The Great Appalachian Valley Half Marathon 5K and 10K

Join us on 07/15/2026
(race date estimated)

The Great Appalachian Valley Half Marathon 5K and 10K Race Description

 

 

Mark your calendars for July 15, 2023, for the Ohiopyle Marathon Race Festival.

DESCRIPTION

We elevate a race into an event experience!

 Run through the beautiful countryside in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

  • It will be a fast, flat run through the lush, scenic countryside.
  • All half marathon and combo platter athletes receive a very high quality, full zipper, double zip pocket, embroidered jacket.
    • Jackets are gender specific.
    • Go to our website to see examples of our event artwork. 
  • Virtual runners (any distance) will be mailed a jacket and medal after the event. 
  • Here's the course map: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/4057865899
BUNDLES
  • Fast Finishes is offering bundle pricing to all of our big events! The more you register for, the more you receive! See the descriptions below.
  • You can register for Fast Finishes big events at once and save!
  • For example, register today for the Conquer the Canyon marathon and the Pocono half marathon and save on both entry fees!
    • Killer Quad-register for 4 events and receive a 5% discount on each race! After you complete the 4 events you will receive a special medal and a $20 Amazon gift card!
    • Triple Ticket-register for 3 events and receive a 5% discount on each race! After you complete the 4 events you will receive a special medal and a $10 Amazon gift card!
    • Double Trouble-register for 2 events and receive a 5% discount on each race! 
MILITARY DISCOUNT
  • 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!
CHARITIES
  •  Fast-finishes is proud to support as many charitable causes as part of our mission to help improve people's lives in any way possible.
  • Our charitable donations strategy is to work closely with the permit agencies (municipal, state or private party) and ask them what organizations need financial support for their non-profit activities.
  • We have donated to numerous organizations, including local fire departments, townships, conservation organizations, human relief organizations and most importantly, to organizations that help children in need.
  • After we make sure that our commitments to local organizations are met or exceeded, our favorite national organization is Turnaround Arts.
    • Turnaround Arts works to ensure that every child in America has access to an education rich in the arts.
    • We are happy to contribute as much as possible to Turnaround Arts.
  • A core part of our business mission is to try and help make the world a better place for all people.
RACE WEBSITE

Additional race information can be found at http://www.fast-finishes.com.

 
VIRTUAL RESULTS SUBMISSION

Run your race on your time! 

 


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  • The Great Appalachian Valley Half Marathon 5K and 10K Where & When
  • Location: 304 Britton Rd , Shippensburg, PA 17257
  • Race Date: 2023/07/15 07:00:00 AM (Saturday)
  • Categories:
    • 5K start time 7:45 AM
    • 10k start time 8:45 AM
    • Half Marathon start time 7:30 AM
    • Combo Platter 5K/10K start time 7:45 AM

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