Run For the Elk Race Festival Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K

Join us on 07/29/2026
(race date estimated)

Run For the Elk Race Festival Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Description

 

 

Place

North Chestnut at East Third St Rail Trail
Emporium, PA US 15834

Description

Run for the Elk Race Festival: Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K
Emporium, PA on July 29, 2023

This is going to be a great event with amazing scenery!

Emporium is the ”Elk Capital of Pennsylvania” and is located in the heart of the state’s wild elk herd, now numbering almost 1,000 majestic animals.

  • The Full Marathon a certified Boston Marathon Qualifier!
  • The course is certified 
  • Here's a course map: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5071711882/
  • We are proud to announce that we have a non-binary registration option that has their own awards categories: overall and age groups.

  • All athletes will receive a pair of unifit socks with each race entry, along with a shirt and finisher's medal.
  • All first time half marathon and marathon finishers will receive a plaque that commemorates their first half or full marathon finish that the athlete will receive along with their finisher’s medal. Find Mark at the end of the race and let him know you ran your first marathon or half.

Fast Finishes has partnered with Run Love Run for professional coaching services. You can find more information about them by the dropdown link or by going to their website www.RunLoveRun.com.


SWAG

Entry fees will include:

  • Beautiful Medal and Lanyard
  • T-shirt
  • Running ankle socks with our fast-finishes logo
  • Marathon, Half Marathon and Combo platter runners will also receive a FREE Jacket with the race logo patch.
  • Click/tap here for more size information.

2023 Medal

 2023 Finishers Medal.


I Run for Fun socks


All of our events feature a 10% discount on race entry for all service members and their family. 

We love our uniformed service members and their families. All of our events feature a 10% discount on race entry for all service members and their family. Please use code SERVICE to receive this discount.

This discount is available to all active duty service members, their spouse and children, as well as their parents and brothers and sisters. Please note: parents, brothers and sisters, spouse and children do not need to be active service members!

 


Thank you for participating in Fast Finishes Events! Contact Mark Hughes at markfastfinishes@gmail.com. We are always happy to answer any questions you have about our races. For additional information and race updates please check our website: fast-finishes.com.

 


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  • Run For the Elk Race Festival Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Where & When
  • Location: 7 Sheridan Street, Emporium, PA 15834
  • Race Date: 2023/07/29 07:30:00 AM (Saturday)
  • Categories:
    • 5K 7:45 AM EDT
    • 10K 8:45 AM EDT
    • Half Marathon 7:30 AM EDT
    • Marathon 7:30 AM EDT
    • Combo 5K/10K 7:45 AM EDT

Run For the Elk Race Festival Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Reviews

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Course: 5.0/5
Organization: 5.0/5
Run for the Elk

What an amazing event! Thanks so much for making a couple of Canadians feel so welcome!

Maureen P.

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