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  • Some other group is planning to use our USATF Certified half marathon course. Can they do that?

    Posted: May 5, 2023

  • Is there an industry standard for how many EMTs, nurses, and ambulances for a half marathon/5K?

    Posted: March 17, 2023

  • Do you have a minimum age for participants for a 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon?

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2023

  • What is your favorite age group award for the half marathon distance?

    Posted: Dec. 16, 2022

  • We have new courses for the full and half. Do the existing course records “carryover” or do we establish new course records this year?

    Posted: Sept. 9, 2022

  • I am wondering what criteria should be put for the eligibility to run a half or full marathon?

    Posted: July 8, 2022

  • For those of you who organise 5 & 10km fun runs or half and full marathons on public roads what do you pay for road safety traffic management?

    Posted: June 3, 2022

  • Random extra-nice things you've seen on a half course... go!

    Posted: May 27, 2022

  • Needing ideas on the best way to mark a trail for the beginning and end of a half marathon.

    Posted: May 13, 2022

  • Looking for inexpensive breakfast food ideas for our 1/2 marathon, 10k, 5k.

    Posted: March 24, 2022

  • I’m doing a 5k,10k, Half. We are 30 days from race day and I'm thinking if I should add a mile fun run?

    Posted: March 24, 2022

  • Should I only have "milestone" signs at every mile or should I do every half mile as well?

    Posted: March 18, 2022

  • I'm organizing my first event that has a trail 50k and a trail half. What are typical cutoff times?

    Posted: March 11, 2022

  • Running a half, 10k, 5k. How would you spread out the start times?

    Posted: Feb. 25, 2022

  • What percentage of runners in a half or a full: 1) anticipate, 2) recognize, 3) utilize mile markers? Has anyone moved away from them?

    Posted: Nov. 5, 2021

  • What are your cut off times for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon?

    Posted: Aug. 13, 2021

  • Ideas on something awesome to give 650 runners after the marathon/half that won't break the bank?

    Posted: July 22, 2021

  • Are port-a-potties on the race course necessary for a half marathon?

    Posted: March 26, 2021

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