Instead of putting on a good marathon, race organizers want to put on a great half marathon.  The events will continue to be staged in the picturesque Rocky Neck State Park.  The half marathon course will be flatter and more scenic than the marathon course was.  A 5K race will be added to attract the less intense runner.

Mystic Places Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

Kenyan wins to races in two weeks

Kenyan runner Reuben Chesang not only ran the Greater Hartford Marathon on Oct. 13, and this past weekend's inaugural Mystic Places Marathon, he won them both.
And he wasn't the only one packing two marathons into only a few weeks. Brazilian runner Luiz Carlos Ramos was the runner up in the same two races.
Elvira Kolpakova, 29, of Russia won the Baltimore Marathon Oct. 20. She won Mystic Places in 2:47:44 and took home $3,000.

Mystic Places Marathon: Chesang again tastes victory

Human Interest Story

The Hartford and Mystic Places Marathons are vying for participants.  It appears there are enough runners to go around. Both races are drawing healthy numbers.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results