There’s a wealth of distances and events to choose from at this race — including a full 26.2-mile marathon, a 13.1-mile half marathon, a 5K run/walk, a five-person marathon relay, a one-mile walk and even a children’s “micro” marathon that features three distances.
It’s the longer-distance races, however, that offer the scenery this running event has become known for — big, expansive views of the Mississippi River, along with a course that takes runners through Arsenal Island that sits in the middle of the river, as well as through the city streets of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, as participants run through two states over the course of the race.
The half-marathon event shares the same starting line as the full marathon — on the Moline, Ill., side of the river, between the I wireless Center and the Radisson Hotel — as well as many of the same views along the course, which takes runners across bridges and through many of the same scenic areas as the full, including beautiful views of the Mississippi River across Interstate 74.
