Foot Levelers and the Blue Ridge Marathon are coming to a city near you! We have selected six races where runners can come and meet the race director or event manager, and pick their brains about “America’s Toughest Road Marathon” face-to-face. Our bucket list race takes a little courage to register for, and a lot […]
Click the Guide Cover Image Below to Download: Race Guide Table of Contents: Runner Welcome from Foot Levelers Event Schedule Aid Station Location Map Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Map Downtown Attractions Downtown Event Map (Includes locations for pasta dinner, packet pick up, finish/start line, live music, first aid, etc.) Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Half […]
Big Head Todd & the Monsters and MarchFourth! Press Release February 21, 2015 – Organizers of the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon and Down By Downtown Music Festival are once again expanding the schedule in Downtown Roanoke as a part of the 6th Annual event (April 16-18). The weekend of live music kicks off Thursday […]
As many of you are aware, local CBS Station WDBJ Channel 7 provides live television coverage of the Blue Ridge Marathon. However, you may not know that they also profile interesting human interest stories during the weeks leading up to race day. Do you know a runner with a unique story to tell? Nominate a […]
We know you like swag, and we like giving it to you. We’re constantly on a quest to bring more and more to you so check back often. But for now, here is what we’ve got in store for 2015: Pair of the brand new Farm to Feet sock called “The Roanoke”. U.S. made with […]
Thousands have climbed Mount Everest. Hundreds have run across the United States. But no one had ever run the route of the Tour de France until Zoe came along. Last May, Zoe Romano made history by being the first person to accomplish this daunting feat. She ran to save the lives of critically ill children […]
Add a few features to your Blue Ridge Marathon experience. Pasta Dinner Tickets featuring guest speaker Zoe Romano: Friday (6:30pm) 3rd floor of City Market Building (where registration/packet pick up is) Limited seating (pre-purchase highly recommended). Unsold tickets will be available at the door on first-come-first-serve basis. $25 Learn more and purchase tickets in advance […]
New partnership will extend the reach of “America’s Toughest Road Marathon” ROANOKE, Va. (August 14, 2012) – Organizers of the Blue Ridge Marathon, America’s Toughest Road Marathon, today announced that Roanoke-based Foot Levelers has signed on as the new title sponsor for the event. The race, with more elevation change than any other on-road marathon […]
As we gear up for the 2014 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, we’re looking for a few wordsmiths to blog about the race, training for the race, and to host a race giveaway. All you need to do is enter information into the form below and you’re entered to become an Official Blogger. Note: Previously […]
Here are a few blogs we collected post 2013 BRM – enjoy! Did we miss one? Let us know and we’ll get it posted. Email pete @ roanoke.org. http://runnersbug.blogspot.com/2013/05/blue-ridge-marathon-race-report.html http://www.sweat-junkie.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-marathon-recap.html http://www.runningbecauseican.com/epic-im-going-there/ http://missabbyontherun.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-half-marathon-blue-ridge.html http://healthyincville.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/blue-ridge-marathon-april-20th-2013/ http://ecline262.blogspot.com/2013/04/2013-blue-ridge-marathon.html http://teaberrytrails.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-half-i-did-it.html http://japodrunner.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-americas-toughest-road-marathon.html http://runningmarathonmom.blogspot.com/2013/04/americas-toughest-road-marathon.html http://shiawaselife.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/recap-2013-blue-ridge-half-marathon/ http://turkeyrunner.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-half-marathon-race-review.html https://imchasingpavement.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/my-very-1st-full-marathon-experience-its-a-good-one/ http://www.mywodkitchen.com/conquering-the-blue-ridge-marathon-dh-day-20/ http://themanyshadesofgray.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-first-marathon.html http://mrandmrsmarathon.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-marathon-americas-toughest.html http://2012milesforlife.blogspot.com/2013/04/i-passed.html?m=1 http://wvhillrunner.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-half-marathon-2013.html http://jacysfitnessblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/half-marathon-5-blue-ridge-half-marathon.html http://running4fromlife.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-marathon-recap-part-1.html http://running4fromlife.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-marathon-recap-part-2.html http://turnerlifearound.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-ridge-half-marathon-131-13.html http://bookladywalker.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/americas-toughest-road-marathon-revisited-foot-levelers-blue-ridge-marathon/ http://runners.livejournal.com/5471905.html http://pandce.proboards.com/thread/168140/long-blue-ridge-half-recap http://reactionjackson.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/blue-ridge-half-marathon/ http://cardioholicsanonymous.blogspot.com/2013/04/2013-blue-ridge-half-marathon.html
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