bg26.2 Marathon
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Event details
The bg26.2 & half marathon and bg6000 take place in Bowling Green, KY on November 1-2, 2025. The event offers multiple race options, including virtual entries. Distances include:
- 26.2 miles - Marathon (including pushrim and virtual options)
- 13.1 miles - Half Marathon (including virtual option)
- 6k - bg6000 (including virtual option)
- 1 km - bgKIDS fun run (two laps around the ballpark concourse)
All proceeds go to the National MS Society. The course is USATF certified and Boston Marathon qualifying. Marathon runners complete the 13.1 mile loop twice. Minimum ages: 16 for the marathon, 12 for the half marathon, and bgKIDS is open to ages 12 and under. Finishers receive a medal; post-race refreshments and post-race stretches and massages are available.
Course, logistics and rules
The course starts and finishes at Bowling Green Ballpark and runs a loop through historic downtown Bowling Green and the Western Kentucky University campus. The event is an open course with some coned lanes on University Blvd, Fairview Avenue, Kentucky Street and Adams Street. There is a six-hour time limit; after that limit participants must move to the sidewalk or extreme right side of the road and course support and police services will not continue. Strollers are not permitted. Unauthorized bicycles are not allowed on course; official race cyclists wear identifying vests. Bibs must be visible on the front for timing and photo identification. Packet pickup, expo and pasta dinner are held at Bowling Green Ballpark the day before race day; the pasta dinner is free for paid participants and guest tickets are available for purchase. Free parking is available at the Stadium Park Plaza parking garage adjacent to the ballpark. No refunds are offered; transfers or deferrals are allowed for a fee with a final date of October 24, 2025. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.