All Half Marathon runners will receive a custom finisher's medal. The medal will be a piece of history, as they will be replicas of the original Roanoke River Navigation Company seal. These will be anything but a generic award. They will be custom made only for the Roanoke Canal Half Marathon. Click here for a preview.
Overall awards will be given in both the Half Marathon and 8k races. Awards are planned three deep in the following categories for both men and women:
Overall;- Masters (Top Master only)
- 12 and under (8k only)
- 13-19;
- 20-29;
- 30-39;
- 40-49;
- 50-59;
- 60 and over.
Awards will begin at the conclusion of the Half Marathon. Yes, you may need to wait a bit for the awards to occur, but please stick around and enjoy the friendship with the other runners. Runners will only receive one award (i.e. overall winners do not also receive age group awards.)
As we add sponsors, there may be opportunities to add additional prizes and incentives. Stay tuned!
The Rules:
1) All race entries are final. No refunds will be provided should you have to cancel.
2) Race Director, the Race Committee, and The Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail staff reserve the right to reject an application or remove any participant from the course at our discretion.
3) Runners should stay on the right side of the trail whenever possible. This is especially important between miles six and nine when runners will be traveling in both directions.
4) Cutoff Time: Runners must be able to complete the half marathon race course in a 14:00 pace (3:03 total time). This allows for us to release out volunteers on time.
5) We do not allow dogs, skates, bikes or baby joggers on the race course.
6) Transfer of race numbers is strictly prohibited. Anytime a runner uses another person's number, it causes concern for a race director. For your safety, we need to know who is in the race, and who should be contacted in the event of an emergency. In addition race results are adversely affected from this, which can cause awards errors in a small race. Please help us enforce this rule, by not giving your number away.
7) There are no pacers or bandits allowed in the race. Any runner found on the course without a number will be removed. Any extra runners entering the race takes away from those that paid to run.
8) Once you cross the finish line, runners must proceed towards the chip removal area, and get a bottle of water. This is important as we need to have a clear area for all runners to finish. Please respect this rule. Even if your friend is just a few minutes behind you, please head towards the post race area and meet them there.
9) Share the trail. The canal trail is wide for most of the course, and frequently allow for 3-4 runners wide, but we still request runners to not block the trails by running three runners across. There are portions of the trail between mile six and nine where it becomes very narrow. Show courtesy to runners when passing. When getting passed, move to the right side of the path to allow the faster runner by. This will help ensure a safe race for everyone.
