Course Info

The Athens Ohio Marathon course is known to be flat and fast, and perfect for those seeking personal bests or a Boston Qualifier!  After starting off on the famous bricks of Uptown Athens in the middle of the quaint Ohio University campus, runners will enter and run on the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway.  The course follows the flat bikepath for the majority of the race, where runners will be treated to a course lined with wildflowers and protected under a canopy of trees.    

The races start together at the corner of South College Street and East Union Street in uptown Athens by Ohio University College Green.  The majority of the course is on the scenic Hockhocking Adena Bikeway which is fast and flat.  Both courses are USATF certified, entirely on pavement, and will be well marked and easy to follow.  The marathon course serves as a Boston Qualifier.

USATF Certified:  (Half: OH22001DH | Full: OH22002DH)

Both races will begin on the famous bricks of Uptown Athens and will continue for the first mile on city streets. by heading downhill on Union St.  The first mile mark is located on W. State Street just before entering W. State Street Park.  About a mile and a half into the race runners will turn onto the Hocking Adena Bikeway and head north towards Nelsonville, Ohio. 

After entering the paved bike path runners will pass popular locales such as the Eclipse Company Store, the old Beaumont-Salina Town, and the Bluebell and Poston Nature Preserves.  Both the Half and Full Marathon courses are an out and back; the half marathon turns around at mile 6.7 and the full marathon turns around at mile 13.3.  Runners will then repeat what they aleady ran by before nearing Ohio University campus, where the course borders the Hocking River.  From here the course crosses over Schafer St and entered Pruitt Field on Goldsberry Track, and complete approximately a half lap before crossing the finish line.    

Aid Station Fuel

• Water
• Gatorade
• Bananas and Oranges (*On second half of course only)
• *we do not supply gels on the course.

Restrooms

Portable toilets will be available at Howard Park, the location of the Starting Line.  Along the course, portable toilets will be placed at all of the aid station locations.  There will also be ample portable toilets at the finish line at Pruitt Field.