Haunted Half Marathon

Haunted Half Marathon runs in Kingsport, Tennessee, on October 31, 2026. The half marathon covers 13.1 miles and starts at 7:30 a.m., with a relay over the same distance leaving at the same time, and a one-mile Monster Mile following at 8:00 a.m. That gives a team, a solo runner and a first-timer three ways into the same morning.

Thirteen miles is far enough to punish an improvised buildup. A 12 to 16 week block with a long run that climbs toward ten or eleven miles, one weekly session at threshold effort, and a fueling plan you have rehearsed will get you to the line ready. The relay is the sensible way in if you are not there yet, since splitting the distance turns it into a hard shorter race with teammates waiting at the exchange.