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  • Horse Capital Marathon & Half Marathon
    Lexington, Kentucky, 40511, United States
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    Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

    Come Run With The Horses in Lexington in our 11th Annual Horse Cap!

    Join us on Saturday, April 11, 2026, for the 11th Annual Horse Capital Marathon & Half Marathon. Run on one of the most beautiful marathon/half marathon courses in the United States, passing over 50 Central Kentucky horse farms. You will never be out of sight of a horse farm!

    RACE FEATURES

    • Scenic country course passing by 50+ Central Kentucky Horse Farms

    • Long sleeved performance/tech shirts

    • Custom finisher's medals

    • Kentucky Horse Country inspired awards

    • Post Race Stretching

    • Free Race Photos - 2 Photographers

    • 17 Hydration Stations serving water and electrolyte drink (8 stations on half)

    • Race Pacers (Thanks ForWord Running)

    • Convenient location to I-75/64 with 8 Hotels within 3 miles of Start/Finish

    • Virtual option for those who can't join the race in person

    Our race will start at 7:30am from the Kentucky Horse Park Campground Area. A short section (beginning and end of the race) will be on the Legacy Trail with 98% being in scenic Central Kentucky country roads passing by 50+ Central Kentucky horse farms.

    This race will be staged in Lexington, Kentucky, commonly referred to as the Horse Capital of the World. Our Marathon/Half Marathon will begin together at 7:30am and will have a 6-hour maximum duration (per our city permit). This means that those competing in the marathon must keep a 14 minute 30 second/mile pace or better to complete the race in time.

    PACKET PICKUP OPPORTUNITIES

    • THURSDAY, 4/9 FROM 3-6PM at J&H Outdoors (189 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)

    • FRIDAY, 4/10 FROM 2-6PM at J&H Outdoors (189 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)

    • SATURDAY (race day), 4/11 FROM 6:15-7:15AM at the KY Horse Park Campground Area (race venue) - This PPU is only for out of town, out of state runners

    Pick up for family/friends is fine and encouraged. The more that can pick up on Thursday/Friday the better. No credentials or ID necessary.

    All in-person and virtual participants will receive a 11th Annual commemorative performance/technical shirts and finishers' medals and a run through a beautiful, rolling course through Horse County.

    Our race benefits Bluegrass Farms Charities who are the "Heart & Hands of Thoroughbred Racing." Founded in 2003, Blue Grass Farms Charities is a unique 501(c)(3)nonprofit dedicated to providing health and human services to people working in Central Kentucky's Thoroughbred ​industry.

    Also, please follow us on FACEBOOK

    MARATHON (26.2) ROUTE (1300 elevation, 19 hydration stations)

    HALF MARATHON (13.1) ROUTE (600 elevation, 8 hydration stations)

    HOTELS NEAR RACE VENUE There are 8-10 hotels located within 3 miles of the Kentucky Horse Park (Including Fairfield Inn, Embassy Suites, Marriott Griffin Gate Resort, GLo Hotel, La Quinta Inn, Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Residence Inn by Marriott). We do not have any room blocks with these hotels as it is horse racing season at Keeneland Race Track so the hotels don't enter into those arrangements in April. Here is a HOTEL LIST of these hotels off I-64/i-75 most at Newtown Pike (Exit 115)

    GPS ADDRESS FOR THE RACE: 3785 Campground Road, Lexington, KY 40511 (It is NOT 4089 Iron Works Parkway - This address will take you to the KY Horse Park). We are not holding the race inside of the KY Horse Park.

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  • The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
    Lexington, Kentucky, 40511, United States
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    Sun, Nov 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM

    THANKSGIVING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!

    Join us for the 11th Annual Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 8:30am at Mereworth Farm in West Lexington. Earn your Thanksgiving feast the following Thursday with a scenic Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K through beautiful bluegrass horse country.

    RACE FEATURES:

    • Scenic country course through horse country

    • Start/Finish on Mereworth Farm (Home of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption)

    • Finisher's medals for all 3 races

    • Commemorative long sleeved performance race shirts

    • DJ James Hummel/Freestyle Entertainment

    • Free Race Photos (Ruby Cline-Eaton and JA Laub Photography)

    • A distance for everyone --- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Virtual Option

    • Overall & Age Group Awards for all 3 races (5-year age divisions)

    • Berserker Brew Coffee & Hot Cocoa

    • Food, fun and fellowship for a great cause

    In addition to our in-person race, we are also providing a VIRTUAL OPTION for those who can't join us in person (or who are not ready for an in-person race). Those who register as a virtual participant can run/walk/hike their race on their own schedule and on their own course. Virtual participants will earn a commemorative shirt and finisher's medal. We will mail out virtual packets to those who live outside of the Central Kentucky area. The registration fee for the virtual race (any distance) is $45.

    Our race charitable beneficiaries will be New Vocations Racehorse Adoption. Read more about this worthy local charity below.

    Our scenic half marathon course will traverse through beautiful horse country and past a number of our horse farms.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Because our race starts and finishes on a horse farm, dogs are not allowed in this race as their presence could disturb the horses.

    Commemorative long-sleeved shirts (men's/women's sized) are on a first come, first served basis. When you register if your size is not available, you can either select another size or "no shirt option" to SAVE $5.00. We will have a SHIRT SWAP immediately following the race for anyone who either did not receive a shirt or got a size that they would like to trade with another participant. If we have race no shows, their shirts will be available for swap following the race.

    There will be a 15 minute/mile (3:15 total time) pace limit imposed for the half marathon race per contract with the City of Lexington. Walkers and strollers are welcomed in the 10K and 5K races. No dogs are allowed.

    PACKET PICKUP - 3 ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES TO PICKUP FOR YOU AND FRIENDS/FAMILY

    • Thursday, November 19th from 5-7pm at J&H Running Company (197 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)

    • Friday, November 20th from 4-6pm at J&H Running Company (197 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)

    • Saturday, November 21st from 1-4pm at J&H Running Company (197 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)

    There will also be limited race day PPU from 7:15-8:30am mostly designed for our out of town/out of state runners. This will be a Mereworth Farm our race venue.

    HALF MARATHON COURSE CLICK HERE

    10K COURSE CLICK HERE

    5K COURSE CLICK HERE

    VOLUNTEERING Please consider volunteering for our benefiting charities at this race (or having friends/family do so). Our race day shift generally runs from 6:30am-12:00pm. Once you sign up, we'll be in touch with you about more details, duties, etc...

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