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WALK MS

 Now Heading Into Its 3rd Year!

Walk MS is a 1 mile walk being held on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 4:30pm at the National Corvette Museum.

The 1 mile course will be inside Parking Lot A at the NCM. Registration for the MS Walk includes a t-shirt in addition to admittance to the bg26.2 pasta dinner beginning at 5:00pm.

Packet pick-up and race day registration for the 1 Mile Walk is from 4:00 - 4:25pm. This is an untimed event. All are welcome and encouraged to register!

Click HERE to register for the MS Walk!

BE SOCIAL

Join us for the 9th running bg26.2 & half marathon in a race against Multiple Sclerosis. The Boston Marathon qualifying USATF certified course (13.1 mile loop) starts at the Bowling Green Ball Park and runs through historic downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky and the beautiful WKU campus. (Marathoners will run the Boston Marathon qualifying course twice.) Runners will finish at the Bowling Green Ball Park. There is a 6 hour time limit on the race. After 6 hours, participants must move to the sidewalks or extreme right side of the road. Registered participants for bg26.2, half marathon and bg6000 will receive a goodie bag and tech shirt. Finishers will receive a finisher’s medal and finish area refreshments.

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RACE START TIMES:

Sunday, November 1st

bg26.2 & half marathon - 7:00am

bg6000 - 7:30am

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Click HERE for a printable map of the course.

Available Parking

Near the Start/Finish

The bg26.2 & half marathon offers special perks to members of the Fifty States Half Marathon Club, the 50 States Marathon Club, the 100 Half Marathons Club, Marathon Maniacs and the Half Fanatics.

Click on logos below to find out more information.

The Expo and Pasta Dinner, along with packet pick-up, will be held at the National Corvette Museum on Saturday, October 31, 2020, from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

The National Corvette Museum is located off Exit 28 on I-65.

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Official race start is at 7:00 a.m. Central Time for the bg26.2 & half marathon.

The bg6000 will start at 7:30 a.m.

Can’t make it to the expo/pasta dinner on Saturday night and need someone else to pick up your packet? Not a problem….just click HERE, print out this form, fill it out, and have your friend bring it with them to the expo!

The bg26.2 half marathon is a RRCA Kentucky State Half Marathon Championship event. Awards will be presented to overall male and female open, masters (40+), grand masters (50+), and senior grand masters (60+) in the half marathon division.

Marathon awards to First, Second and Third Place male/female finishers.

Overall awards to masters male/female (40-49), grandmasters male/female (50 and over)

and push rim wheelchair division.

Awards also given for 1st thru 3rd place age group winners.

Age groups for the marathon are:

16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, and 70 & over.

The minimum  age requirement for the bg26.2 marathon is 16 years old.

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Half marathon awards to First, Second and Third Place male/female finishers.

Overall awards masters male/female (40-49), grandmasters male/female (50 and over)

and 1st thru 3rd place in age group divisions.

Age groups for the half marathon are:

12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, and 70 & over.

The minimum age requirement for the half marathon is 12 years old.

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bg6000 Awards:

bg6000 awards to overall male/female winner and 1st thru 3rd place in age group divisions. Age groups for the bg6000 are 9&U, 10-13, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, and 70 & over.