The Jim Thorpe Area Running Festival presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network – Jim Thorpe, PA 2026
Date
April 25, 2026
Location
Jim Thorpe, PA
Venue
1 Hazard Square
Start Time
8:00 AM
Entry Fee
$69.00 – $233.00
Events
1/2 Marathon, Full Marathon with Scenic Train Ride, 7-Miler with Scenic Train Ride, The Full Super Two-Fer (Half & Full), Full Marathon with return shuttle bus
Includes
Unique Race-Themed tech T-shirt | Unique Race-Themed tech T-shirt (unisex)
The 2026 Jim Thorpe Area Running Festival will Take Place on April 25 & 26! The 7-Miler will now take place on Saturday and has ITS OWN SCENIC TRAIN RIDE! Join us in this gorgeous mountain town for one of the most beautiful runs in the Northeast! The full marathon is a point-to-point BOSTON QUALIFIER with a steady 0.5-1% downgrade nearly the entire way!! It is one of the fastest Boston Qualifiers on the East Coast! Saturday: Half Marathon @ 8 am Saturday: 7-miler (train leaves @ 7:30 am) Sunday: Full Marathon with two starting times @ 7:15 am & 8:00 am. (train leaves @6:30 am and riders start at 8:00 am) Half Marathon (Sat. 4/25) 8 am: The 2025 half marathon will be run on the same gorgeous, out-and-back course as 2024. Participants will start in the parking lot at the Jim Thorpe Train Station and run the FLAT, FAST rail-trail into Lehigh Gorge State Park. The route runs parallel to and even crosses over the Lehigh River and into breathtaking scenery of Lehigh Gorge. 7-Miler With Sceni
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