National College Blue Ridge Marathon Awards Medal to Man who Collapses Near Finish Line Man suffered a heart attack after “feeling fine.” Says he plans to run again next year. Roanoke, Va. (April 20, 2011) – Amidst tears, smiles and overwhelming emotions, the doctor who saved Ed Deitch’s life visited him at Carilion Roanoke Memorial […]
Marathon Goes on As Planned
The full and half marathons will go on as planned. In the event of severe thunderstorms runners may be stopped at various checkpoints until storm passes. Times will stop at checkpoint and times will resume when runners are cleared to resume running. A briefing will be given at 7:15am, just before race start. 11:00-5pm: Live […]
Pasta Dinners
The following restaurants will have special marathon pasta dinners. Stop by the Downtown Roanoke information table at the Expo for directions. Norah’s (inside Taubman) – offering special Pasta Bar Awful Arthurs Cornerstone Martins Corned Beef & Co.
Wear Your Medal, Get Discounts
Our partner, Downtown Roanoke Inc., is working diligently with local restaurants, attractions, and stores to provide unique discounts just for you – runners of the National College Blue Ridge Marathon and Half Marathon. All you have to do is wear your finisher medal to any of these establishments to receive their discount. Stop by the […]
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading Tackles Running
TED, a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. TED recently published an endurance running talk by Born to Run author Christopher McDougall. The 15-minute lecture is loaded with really […]
Our Challenge to the Mount Lemmon Marathon
We think ours is tougher! But we’re willing to let the runners decide. The Mount Lemmon Marathon, in Tucson, AZ, claims to be the “Toughest Road Marathon in the World.” It features a formidable challenge, as it is entirely uphill with 6,000 feet of elevation gain- and is incredibly beautiful by the way. While uphill […]
Blue Ridge Parkway License Plates
Here is your chance to support one of our greatest assets, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and get a pretty cool retro license plate in the process. FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway is sponsoring the Blue Ridge Parkway specialty license plate in Virginia and needs approximately 75 more people to step up and take action. […]
Economic Impact Analysis of Blue Ridge Marathon
On April 24, 2010, the Roanoke Region welcomed 942 runners who participated in the National College Blue Ridge Marathon and Half Marathon. Organized by a consortium of public and private entities, including the Roanoke Regional Partnership and Congressman Bob Goodlatte and Odyssey Adventure Racing, the Blue Ridge Marathon was the first event of its kind […]
$20,000 presented to FRIENDS of BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
Blue Ridge Marathon Presents $20,000 to FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway Money to be used for Parkway beautification and education. Roanoke, Va. (May 25, 2010) – Organizers of the Blue Ridge Marathon today presented $20,000 to FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which will use the funding to further its mission to preserve, promote […]
THANK YOU & Race Results!
A HUGE Thank you to all the runners, volunteers, and spectators who made the inaugural National College Blue Ridge Marathon a smashing success! We’ll post more soon (we need some rest)! Click here for race results!
