Koala Health and Wellness is sponsoring its annual Galveston Marathon and Half Marathon coming up in a few days. The event will have a Marathon Kids Mile run and a 5K along with the marathon and the half marathon.
The marathon will be run on a fast and flat paved road course. Gels, Gatorade, fruit and cookies will be available at stations situated every 1.5 miles.
This will be a Boston Marathon qualifier. A six-hour limit has been placed on the marathon but the half marathon will not have a time limit. Marathon runners must get into the second loop of the course by the three-hour mark.
Marathon age groups will be divided into five-year increments starting with 15 through 19 and ending with 80 and over. The half marathon and the Galveston 5K will have the same age categories but will include a 14 and under division.
The 5K run is limited to the first 300 registrants. Runners will receive finishers’ medals and short sleeve shirts with the event Logo Design on them.
The Galveston Marathon and Half Marathon will be tis Sunday, February 18 at Stewart Beach Park, 201 Seawall Blvd. The handcycles and wheelchair racers will start at 7:15 am; the marathon and half marathon runners will begin at 7:30 am; followed by the Galveston 5K runners at 7:45. The kids’ run will begin at 7:50 am.
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