Welcome to the 7th Annual Xenia Avenue Marathon & Half-Marathon. If you’re looking for a low key, certified, flat and fast marathon or half-marathon to check off the letter X on your way to completing the alphabet, then look no further.
Our event is co-sponsored by the Champlin Park High School Cross Country Running Booster Club and all net proceeds from the event will go to the booster club to help our high school and middle school cross country runners. Examples of the items that the Booster Club provides to the runners include funding for buses to meets, race meet shelters, team shorts and singlets, summer mileage awards.
Event Details:
When: Saturday July 25, 2026
Start Time: Both races begin at 6:30 a.m.
Parking is available at: Champlin Park High School – 6025 109th Avenue North, Champlin, MN 55316
Race start is across the street at Orchard Trail Park
There is an 8-Hour Time Limit.
Packet Pick-up:
Packet Pickup will be available Friday (July 24th) afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Orchard Trail Park; race day packet pickup will be available beginning at 5:30 a.m. at Orchard Trail Park.
Prices are as follows:
Date: Marathon: Half-Marathon
October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026– $105.00 $85.00
April 1 to May 31, 2026– $115.00 $95.00
June 1 to July 15, 2026 – $125.00 $105.00
July 16 to July 24, 2026 - $150.00 $130.00
All runners will receive a soft cotton/polyester shirt and finisher’s medal who register by June 30, 2026. All runners who register after June 30th will still receive a finisher's medal, just no t-shirt. There will be awards for the top 3 over male and female runners in each event.
An urban hometown celebration of Richfield's running community and culture, the Urban Wildland half takes place through the most scenic parts of the city! The Urban Wildland Half and 5K is presented by Wood Lake Nature Center, which 100% of proceeds from this race benefit environmental education. A partnership that has lasted over 50 years between the Richfield School District and Nature Center.
Virtual race registration INCLUDES shipping costs; your shirt (if you opt for one) and finisher medal will be mailed to you (domestic US only....for shipping out of the US, please contact us).
NOTE: Registrations after July 8 do not include a runner shirt.