Hatfield McCoy Marathon races

Begins at Food City in South Williamson, KY and finishes in Downtown Williamson, WV, on 2nd ave. 

Racers will run by historic feud sites along the course such as Randolph McCoy's birthplace and Well, Hog Trial Cabin, Paw Paw Trees, Aunt Betty's House, and Rosanna's baby gravesite. At mile 6.5, you run up Blackberry Mountain to the top and run down to the other side to the Hog Trial Cabin. You run into Historic Matewan where the Matewan Massercre (Battle of Matewan) took place at the half marathon point. You run along River Road for a few miles until you reach the swinging bridge on Mile 18.5 that connects WV and KY at the Tug Valley Country Club golf course. The race runs through Kentucky and West Virginia several times due to the direction of the Tug Fork River. The course will be fully stock with the best waterstop volunteers in the world.

Race Start: 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 12.

Start line Address - Food City, 28093 Thompson Plaza, South Williamson, KY 41503 

Finish line address:  Community Trust Bank,  101 E 2nd Ave, Williamson, WV 25661 

The race is so unique that you have the choice to count it for either WV or KY.

No time limit. 

The double half is 2 separate half marathons, timed separately,...it does sound like a full but it's not.  We still want to provide you a time no matter what :D

The Half fanatics and other groups have started not to recognize races doing the Double Half races. We want you...the runners...to get 2 states, Kentucky and West Virginia in one day...and also it's just a unique, fun experience!

 For the Double Half Participants, they start in South Williamson, KY at 7:00 am and finish the Blackberry Mountain Half in Matewan, WV. They can continue on without a break at Matewan and run the River Road Half or they can take a break in Matewan before continuing the River Road Half. In either case, we post a finish time at Matewan for the Blackberry Half and a start time for the River Road Half and a finish time in Williamson for the River Road. The results for both of the half marathons are published with start and finish times for each race--not as a midpoint in the marathon.

For the Double Half participants who choose to continue on at Matewan without a break, their finish time for the Blackberry Half becomes their start time for the River Road Half.

We do capture and publish a midpoint time for the Full Marathon participants, but this time is not eligible to qualify as a half marathon time. If a marathon participant decides to quit in Matewan, they receive a DNF for the marathon.

Please join us and experience our unique, Double Half...This is a fun race for all! 

Race begins at 7am on Sat, June 12 at Food City in South Williamson, KY. Blackberry Half finishes in Matewan, WV and the River Road half begins in front of City Hall in Matewan, WV and ends in Downtown Williamson, WV, on 2nd ave.

Start line Address - Food City, 28093 Thompson Plaza, South Williamson, KY 41503  

Finish line address:  Community Trust Bank, 101 E 2nd Ave, Williamson, WV 25661  

No time limit

Begins at Food City in South Williamson, KY and finishes in Downtown Matewan, WV in front of City Hall.

Run through the historic Feud Sites, Coal Camp homes, conquer Blackberry Mountain and end in Historic Matewan.

Race Start: 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 12.

Start line Address - Food City, 28093 Thompson Plaza, South Williamson, KY 41503   

Finish line address - Matewan City Hall -  Historic District, 306 Mc Coy Alley, Matewan, WV 25678

No time limit. 

 
Begins in Downtown Matewan, WV and finishes in Downtown Williamson, WV.

The race begins in Historic Matewan in front of City Hall where it takes you into Kentucky - River road course along the Tug Fork River. You will run through various surfaces such as asphalt, gravel, and dirt roads. Along the course, you will run along the Tug Valley Country Club golf course and run across the swinging bridge into West Virginia. After that, you will run back into Kentucky along route 292 and finish in Downtown Williamson.

Race Start: 7:30am on Saturday, June 12. 

Start line address - Matewan City Hall -  Historic District, 306 Mc Coy Alley, Matewan, WV 25678  

Finish line address:  Community Trust Bank, 101 E 2nd Ave, Williamson, WV 25661   

Down and back course that starts from  Downtown Williamson in front of Starters Restaurant. The course runs along US 119 south and crosses near Dairy Queen to the 1.55 turnaround point and back into Downtown Williamson for the finish. Very flat and fast course.

The race begins at 7:45am

Start and Finish line address:  Community Trust Bank, 101 E 2nd Ave, Williamson, WV 25661