Now an annual autumn running tradition in this southwestern Virginia city, Roanoke’s Star City Half Marathon & 10K takes runners on a course that incorporates a mix of both hills and flat stretches along a loop course that unfolds throughout the city, from the start and finish area near the Hotel Roanoke on Shenandoah Ave.
Star City Half Marathon & 10K
November 23, 2024
Roanoke
Trail
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100-500
Some Hills
Small Town
High: 57°
/ Low: 36°
From there, the race features a loop tour of Roanoke’s city streets and neighborhoods and several city parks, including Wasena, Smith and Mill Mountain Parks. Just over 98,000 people make their home here (and more than 300,000 in the surrounding metro area), along the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia.
Several hundred runners turn out for the race each year — most years see finishers’ lists that number over 600 runners — and the event is sponsored locally by the Roanoke-based running club Star City Striders and Virginia Amateur Sports.
The race is open to both runners and walkers, though organizers say they discourage walkers from entering if they cannot complete the 13.1-mile course for the half marathon within the event’s 3-hour, 15-minute time limit.
Overview
Now an annual autumn running tradition in this southwestern Virginia city, Roanoke’s Star City Half Marathon & 10K takes runners on a course that incorporates a mix of both hills and flat stretches along a loop course that unfolds throughout the city, from the start and finish area near the Hotel Roanoke on Shenandoah Ave.
Course Description
From there, the race features a loop tour of Roanoke’s city streets and neighborhoods and several city parks, including Wasena, Smith and Mill Mountain Parks. Just over 98,000 people make their home here (and more than 300,000 in the surrounding metro area), along the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia.
Several hundred runners turn out for the race each year — most years see finishers’ lists that number over 600 runners — and the event is sponsored locally by the Roanoke-based running club Star City Striders and Virginia Amateur Sports.
The race is open to both runners and walkers, though organizers say they discourage walkers from entering if they cannot complete the 13.1-mile course for the half marathon within the event’s 3-hour, 15-minute time limit.
