Hatfield McCoy Marathon

Hatfield McCoy Marathon is held on June 12, 2027, around South Williamson, Kentucky, and Matewan, West Virginia, in the Tug river valley — the country of the feud that gives the race its name. Three distances are offered: the marathon (26.2 mi), the half marathon (13.1 mi) and a 5K (3.1 mi). Start times are not listed in our records.

Appalachian river valleys mean a course that crosses between states and rarely stays level, so plan for a marathon several minutes slower than a flat one in the same shape. Mid-June there is also humid — start the first hour at an effort you could hold a conversation at, and treat the ability to still be running at mile twenty-two as the real result.