Salisbury Viaduct Marathon and Half Marathon

Both the marathon and half marathon will start at 8:00AM. This event takes place in its entirety in Pennsylvania on the outstanding Great Allegheny Passage (GAP). Highlights of the scenic course include the crossings of the 1908 feet long Salisbury Viaduct over the Casselman River, and the Meyersdale Western Maryland Railroad Station.

This race is the fourth event in the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Marathon and Half Marathon Series taking place from September 28 – October 2.. The other events in the Series are the GAP Marathon and Half, the Eastern Continental Divide Marathon and Half, the GAP Trestles Marathon and Half, and the Hancock Marathon and Half. In order, the series races take place in MD, PA, PA, PA, and MD. Run one, some, or all these great trail races!

Registration

$55 for the half marathon and $70 for the marathon through June 30th; $65 for the half marathon and $80 for the marathon from July 1st to August 31st; $70 for the half marathon and $90 for the marathon from September 1st until the race. Online registration closes at 5:00PM eastern time Thursday October 8th.

Please note that this event is a shirt optional race. Runners have the option to not receive the very nice soft cotton race shirt which reduces the below listed entry fees by $10.

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Race Location/Info

Marathoners will park and start/finish their race in the super trail town of Rockwood. The start/finish and parking lots are located at 100 Rockdale Road Rockwood, PA. Please park in one of the gravel parking lots on the west side of the road that can be seen in the small map below.

Half marathoners will park and start/finish their race in the fantastic trail town of Meyersdale. The start/finish and parking lots are located at 527 Main Street Meyersdale, PA. Please fill the gravel parking lot first. There is also street parking on Main Street just a few hundred feet down the road from the trail. Please see the map below.

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Packet Pickup

There is no Friday night packet pickup. Saturday race morning packet pick-up will commence at 7:15 AM at each race start/finish location.

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Travel

Use this link to view the airports closest to Meyersdale, PA. According to the Travel Math link, the distances to Meyersdale, PA from major airports are: PIT – 106 miles; Harrisburg (MDT) – 155 miles; Dulles (IAD) – 161 miles; DCA – 170 miles; BWI – 172 miles

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Hotels

There are no chain hotels in Meyersdale, but there is the morguentoole.com hotel and four Bed and Breakfast locations in Meyersdale. The morguentoole.com hotel has several different room types that will interest a wide variety of runners. If you are interested in staying in Meyersdale the morguentoole.com web site is worth the time to view. This Trip Advisor link provides some info on all the Meyersdale lodging options.

The Frostburg/Cumberland/La Vale, MD hotels and the Somerset, PA hotels are 30 minutes from the race start/finish.

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Course Info

The half marathon course is a typical Altis Endurance course that uses a quarter marathon length (6.56 miles) of trail. The half marathon course is a simple out-and-back course. Halfers head west on the GAP from the start. After running west for 6.56 miles halfers turn around and head east back to the start/finish line. According to mapmyrun.com the course has 1056 feet of elevation gain and loss. Since the elevation chart shows a bunch of hills or bumps on the course that do not exist, it is likely that the 1056 feet of elevation gain and loss is a high number. The course map link can be viewed at https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2745955636.

The marathon course is a loop. The loop doesn’t close completely however. The marathon start line is on the west side of Rockdale Road, and the marathon finish line is on the east side of Rockdale Road so that runners only have to cross the road once during the race. At the start runners head west on the GAP for just over a mile. Upon reaching the course west turnaround runners turn around and head east on the GAP for just over a half marathon. Upon reaching the course east turnaround point at the Meyersdale Train Station, runners turn around and head west on the GAP back to the finish in Rockwood. According to mapmyrun.com the course has 2360 feet of elevation gain and loss. Since the elevation chart shows a bunch of hills or bumps on the course that do not exist, it is highly likely that the 2360 feet of elevation gain and loss is a high number. The course map link can be viewed at https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2745265519.

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Volunteer

If you would like to be a race volunteer please contact Mike at events@altisendurance.com. Volunteers earn free race entries for themselves (or to donate to a friend/relative) in any Altis Endurance race and/or donations to a favorite charity/non-profit organization.

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Awards

The finisher awards are produced by Steel Images. The 2020 finisher award is pictured above. Great thanks to runner Markus Mueller for designing the super award! There are no age group awards or first finisher awards.

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Weather

Historical average high and low temperatures in Meyersdale, PA on October 10th is 61 and 42.

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Aid Stations

Half marathon aid stations are located at 1.4, 2.9, 4.7, 6.6, 8.5, 10.2, and 11.7

Half marathon port-o-lets are located at 2.9, 4.7, 8.5, and 10.2

Marathon aid stations are located at 2.5, 5.2, 7.8, 9.7, 11.5, 13.0, 14.4, 15.9, 17.3, 19.1, 21.0, and 23.6

Marathon port-o-lets are located at 2.5, 9.7, 11.5, 14.4, 17.3, and 19.1

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Cutoffs

Runners have eight hours to complete their respective races.

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Refunds/Transfers/Miscellaneous

As is the case with most races, there will be no refunds of entry fees to entrants. Transfers of race bibs from one runner to another is also not allowed. This event is limited to 100 entrants. There will not be a waiting list if the race fills.

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Questions

If you have any questions please contact Mike at altisendurancesports@gmail.com.

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