Marshall Half Marathon
Huntington, West Virginia
Sunday, November 2, 2014

I race walked the Marshall Half Marathon in Huntington, West Virginia on Sunday, November 2, 2014. It was cold as the starting temperature was 34 degrees and the finishing temperature was 41 degrees. The skies were sunny and there was little wind. The course started near the Marshall University Stadium and finished in the Stadium at the goal line after traversing forty yards of the football field. The course utilized 10 miles of roadways completely closed to traffic and 3 miles of packed sand and dirt trails which were well maintained. There was a large amount of volunteers along the course controlling all accesses to the roadways with police and firemen controlling the intersections. The course was relatively flat with gentle ups and downs for the most part even though the event is in West Virginia which has plenty of hills and mountains. Water/Gatorade stations were located every 1.5 miles or less and were manned by plenty of enthusiastic volunteers. There seemed to be about 1000 participants in the half marathon and 600 in the full marathon. The event was very well organized and fun to do. A free spaghetti dinner on Saturday was included in the entry fee. I now have 61 half marathons in 34 states and DC since having my left knee replaced,