Marathon

• Event Details Sunday, September 9, 2018 7:10 am 6:40am opening ceremonies & parking lots close Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest & I-78 Allentown, PA Map | Elevation Profile

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• Boston Marathon Qualifier
• Scenic and Shady, Well-Marked Course
• Great Race, Great Cause!

This downhill course starts at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. Maybe an odd location to start, but it’s easy to find and has plenty of parking. It’s a quick trip to the Lehigh Parkway, past the Fish Hatchery, across a covered bridge and heading towards the Lehigh River. At mile 7, you enter the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. Mile 12 places you in Bethlehem, PA with a run through the 18th Century Industrial Quarter. Canal locks, a boat launch and several parks make up the run to Easton, PA. At mile 25, the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers is right before you. Just 1 more mile places you at the finish line in Easton.

Scenic, shady and a net elevation drop of 240’ make it an attractive qualifying run for the Boston Marathon.  The average runner’s time last year was 3:57 hours.

Marathon cap is 2,500 runners.  We will post notification on our website and through our email list when cap limit is nearing.
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Every five years, starting at age 18 up through 70+.

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