Logistics
- Start Time: Convenient 1pm start
- Timing: Chip timing by Miles of Smiles Timing Services
- Results: Will be posted on smileymiles.com
- Packet Pickup: Same-day registration and packet pickup begin at 11:30am on race day
📚 Event Beneficiary
- Support: Benefits Literacy Volunteers of Marion County (LVMC)
- Agency Type: A United Way agency & a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity
- Tutoring: Facilitates free one-on-one tutoring in a friendly, confidential setting
- Subjects: Tutoring provided for both adults and children in reading, math & English as a second language (ESL)
📅 Pre-Race Information
- Meeting: Pre-race meeting at 12:50pm at the starting line below the church on the hill
Starting Line Map
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