This year’s DinoHalf Marathon is going to look slightly different than in 2015.
To start off, this year will only be holding 3 events, as opposed to four in previous years. The events will include 5K family fun run, a 10 kilometer run, as well as the half marathon, which is 21.1 kilometers.
This year the 10 kilometer run and the half marathon will be measured in Official Athletics Canada Length, so the course is being slightly changed.
“The half marathon takes a larger loop around downtown before heading out to the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and the 10 kilometer run is the length of Midland along the river. It has improved the ten kilometer quite a bit,” says organizing committee member Jens Madsen
So far, 200 participants have registered for the half marathon, which is ahead of last year’s registration.
“We usually have about one-third from Calgary, one-third from Drumheller and one-third from everywhere else. This year we have registrants from as far east as Winnipeg, as far west as BC and as far north as Fort McMurray,” says Madsen.
The proceeds for this event are being donated to The Badlands Community Facility and towards mental health.
The half marathon is set to take off on Sunday, September 11.
