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Blue Ridge Marathon

Apr 24, 2010

4.5

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Where

Roanoke, VA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

April 24, 2010 Saturday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

Race Results

Top 3

1. Tim Sykes 02:42:17

2. George Probst 02:44:58

3. David Workman 02:57:51

Top 3 Women

1. Karen Ostergaard 03:30:09

2. Beni Thompson 03:34:02

3. Sarah Zaragoza 03:38:57

Top 3 Men

1. Tim Sykes 02:42:17

2. George Probst 02:44:58

3. David Workman 02:57:51

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Reviews

4.5

Based on 2 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Sri C.

Posted: May 04, 2024

Great course, great organization, so-so spectators

I signed up for the Foot Levelers for the challenging course, and I was not disappointed! From Miles 5-9, and 17-19, there are tremendous elevations and descents. The rest of the course is so-so, and meanders through residential areas, parks and such. There are a few areas where one has to cross a road with vehicle traffic, which is made easy by the volunteers. I expected more of the course to be in wooded areas, so the suburban running was disappointing. The spectators in the hills were magnificent, not so much in the city between miles 22 and 26.

4.0

By: Heather R.

Posted: April 18, 2022

If you only ever do ONE race, do this one!

Absolutely beautiful course, challenging but not impossible (walking is your friend), the views can't be beat. The entire race weekend is well organized and super friendly, cannot recommend highly enough!

5.0

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The Blue Ridge Marathon is challenging the notion that the Mt. Lemmon Marathon is the "toughest road marathon in the world" and giving away free entries to help those who have run Mt. Lemmon to be the official judges.

General News KVOA.com

Dec 21, 2010

2011 Blue Ridge Marathon To Be Tougher

Organizers of the Blue Ridge Marathon have announced a course change that will make the course even more difficult

General News WSLS.com

Dec 18, 2010

Arduous Course For Blue Ridge Marathon To Get Tougher

The Blue Ridge Marathon, which held its debut race last April with over six-thousand feet of elevation change, has announced a course change for the second annual race that will provide even more of a challenge.

General News Roanoke Times

Dec 18, 2010

National College Blue Ridge Marathon Toughens Course; Issues Challenge to Tucson's Mount Lemmon Race

Organizers of the National College Blue Ridge Marathon, America's Toughest Road Marathon, today announced that a third significant climb and descent have been added to the already formidable course. The addition of a winding, three mile section beginning on Peakwood Drive in South Roanoke brings the event's elevation change to more than 7,100 feet, approximately 1,200 feet more than the 2010 course.

General News

Dec 16, 2010