Half Marathon races near Morgantown

The Pocono Mountains Marathon Race Festival is a fall running event held at Promised Land State Park in Greentown, Pennsylvania. The start and finish lines are located at the Upper Lake Overflow Parking Lot. Participants can select from a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or full marathon. The marathon is a certified Boston Marathon qualifier, with PA certification number 21011NP. The course winds through the state park during the fall foliage season, offering a wooded Pocono park running experience rather than city streets. Elite Feats organizes the event, and Mark Hughes is the race director. Awards are presented in male, female, and nonbinary categories, with age-group awards for nonbinary runners in the marathon, half marathon, and 10K. First-time half marathon and marathon finishers receive a commemorative plaque alongside their finisher medal. Registration includes a shirt, medal, and running socks.

The MR Half Marathon is a Halloween half marathon starting at Morgantown Running on Beechurst Avenue in Morgantown, West Virginia. The race begins behind the Seneca Center on the rail trail, with parking available in the Seneca Center lot. A 1-mile kids race is also offered. This event is race #17 in the NCWV series, featuring a 4-hour time limit for the half marathon and a no-dogs policy on the course. The half marathon follows a straight, flat, fast 13.1-mile out-and-back course towards Point Marion and the Sheepskin Rail Trail. The initial nearly 3 miles are paved, transitioning to crushed limestone. The route offers shade and views of the Monongahela River. Aid stations are located at miles 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 11, with gels available on course. Awards are presented to the top three overall male and female finishers, as well as first-place finishers in each age group. The kids mile is also an out-and-back on the rail trail, directed towards the Core Arboretum.

The full marathon is a certified Boston Marathon Qualifier, running two loops of the half marathon course. First-time half or full marathon finishers receive a special plaque and finisher's medal. SWAG includes a T-shirt, finisher's medal, and ankle running socks. Service members and their families receive a 10% discount. A non-binary registration option includes its own awards.

This Mother's Day, the Mother's Day Run for the Roses is a point-to-point run. It is part of the Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Marathon Race Festival and the Great Appalachian Valley Race series. The event attracts 1-50 participants.