Varsity Sports Marathon or Mini Marathon Retro Relay
About this race
Varsity Baton Rouge is celebrating it's 26th Birthday so naturally that calls for a Marathon Retro Relay. Plus a Mini-Marathon Retro Relay of 8.7 Miles.
MARATHON - (3) 8.7 Mile loops of Capitol Heights, Kleinert, Hundred Oaks and Webb Park areas
MINI MARATHON - (1) 8.7 Mile loop
Relay teams can consist of any number of members combined to cover the distance.
Fun, social run on an open course with no road crossing protection. BE CAREFUL.
Water Stops provided.
RACE START TIMES
26.2 Marathon
1:00 PM - predicted finish time 4-5 hours
2:00 PM - predicted finish time under 4 hours
8.7 Mile Mini Marathon
4:00 PM-all predicted Mini-Marathon times. Walkers encouraged!
Place will be recorded only to give your team a Number for the Random Drawing for many, many great team prizes.
Post Marathon Party 6:00-10:00 PM
Superior Grill Government with Margaritas, Beer, Wine and light food. Dance Music by DJ LaLa
All Relay Members win a Pink Birthday Relay Baton!
MUST DRESS IN CREATIVE RETRO RUNNING GEAR! BEST COSTUME AND BEST TEAM OF 4 OR MORE AWARDED!
Pick your distance
Running
Marathon Relay - 26.2 Miles
Mini Marathon Relay - 8.7 Miles
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Baton Rouge, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:02 AM and sets at 8:09 PM local time (CDT) in Baton Rouge on June 20, 2026 — 14h 06m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 42 Baton Rouge events
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