This Friday is the beginning of the weekend long Morgantown Marathon. Starting the 18th and continuing on until the 20th there will be tons of races and activities happening around the Hazel and J.W. Ruby Community Center and Mylan Park.
On Friday from 11 AM until 8 PM runners can retrieve their race packets. Also, the Advantage Health and Wellness Expo will be open to the public and admission is free! There will be so many products, goods and services on display at the expo and plenty of information to learn. The Expo will focus on all aspects of health and wellness for people of all ages. The expo will also be open to the public Saturday from 10 AM until 6 PM.
Also, on Friday there will be a VIP reception for all of the dignitaries, sponsors and community leaders at Operation Welcome Home to thank them for their support. The reception will take place from 5 to 8 on Friday.
The first runners take off Saturday morning at 8 AM for the inaugural mile. The mile will start at the WVU HSC parking lot and conclude at the WVU Coliseum. Following the inaugural mile is the Mountain Mama 8K run at 9 AM. The 4.97 mile road course is grueling but is only a taste of things to come.
After the Mountain Mama 8K there will be a post-race celebration at Tent City as well as a pre-race dinner from 5:30 until 8 to prepare for the marathon the following day.
Starting at 7 AM on Sunday is both the full and the half marathon. The WVU Medicine Thirteener and the Tour Morgantown Marathon will take you on a trip through Morgantown. Be sure to pick up your race packets prior to Sunday as there is no race day packet pickup. (Say that five times fast!) Following the races there will be race celebration starting at 11 AM at Tent City.
Luckily for those running the race this weekend, Mylan Park is located only 10 minutes away from us at Pierpont Place Apartments! And dont worry about parking at the Hazel and J.W. Ruby Community Center because there are over 2,000 free parking spots available this weekend for the races. You wont have to wander around searching for an open spot because there will be plenty! Good luck to all of the runners! For more information on the race and to check out race results afterwards head here.
