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Pocono Mountains Marathon Race Festival: Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K

Name: Pocono Mountains Marathon Race Festival October 11 2025
Uploaded: 2025-10-12
Description: The starting point is Promised Land State Park in Greentown, Pennsylvania. Four events are held on the same day: full marathon, half marathon, 10km, and 5km.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USOct 9, 202742.195km · 21.1km · 10km +1 more events

Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0

Race date in 354 days: Oct 9, 2027 Sat
City · Distance: Greentown · 42.195km · 21.1km · 10km +1 more events
Entry fee: $80Varies by event and entry period
Status: OpenSee how to enter ↗

2027Date Oct 9, 2027 · Entry ~ Oct 6, 2027

2026

2026Date Oct 10, 2026 · Entry ~ Oct 7, 2026 · Entry fee $40 · Start 07:30

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 20, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

The starting point is Promised Land State Park in Greentown, Pennsylvania.

Four events are held on the same day: full marathon, half marathon, 10km, and 5km.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Pocono Mountains Marathon Race Festival October 11 2025

elitefeats

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

Marathon

Entry cost $80

until Aug 23, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost $80

until Aug 23, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

10K

Entry cost $40

until Oct 6, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

5K

Entry cost $40

until Oct 6, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:00

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	09:00
Half21.0975km	09:00
10K10km	10:15
5K5km	09:15

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

Promised Land State Park, Greentown, PA

Start · Google Maps

The event includes Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, 10K, and Combo 5K and 10K.

The start is at Promised Land State Park, Greentown, PA, at 7:30 AM local time.

Typical race-season temperature: around 10°C (51°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2026

Finisher medal 2026

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Bib pickup

This is a Boston Qualifier-certified course (fully paved).
Packet pickup details have not been published.

Upper Lake Overflow Parking Lot, Promised Land State Park, Greentown, PA

start area

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startUpper Lake Overflow Parking Lot, Promised Land State Park, Greentown, PA

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Upper Lake Overflow Parking Lot, Promised Land State Park, Greentown, PA

Start and finish are co-located at the Upper Lake Overflow Parking Lot inside Promised Land State Park.

Map

Getting to the finish

Upper Lake Overflow Parking Lot, Promised Land State Park, Greentown, PA

Same location as the start.

Map

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The start and finish are at the Upper Lake Overflow Parking Lot inside Promised Land State Park.

Full marathon is operated as a Boston Marathon qualifying (BQ) certified course.

The entry fee includes a T-shirt, finisher finisher medal, and running socks.

Participants completing half marathon and full marathon for the first time also receive a commemorative plaque, separate from the finisher finisher medal.

A nonbinary category is also offered as a separate award category.

Registration is handled through organizer Elite Feats.

For inquiries, contact events@elitefeats.com.

Times are local to Greentown. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

The Rex Hotel

Hotel · 1.9km

9.5/10(14)

View on Booking.com

New York: Spa Castle Pool and Spa Pass

$111

View on GetYourGuide

Bateaux New York Premier Plus Dinner Cruise

$261

Pocono Mountains Marathon Race Festival: Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K

About Pocono Mountains Marathon Race Festival: Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run