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WICKED FAST MARATHON & HALF MARATHON POCONOS

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USSeptember 202742.195km · 21.1km

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Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: Lehighton · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: $109From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 13, 2026 · Entry fee $139 · Start 07:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 12, 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 race runs the D&L Trail along the Lehigh River.

The surface is firmly packed, and the entire course descends gently at -1%.

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.

Crystal Dixon Poconos full Promo 2025

Tim Bomba

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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.

From the 2026 edition

Marathon

Entry cost $109

9/13 Sunday Marathon · until Feb 8, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost $89

9/13 Sunday Half Marathon · until Feb 8, 2026 · 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.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:00

START

123 Lehigh Dr, Lehighton, PA

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Lehighton Outdoor Center

Finish · Google Maps

The 9/13 Sunday Marathon and 9/13 Sunday Half Marathon events are held together.

Start line is located at 123 Lehigh Dr, Lehighton, PA, and the local start time is 7:00 a.m.

The finish is at Lehighton Outdoor Center.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

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

Pick up your bib at the expo

Held on the Thursday and Friday before the race; exact location and times will be announced on the official webpage and social media.

Lehighton Outdoor Center

Google Maps Directions

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNo public transit; start is reachable only via mandatory organizer shuttle bus…
Getting to the finishNo public transit; finish is at Lehighton Outdoor Center, 123 Lehigh Dr, Lehighton, PA 18235 (on-site parking available)
Transit cardNo dedicated transit card system; Lehighton in the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania is a rural,…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

No public transit; start is reachable only via mandatory organizer shuttle bus (no runner parking allowed at start)

Marathon starts at Lehigh Gorge State Park - Rockport Access (S Lehigh Gorge Dr, Weatherly, PA); Half starts at Glen Onoko Access (Jim Thorpe, PA). Both are drop-off only.

Rural Poconos/Lehigh Gorge venue with no public transit; the organizer shuttle is effectively mandatory since race-day parking at either start is prohibited.

Map

Getting to the finish

No public transit; finish is at Lehighton Outdoor Center, 123 Lehigh Dr, Lehighton, PA 18235 (on-site parking available)

Same-day bib pickup at Lehighton Outdoor Center 4:30-5:00 AM before boarding shuttles to the start.

Map

Start shuttle

Organizer bus shuttle from Lehighton Outdoor Center to the starts: marathon runners load 5:15-5:30 AM (depart 5:35 AM), half runners load 5:30-5:45 AM (depart 5:50 AM). Pre-race buses ONLY - there are NO post-race buses.

Transit card

No dedicated transit card system; Lehighton in the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania is a rural, car-access-only venue. Cash/card accepted for any parking or toll fees.

Source · checked Aug 24, 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.

Registration is handled through the RunSignUp platform.

Bib pickup takes place over the two days of Thursday and Friday before the race,

with the exact location and time announced on the race's official page and social media.

Same-day pickup is available only at the shuttle bus pickup point, and the Lehighton Outdoor Center parking lot opens at 4:30 a.m. on race day.

If you're unable to participate, you can transfer your bib to another runner through your RunSignUp account,

and the transfer must be completed before the deadline.

Times are local to Lehighton. 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.

Hampton Inn Lehighton-Jim Thorpe

Hotel · 1.8km

8.6/10(433)

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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