Begins at Food City, 28093 Thompson Plaza, South Williamson, KY 41503 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 08.
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.
Begins at Food City, 28093 Thompson Plaza, South Williamson, KY 41503 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 08.
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
The race is so unique that you have the choice to count it for either WV or KY.
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 08.
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
The race is so unique that you have the choice to count it for either WV or KY.
No Time Limit
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.
Race Start: 7:45am on Saturday, June 08.
Start and 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
Blackberry Mountain Half and River Road Half has been selected as one of the 15 best fun runs in 2024