WALK! Magazine

January
Carlsbad Half Marathon, Carlsbad, CA
Billed as one of the fastest half marathons in the U.S. Early start for walkers.
sdmarathon.com

Rock & Roll Half Marathon, Phoenix, AZ
Four-hour limit, party atmosphere with bands all along the course. Great finishers’ medals.
rnraz.com

February
Freescale Half Marathon, Austin, TX
Four-hour time limit, great weather. www.motorolamarthon.com

Mardi Gras Half-Marathon, New Orleans, LA
Flat course, judged racewalk event, finishers’ medals hung on Mardi Gras beads. Runnotc.org

March
Little Rock Half Marathon, Little Rock, AR
Obscenely huge finishers’ medals! littlerockmarathon.com

Seaside Half Marathon, Seaside, FL
Fast, mostly flat course. Road opens after s hours, but bike trail along the road is open to all
walkers after that point.
seasidehalfmarathon.com

April
Country Music Half Marathon, Nashville, TN
Bands, cheerleaders, big finishers’ medals.
cmmarathon.com

MORE Half Marathon, New York, NY
This marathon for women over 40 also has a 2 x half marathon relay option. moremarathon.
com

Spirit of St. Louis Half Marathon, St. Louis, MO
Features an early start for walkers, and a racewalk division. stlouismarathon.com

May
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon, Indianapolis, IN
The largest half marathon in the U.S. Course takes a lap on the Indy 500 oval and features
a band on every corner. 500festival.com

Hippie Chick All Women’s Half Marathon, Portland, OR
Flat course entirely on a Willamette River bike path.
Allwomenshalf.com

June
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, Duluth, MN
One of the largest half marathons in the U.S.
grandmasmarathon.com/gary_bjorklund

Walk With Me Half Marathon, Eugene, OR
Low-key walkers-only event. No times, on a non-certified course, but all finishers receive a
tie-dyed T-shirt, pin and finishers’ medal.

July
Wine Country Half Marathon, Sonoma, CA
Beautiful course through Sonoma vineyards, wetlands and farms. Racewalk division, and
awards, but course closes at 3:00 hours. winecountryhalf.com

San Francisco Half Marathon, San Francisco, CA
You get to pick which half to enter: Out and back across the Golden Gate Bridge, or the flat,
fast 2nd half of the full marathon course. 3:30 and 3:45 time limits for the two halves.
runsfm.com

August
News & Sentinel Half Marathon, Parkersburg, WV
Strong racewalk community, great crowd support. newsandsentinel.com

Pike’s Peak Ascent, Manitou Springs, CO
Toughest race you’ll ever love. Pikespeakmarathon.org

Chicago Distance Classic, Chicago, IL
John “the Penguin” Bingham race caters to back-of-the-packers and walkers.
chicagodistanceclassic.com

September
Rock & Roll Half Marathon, Virginia Beach, VA
4-hour limit, bands all along the course, great finishers’ medals.
rnrmarathon.com

Fox Cities Half Marathon, Appleton, WI
Separate “Power Walk” with awards for walkers.
www.foxcitiesmarathon.org/powerWalk.html

October
Sacramento Cowtown Half Marathon, Sacramento, CA
Walk division awards, medals to all finishers, fast course.
www.sacramentocowtownmarathon.com

The Under Armour Baltimore Half Marathon, Baltimore, MD
“Under Armour” shirts and medals to all finishers. thebaltimoremarathon.com

November
Big Sur Half Marathon, Monterey, CA
Breathtaking scenery, 3.5 hour time limit. www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org

Ole’ Man River Half Marathon, New Orleans, LA
Racewalk division with separate start for racewalkers. www.runnotc.org

December
The Half, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
4.5 hour time limit, entertainment all along the way. Medals to all finishers. www.thehalf.org

St. Jude Half Marathon, Memphis, TN
Six-hour limit. All finishers receive a T-shirt, medal and certificate. stjudemarathon.org