2024 BMW Dallas Marathon Festival
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2024 BMW Dallas Marathon Festival
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Get ready to lace up your sneakers and be a part of the exhilarating 2024 BMW Dallas Marathon Festival! Picture yourself running through the vibrant streets of Dallas, starting and finishing at the iconic City Hall on Marilla Street, where the energy is infectious and the skyline views are unforgettable. This is your moment to shine, whether you're gunning for a personal best or soaking in the camaraderie and cheers from the sidelines. You're not just signing up for a race; you're joining a celebration of fitness, community, and the sheer joy of pushing limits. Don't miss out on the chance to claim your spot at Dallas' premier running event – it's time to make memories that will last a lifetime!
Friday Night Lights Mile (Fri, Dec 13), 5K/3.1 Mile (Sat, Dec 14), EIGHT K (5 Mile) (Sat, Dec 14), and 3 more
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Sun, Dec 15, 2024
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Dallas, United States
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Where and when
Location
1500 Marilla St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Start times
Sunday, Dec 15, 2024
Friday Night Lights Mile (Fri, Dec 13): TBC5K/3.1 Mile (Sat, Dec 14): TBCEIGHT K (5 Mile) (Sat, Dec 14): TBCHalf Marathon/13.1 Mile (Sun, Dec 15): TBCMarathon/26.2 Mile (Sun, Dec 15): TBC50K Ultra/31 Mile (Sun, Dec 15): TBC
Event summary
Here are the distances available for 2024 BMW Dallas Marathon Festival
Friday Night Lights Mile (Fri, Dec 13)
1mi
5K/3.1 Mile (Sat, Dec 14)
5km
EIGHT K (5 Mile) (Sat, Dec 14)
8km
Half Marathon/13.1 Mile (Sun, Dec 15)
21km
Route information
The marathon promises participants a scenic tour of the wonderful Dallas. The route will begin and end in Downtown and will highlight the best areas of the city. Along the way, runners will run through iconic neighborhoods being supported by an electric crowd with on-course entertainment giving the athletes all the motivation needed to reach their goals. The route finishes at the Dallas City Hall Plaza.
Please check the event website closer to the event date for a map of the course.
What's included
- Donation to Scottish Rite for Children
- Soft two-blend short-sleeve participant shirt
- Long-sleeve performance blend finisher shirt (event specific)
- Personalized race bib (*if registered by October 31st)
- High-energy start and finish line experience
- First-class course highlighting the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods, entertainment districts and iconic Dallas landmarks
- Course entertainment to help motivate you along the way
- Finishers medallion for all finishers
- Admission to the Post-Race Party featuring music, food, beverages and complimentary beer (participants 21+)
How to get there
1500 Marilla St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Get full directionsParking
There are many parking lots available for use when visiting the expo, on race day and for the post-race party.
By Public Transport
To avoid parking delays, use local public transport dart using one of the following lines depending if you are travelling...
- From the North/Northeast, using the Red Line
- From the North, using the Green Line
- From Irving, using the Orange Line
- From the South, using the Red, Blue, or Green Lines
Stations close to event venue:
Convention Center Station: Dallas Convention Center and the start & finish line at Dallas City Hall Plaza
Event day logistics
8:00 Marathon Start
8:00 Half-Marathon Start
8:00 50k Ultra Marathon Start
For the start times of the other races over the festival weekend, please check the event website.
Race Packet
All participants are required to collect their race packet from Kay Bailey Hutchinson Dallas Convention Center – Hall A
650 S. Griffin St., Dallas, TX 75202. Opening times are as follows: Friday, December 13th – 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 14th – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please bring a valid form of ID for collection.
Gear Check
Gear check will be available for all BMW Dallas Marathon Festival participants on both Saturday and Sunday. Runners will ONLY be allowed to deposit the provided, clear plastic participant bags at the gear check area starting at 6:30 a.m. on race morning. There will be no advance Gear Check. The BMW Dallas Marathon Festival will issue the race-approved bags during packet pickup at the Health & Fitness Expo.
Time Limit
Due to the re-opening of the closed roads used for this event, participants must adhere to a strict time limit. For the marathon, athletes must adhere to a pace of 14 minutes 50 seconds per mile, equating to a 6-hour 30-minute marathon finish time. The time limit for the half-marathon is 4 hours, equating to a 18-minute per mile pace. Event staff will be picking up course equipment gradually throughout the day as roads re-open, following the same course as the athletes, at the dedicated minimum pace.
Aid Stations
There will be 17 aid stations along the BMW Dallas Marathon, Half Marathon and 50K Ultra Marathon course. All stations will provide water and Gatorade Endurance Formula to runners.
Pace Teams
There will be multiple pacers in each race for specific finish times. Please checkout the event website for more info.
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