High Mountain Half Marathon

🏔️ High Mountain Half Marathon

The High Mountain Half marathon is the perfect fall race to escape the high temps of the lower elevations and plan a cool, relaxing destination race vacation. It is also a great training race for a fall marathon. The half marathon course is a point to point race where runners will be bused from Blue Ridge High School starting at 4:40 am for a cool, crisp 6:00 am start time. Runners will be surrounded by beautiful cedar and pine trees as they travel down Porter Mountain and into the town of Pinetop/Lakeside finishing up at the Blue Ridge High School track. On Saturday morning there is also a 10K and 5K run. Friday evening highlights are a Glow/Color Run/Walk and Free Kids run.

Half Marathon:  Saturday, August 2, 6:00 AM Start Time

⏳ Time Limit

• Duration: A 4 hour time limit (at 10 a.m.) has been set for the Half Marathon and power walking participants to reach the finish line.
• Transport: In case a participant has not reached the finish line by that time, he/she can be transported to the finish by a race personnel vehicle (or “sag wagon”).
• Responsibility: If continuing on at one's own responsibility, participants need to move to the side of the roadway.
• Traffic Resumption: When the time limit expires, police will allow vehicle traffic to resume.

🕑 Time Checkpoints

In order to complete the course before opening to traffic at 10 a.m., you need to reach the following checkpoints on or before times listed below (18:19 pace):

• 2 miles: 6:36 AM
• 4 miles: 7:13 AM
• 6 miles: 7:49 AM
• 8 miles: 8:26 AM
• 10 miles: 9:06 AM
• 12 miles: 9:39 AM

🏃 10K & 5K Events

• 10K: Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 6:30 AM Start time.
• 5K: Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 7:00 AM Start time, out and back course that starts and ends at the Blue Ridge High School Track.

🌟 5K Glow Run/Walk

Friday, August 1, 2025, at 8:30 PM Start time. Registration online and onsite beginning Friday, August 1. Participants will complete 2 large loops around Blue Ridge school where much of the course is not well lit. Please bring glow lights, hand lamps and flash lights if you would like a little extra light. Music is played on various parts of the route. Most of the course will be on either the track or paved paths, yet a small segment will be on a grass field. Runners have the choice to be splashed with paint powder or not by choosing one of the two designated course adjustments on the grass field area. Prior to the race, participants can stretch their creativity with paints.

👶 Kids Run

Friday, August 1, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Location: Blue Ridge High School Track - FREE event.

• Ages: 0 - 12.
• Distance: 1K.
• Registration: Begins at 4 PM until race time on Friday.
• Incentive: A Shirt and Medal will be provided for the first 75 registrants.

For more information, visit the official race page at High Mountain Half Marathon.