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Battle Creek Half Marathon & 5K

July 6, 2024

Battle Creek

Road

Distances

Half-Marathon, 5k

Starting Time

7:00 AM

Fees

$45+

Perfect For

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100-500

Fast & Flat

Urban

High: 82°

/ Low: 63°

There’s something in the air during the Battle Creek Half Marathon & 5K—and it’s probably a hot air balloon.

Hosted by Cereal City Athletics—named for Kellogg’s, which is headquartered in Battle Creek— you’ll feel like you’re flying during Battle Creek’s only half marathon, which features a mostly flat and highly scenic course.

Runners start and end this looped course at Territorial Brewing Company, which also hosts an optional “Breakfast and Brews” event after the race.

You’ll then run through the Field of Flight, which annually hosts the nation’s largest combined air show, featuring USAF Thunderbirds and 50+ hot air balloons that take to the sky the first week of July. Weather permitting, racers will hit the tarmac at the same time the hot air balloons are launching that morning. After touring through the Field of Flight’s grounds, 5K runners will head back to the start/finish line, while half marathoners will continue on, passing nearby Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation—which boasts one of the most renowned aviation programs in the world—before winding through the streets and boulevards of Battle Creek back to the start/finish line at Territorial.

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Overview

There’s something in the air during the Battle Creek Half Marathon & 5K—and it’s probably a hot air balloon. Hosted by Cereal City Athletics—named for Kellogg’s, which is headquartered in Battle Creek— you’ll feel like you’re flying during Battle Creek’s only half marathon, which features a mostly flat and highly scenic course. Runners start and end this looped course at Territorial Brewing Company, which also hosts an optional “Breakfast and Brews” event after the race.

Course Description

Past Results

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