Orrc Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay
About this race
Picture yourself running a beautiful, tree-lined course along the 21 mile Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Both events feature a gentle 7-mile, 400-foot downhill into Banks. Hot soup, baked potatoes and hot showers await all runners and walkers. This Boston Marathon qualifier course, USATF Certified, is point-to-point, with 23 miles closed to vehicular traffic. The half marathon course is also USATF Certified.
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Running
Marathon
$15 ORRC membership discount applied at registration checkout.
Half Marathon
$15 ORRC membership discount applied at registration checkout.
ORRC Vernonia Marathon 4 Person Relay
4-person relay with 7 hours to finish. Legs are 4.65, 8.45, 5.3 and 7.8 miles.
ORRC Vernonia Marathon 2 Person Relay
2-person relay with 7 hours to finish
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Banks.
About Banks
Orrc Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay takes place in Banks, Oregon, United States. The local timezone is America/Los_Angeles.
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