We are very excited to announce Belington’s first half marathon! Registration is open now - the race starts and finishes at the @goldenrulewv and the course is the beautiful and gently rolling River Road out past Junior and back.

Come enjoy some of Barbour County’s beauty with other runners. Great food spread at the finish, homemade prizes, great community, and a good cause (supports the Highlands Trail Foundation)!

The 2024 course will be an out-and-back format with slight undulation along the Tygart Valley River on a mix of gravel and paved back roads. The race will start and end at the historic Golden Rule building in downtown Belington and trace the river through the tiny town of Junior. We hope to return to the Thomas-to-Parsons course in 2025, so this race is a rare chance to take a swing at a fast and flat riverside course that may be gone with the change of the seasons. 

The Tygart Valley Half will also maintain the tradition of The BlackHel Double. Runners that complete both this race and the Helvetia 10K Mountain Run hosted by WVMTR the following morning will receive a special hat at the awards ceremony in Helvetia and will be entered in the combined ranking for this third year of The BlackHel Double.

Race Fee: $65

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