The 45th running of marathon included CarMax Richmond Half Marathon, VCU Health Richmond 8k. Over 16,000 runners registered to take part in all three races combined, and tens of thousands more spectators lined the streets to cheer on runners as they made their way to the riverfront finish in downtown Richmond.
Rob Waddell, a long-time Richmond resident who recently relocated to Virginia Beach, will be running Richmond for the 25th consecutive time in this year’s Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon.
If you’re gearing up to #RunRichmond on November 12, then you’ve already put in the hard work to take on the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon, CarMax Richmond Half Marathon, or VCU Health Richmond 8k, so let us help with your travel planning.
Sports Backers and Allianz Partners celebrated the kickoff of the new partnership with an event logo unveiling at the marathon finish line on 5th Street and Tredegar Street that featured representatives of both organizations as well as members of the Richmond running community.
The 2021 VCU Health Richmond Marathon, CarMax Richmond Half Marathon, and Allianz Partners 8k celebrated a return to the traditional event format in downtown Richmond with a course record in the first race of the day.
Walmart Health & Fitness Expo takes place Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 at the Richmond Raceway track.
The VCU Health Richmond Marathon will take place in its traditional one-day, in-person format in downtown Richmond on November 13.
Sports Backers announces a new partnership with CarMax, making the Richmond-based retailer of used cars the title sponsor of the CarMax Richmond Half Marathon.
The 2020 Richmond Marathon wrapped up 16 days of running in Dorey Park and the Virginia Capital Trail on November 22, with over 5,500 registered participants taking advantage of the in-person and virtual options offered by Sports Backers, the event organizers.
The event will feature a certified course, water bottle refill stations, mile markers, and chip timing.
The 2020 Richmond Marathon is now partnering with RunSignup to give participants a groundbreaking timing solution that will provide official results on a USA Track & Field (USATF) certified course.
Course to also include distances for the Richmond Half Marathon and Allianz Partners 8k.
The VCU Health Richmond Marathon is one of the top 25 qualifying races for the Boston Marathon!
The results are in and we are proud to be voted one of the best marathons in the country by Bib Rave!
VCU Health has been affiliated with the event since 2016 and begins title sponsorship with the 2019 race.
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Christopher McDougall, the best-selling author of ‘Born to Run,’ will visit the race expo on Friday, November 15.