Runners take your mark: New racecourse was a big hit
A week ago tomorrow, the News and Sentinel Half Marathon entered a new era when it made a left turn onto 12th Street and adopted a new race course for the first time in decades. We knew a year ago that we had to change where the race weaved through the streets of Parkersburg. The old course passed so many side streets that it was a challenge to have enough volunteers and police officers to keep the cars and runners and walkers apart. After the 2025 race we started looking at different routes. Simply running the race down different streets does not really change the average number ...
