The Mississippi River Marathon and Half Marathon is a fun race to consider doing if you: * want a flat course * want a longer marathon time limit (7hr) * want to pick up two states half marathons (you have to run the full marathon, but for you it's called the Delta Double and you earn two half marathon medals). They have terrific crowd support, friendly race staff and plentiful post-race food - our race day included fresh fruit, Shipley's donuts, hot pizza, hot tamales, beer, gatorade, chocolate milk and cold water. The race is point to point. Both the full and half start in Arkansas and run across the Mississippi River to finish in downtown Greenville, Mississippi. A nice option is to run the full marathon as two half marathons - this is called the Delta Double - and allows you to earn two state medals. Although a small race (just 542 total runners in 2020), it should be no surprise this is a favorite of the 50 state club runners. Highly recommend this race! read more

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