News and Sentinel Half Marathon
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Event overview
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two Mile Race is held on Saturday, August 15, 2026 in Parkersburg, WV (519 Juliana St). The event includes a half marathon and a two mile race, each offered in multiple divisions including run, competitive walk, and wheelchair rim push/hand crank. The half marathon is the RRCA West Virginia State Championship and follows a rolling course that leaves downtown, moves into surrounding West Virginia scenery, then returns to the commercial area to finish on Market Street prior to the Parkersburg Homecoming Festival Parade.
- Half Marathon - run, competitive walk, wheelchair rim push/hand crank
- 2 Mile - run, competitive walk, wheelchair rim push/hand crank
Logistics and amenities
Packet pickup and registration are available the day before at the Parkersburg Municipal Building and again on race morning at the same location. The two mile race starts near Third and Juliana streets by the Towne Square Parking Garage and finishes at Sixth and Market streets. Awards for the two mile are held at Bicentennial Park; awards for the half marathon are held at St. Francis Xavier Parish Center near the finish. Half marathon participants receive a tech shirt, pre-race pasta dinner, a finisher medal, and a post-race pizza luncheon. Two mile participants receive a T-shirt. Company, family, or school teams are offered for applicable events; two mile team scoring uses the top four fastest team members. Prices listed for events are $50 for half marathon divisions and $25 for two mile divisions. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.