The fourth annual race was a super day on the trail with great views! The 2017 marathon results are posted here, and the 2017 half marathon results are posted here.
The fifth annual race is planned for Saturday, September 29, 2018. Both the marathon and half marathon will start at 8:00AM. This event will take place in its entirety in West Virginia on the eastern bank of the Potomac River. The start/finish is located at 39.44199, -79.11420 down the road from the Barnum Whitewater Area. Direction links to the start/finish are provided below. If one uses maps.google.com, the start finish can be viewed on Barnum Road 1.4 miles past 530 Barnum Road Keyser, WV 26726. The Barnum Rail Trail Marathon and Half Marathon is the fourth race in the Mid-Atlantic Marathon and Half Marathon Series taking place from September 20-24, 2017 in the Cumberland, MD area. The other events in the Series are the Brush Tunnel Marathon and Half, the GAP Marathon and Half, the GAP Trestles Marathon and Half, and the Hancock Marathon and Half. In order, the series races take place in MD, MD, PA, WV, and MD.
“It was great to experience these well-organized and supported races on the beautiful trail systems.” Angela Tortorice, Marathon Maniac of the year 2011 and 2012, GWR most marathons 9/1/12-8/31/13 Angela Tortorice
This event takes place on the Barnum Rail Trail. A superb description of the trail can be found at 
Race morning packet pick-up will commence at 7:15 at the race start/finish. There is no prior-to-race day packet pickup.
Parking is available at the park overlooking the Potomac at the start/finish just past the sign pictured above.
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Entrants will start the race at the southern end of the trail at the park restrooms and head north (and down river) on the trail. At the 3.28 mile mark runners will turn around and head south (and up river) back to the start/finish. Half marathon entrants will run this out-and-back twice to complete a half marathon, and marathoners will complete this out-and-back four times to complete a marathon. Please note that the trail is also a rural gravel road for the southernmost mile of the course. The course is fairly flat. The half marathon has about 374 feet of gain and loss, and the marathon runners will experience about 748 feet of gain and loss on the course. A superb description of the trail can be found at 
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!
Historical average high and low temperatures in Barnum, WV on September 29th are 66 and 46 degrees.
The 2017 marathon results are posted