The Raven Half Marathon

The Raven Half Marathon is a trail half marathon (13.1 miles) held in Penn Township, Pennsylvania, on October 4, 2026, with the start scheduled for 9:00 a.m. It is a single-distance event, which keeps the day simple: one course, one start, one finish.

Half marathon is a sweet spot on trails. It is long enough to demand real endurance but short enough that most runners can push the pace from the first mile. If you come from road running, expect your finishing time to be noticeably slower than on pavement and treat this as a strength-building race rather than a PR attempt. If you already run trails, a single-distance event with a late-morning start is a good place to race hard and see where your fitness stands in early fall. A 12-week build works well: three to four runs per week, one long run growing to 12 to 14 miles on rolling terrain, and a weekly session of hill repeats or a tempo run to sharpen your speed on uneven ground.