Called “the runner’s race” by the Starkville running club — which started the race back in 1984 — the Frostbite Half Marathon marks its 38th annual running in January 2024 of offering runners and joggers in this central Mississippi community a wintertime road race event.
Run along the 13.1 miles of rolling hills of Starkville, the home of Mississippi State University, the race starts and finished on Main Street in Starkville, where a post-party with free food and beverages for all event participants.
More than 235 runners crossed the finish line at the 2016 running of the race — including teams for the two-person relay — which runners must complete within 2 hours, 45 minutes.
