It has been an absolutely fantastic five years of running on the Great Allegheny Passage in the Frostburg area!!! Frank and Mike of Altis Endurance Sports absolutely love to conduct the GAP Marathon and Half Marathon. However, this event is being sidelined for three to four years due to our 9-5 jobs and to allow Altis Endurance Sports to pursue other race directing options.
The fifth annual GAP Marathon and Half Marathon is set for Thursday, September 27, 2018. Both the marathon and half marathon will use 6.56 miles of the GAP and start at 7:30AM. This event will take place in its entirety in Maryland on the outstanding Great Allegheny Passage (GAP). The race start/finish is located at Frostburg GAP Trailhead located at 10062 New Hope Road NW Frostburg, MD 21532.
This race is the second event in the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Marathon and Half Marathon Series taking place from September 26-30. The other events in the Series are the Brush Tunnel Marathon and Half, the GAP Trestles Marathon and Half, the Barnum Rail Trail Marathon and Half, and the Hancock Marathon and Half. In order, the series races take place in MD, MD, PA, WV, and MD. Run one, some, or all these great trail races!
“These are small low key races with limited runners allowed with outstanding support and views of the Great Allegheny Passage, great area to visit.”
Henry Rueden
The race start/finish is on the Great Allegheny Passage at the Frostburg GAP Trailhead located at 10062 New Hope Road NW Frostburg, MD 21532. Use 
Runners start on the Great Allegheny Passage at the Frostburg Trailhead and head towards Cumberland. Six tenths of a mile after crossing Woodcock Hollow Road NW runners turn around and head back towards the start/finish. Half Marathon runners will finish their race upon reaching the start/finish at the Trailhead. Marathon runners will do another out and back of the course to complete the marathon. The trail surface is a fantastic crushed stone surface which is great for running. The course map link below also shows the elevation profile of the course. The course is not flat, but the elevation change is gradual. The half marathon has about 1036 feet of gain and loss, and the marathon runners will experience about 2072 feet of gain and loss on the course.
The course map can be viewed at 
The finisher awards are produced by Steel Images. An image of the award artwork is above. There are no age group awards or first finisher awards. Great thanks to Steel Images for the fantastic finisher awards!