Runners will get the chance to run through history at the Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon & 5K, which is set to make its 10th annual running along the country roads that lie just south of this historic small city in southern Pennsylvania, just miles from the historic battlefield where the Union army turned the tide against the South in 1863.
Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon & 5K
April 27, 2025
Gettysburg
Road
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100-500
Some Hills
High: 60°
/ Low: 44°
Inspired in part by the success of the Gettysburg North-South Marathon & Relay (and officially joining forces with this event in 2018), the two events share a start and finish line at the Eisenhower Conference Center south of downtown Gettysburg. The race heads south from there down the country roads of south Adams County, where runners will encounter fields, farms, and rolling hills throughout the course.
The halfway point is marked by briefly crossing the Mason-Dixon Line into Maryland before heading back north into Pennsylvania and completing the loop. The final miles of the course take runners through the southern part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, where the 1863 Civil War battle took place.
Full marathoners will run two loops of this course. Organizers add that the course is flat enough to offer runners a chance to achieve a personal record time, despite the rolling hills.
Overview
Runners will get the chance to run through history at the Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon & 5K, which is set to make its 10th annual running along the country roads that lie just south of this historic small city in southern Pennsylvania, just miles from the historic battlefield where the Union army turned the tide against the South in 1863.
Course Description
Inspired in part by the success of the Gettysburg North-South Marathon & Relay (and officially joining forces with this event in 2018), the two events share a start and finish line at the Eisenhower Conference Center south of downtown Gettysburg. The race heads south from there down the country roads of south Adams County, where runners will encounter fields, farms, and rolling hills throughout the course.
The halfway point is marked by briefly crossing the Mason-Dixon Line into Maryland before heading back north into Pennsylvania and completing the loop. The final miles of the course take runners through the southern part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, where the 1863 Civil War battle took place.
Full marathoners will run two loops of this course. Organizers add that the course is flat enough to offer runners a chance to achieve a personal record time, despite the rolling hills.
