Boston Marathon qualifying USATF Certified Course

• The course starts (and finishes) at the Bowling Green Ball Park and runs a 13.1 mile loop through historic downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky and the beautiful campus of Western Kentucky University.

  • Marathoners will run the course twice

Event Categories

• Marathon

• Half Marathon

• 6k (bg6000)

• There is a 6 hour time limit on the race.

  • After 6 hours, participants must move to the sidewalks or extreme right side of the road. There will be cyclists on the course to assist runners when needed

Expo & Pasta Dinner

• Packet pick-up, the expo, and pasta dinner will be held on Saturday, November 2 at Bowling Green Ballpark from 5 - 7pm.

• The pasta dinner is free to each paid participant. Guest may purchase $3 tickets at the door.

Course Information:

• Map and printable turn-by-turn instructions here!

Awards

• Awards for overall finishers are determined by gun times, chip times will be used to determine other award winners.

• Marathon

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards to bg26.2 male & female finishers

  • Overall awards to:

    • Masters male & female (40-49)

    • Grandmasters male/female (50 and over)

  • Awards for 1st thru 3rd place age group winners

    • Age groups for the marathon are:

      • 16-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-69 | 70 & over

      • The minimum age requirement for the bg26.2 is 16 years old.

• Half Marathon

• • 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards to Half Marathon male/female finishers

  • Overall awards to:

    • Masters male/female (40-49)

    • Grandmasters male/female (50 and over)

  • Awards for 1st thru 3rd place age group winners

    • Age groups for the half marathon are:

      • 12-15 | 16-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-69 | 70 & over

      • The minimum age requirement for the half marathon is 12 years old

• RRCA Kentucky State Championship event

  • Awards will be given to overall male and female open, masters (40-49), grand masters (50-59), and senior grand masters (60+) in the bg26.2 half marathon

bg6000

• The bg6000 is 6k race through downtown Bowling Green, or perhaps it’s a 5K with a bonus K at the end. No matter how you look at it, the bg6000 presents a unique and fun challenge. The bg6000 course starts the same place as the marathon and half marathon, and runs the same route until you reach E 8th Avnue on State Street. Turn left and follow E 8th Ave to the finish line! Start time for the bg6000 is 7:30 a.m. Central Time.

• Awards for the bg6000

  • Overall Male/Female finisher
  • 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place in the following age groups:
    • 9 and under | 10-13 | 14-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-69 | 70 & over

Refunds

• bg26.2 & Half Marathon does not offer refunds for any event. All event registrations are final. This includes duplicate registrations. Please double check before signing up again.

• Transfers (to a different race) and deferrals (to the next year) can be completed by the registrant in their Run SignUp race dashboard. *A fee will apply*

• For any questions, please email registration@bg262.com.