More than 1,000 runners, walkers and relay teams cross the finish line each year at Bismarck’s Cottonwood Park at the Bismarck Marathon, which follows an out-and-back course that starts and finishes at Bismarck’s Cottonwood Park.
Bismarck Marathon Half Marathon & 10K
September 22, 2024
Bismarck
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100-500
Fast & Flat
Park Run
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All races start near the baseball fields at Cottonwood Park, which lies just off 12th Street and south of Tacoma Avenue near the Bismarck Municipal Airport.
From there, the course features lots of mostly fast, flat and scenic terrain, along a combination of paved roads and paved biking, walking and running trails, and a pair of bridge crossings over Apple Creek with views of the Missouri River in the distance.
Runners start the half marathon at the park in the same spot as those running the full marathon and those in the 5K, just south of the baseball fields.
The course heads around the edges of the ballfields along the paths and then out onto the roads at Burleigh Avenue, which runners will follow until it turns onto Smokey Lane and Riverwood Drive, and then head across the Missouri River.
Runners in both the full and the half marathons will have 6 1/2 hours to complete the race, and the race also offers a marathon relay for the 26.2-mile race, for 5-person teams.
Runners looking to qualify for the Boston Marathon are frequent entrants in this race, as the course is USATF (USA Track & Field) certified as a qualifying course.
Overview
More than 1,000 runners, walkers and relay teams cross the finish line each year at Bismarck’s Cottonwood Park at the Bismarck Marathon, which follows an out-and-back course that starts and finishes at Bismarck’s Cottonwood Park.
Course Description
All races start near the baseball fields at Cottonwood Park, which lies just off 12th Street and south of Tacoma Avenue near the Bismarck Municipal Airport.
From there, the course features lots of mostly fast, flat and scenic terrain, along a combination of paved roads and paved biking, walking and running trails, and a pair of bridge crossings over Apple Creek with views of the Missouri River in the distance.
Runners start the half marathon at the park in the same spot as those running the full marathon and those in the 5K, just south of the baseball fields.
The course heads around the edges of the ballfields along the paths and then out onto the roads at Burleigh Avenue, which runners will follow until it turns onto Smokey Lane and Riverwood Drive, and then head across the Missouri River.
Runners in both the full and the half marathons will have 6 1/2 hours to complete the race, and the race also offers a marathon relay for the 26.2-mile race, for 5-person teams.
Runners looking to qualify for the Boston Marathon are frequent entrants in this race, as the course is USATF (USA Track & Field) certified as a qualifying course.
