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ccept cookie policy button below to accept the use of cookies on your browser if you still see this message after clicking the link then your browser settings are likely set to not allow cookies please try enabling cookies you can find instructions at https www whatismybrowser com guides how to enable cookies auto accept cookie policy groundhog day marathon fri february 5 sat february 6 2027 sign up sign in create account help race info event info sign up find a participant results volunteer refund policy race insurance sponsors sign up sign in create account help race info event info sign up find a participant results volunteer more refund policy race insurance sponsors groundhog day marathon fri february 5 sat february 6 2027 walker mi 49534 us directions enter your tweet check out this race tweet enter your message check out this race please be advised that utilizing this text feature may result in additional sms and data charges from your mobile service provider send text events marathon price 104 date range 02 06 time 8 00am est price increases after november 29 2026 at 11 59pm est sign up half marathon price 94 date range 02 06 time 8 00am est price increases after november 29 2026 at 11 59pm est sign up 1 6 marathon world championship price 69 date range 02 05 time 6 30pm est price increases after november 29 2026 at 11 59pm est sign up whole hog 1 6 plus full price 134 date range 02 05 02 06 time 6 30pm est 4 00pm est price increases after november 29 2026 at 11 59pm est sign up half hog 1 6 plus half price 124 date range 02 05 02 06 time 6 30pm est 4 00pm est price increases after november 29 2026 at 11 59pm est sign up place 1400 maynard ave sw walker mi us 49534 description we ve all heard of punxsutawney phil the little furry guy in pennsylvania who comes out sees his shadow and declares six more weeks of winter then there s augustus t groundhog better known as grand rapids gus he s phil s much more interesting cousin unlike phil who it seems can only see shadows gus has much better eyesight and can look at a calendar on february 2 and know that spring doesn t start for six weeks gus suggested that instead of lamenting over six more weeks of winter we should embrace the cold and snow and do something fun and so the groundhog day marathon was born the modified course for 2024 was pretty popular we ve certified the new course so we ll be starting behind the pavilion this year again looking forward to seeing you in 2027 early start if you re planning to be running more than about 6 hours please start at the 7 00 am early start the normal start is at 8 00 am the basics it s a winter running event outside grand rapids michigan yes there will probably be lots of snow on the course the friday and saturday beginning of february in 2027 it s february 5 6 it s more fun than you should have with your clothes on and we definitely suggest you keep your clothes on our events friday moonlight 1 6 marathon on groundhog eve world championship 1 6 marathon hey we re going to be set up anyway no sense in just long distance people having all the fun two loops of the course 6 30 p m friday 300 runner limit saturday marathon like the movie you ll feel like you re repeating the same day over and over a beautiful snowy we hope approximately 2 2 mile course splits every 1 12th of a marathon 8 00 a m saturday 500 runner limit combined for full and half marathons saturday half marathon for those of you who couldn t stay awake through the whole movie only six times around course ever see the movie the course will give you the opportunity to relive the same day several times a total of 12 loops of approximately 2 18 miles on a certified course yes you can qualify for boston will have you feeling just a little case of deja vu aid stations at 1 mile plus the finish line area don t plan on the course being free of snow it s paved which means no underlying rocks and roots but that s about all we re promising swag every participant will get an awesome hoodie finisher medal whole and half hog get a stocking cap as well training partner and our official training program for groundhog rungr is our largest local running club and has multiple coaches who provide training programs for all of our races with a club of more than 300 runners the club provides a great opportunity to not only get a coaching plan but also do your training with a large group of local athletes rungr will be offering a training plan specific to groundhog distances as well as a prorated membership known as their fast program so you can try out the club for 20 weeks https rungr com for our official training program click hotels travel our airport is grr look for hotels here this is a middle of the freakin winter thing weather could suck usually does you do know we re in michigan right so register at your own risk there are no refunds deferrals until friday of race weekend no transfers if there s a snowstorm of biblical proportions we ll have a snow date the next saturday if it s still not possible to hold the event we ll give people registered for this year a 50 credit on next year s event you can transfer from one event to another look yourself up and bring up your record you ll have to pay the difference between the events no refunds contacts note if you write with a question that s very plainly stated on the page the email may get a low priority race director don kern donkern1 gmail com 616 293 3145 volunteer coordinator stephanie cornwell happy steph 1976 gmail com mailing address 1170 oakburn ave se grand rapids mi 49546 race weekend info aid stations aid stations are at about 1 mile and at the start finish approx 2 18 miles on the loop water and gatorade oreos peanut butter filled pretzels we aren t supplying any energy gel so bring your supply or pick some up from striders and don t throw stuff on the trail gel packets cups etc it s winter and we ll never find them to pick up in the snow update on aid stations the one on the course at the 1 mile mark is staffed by swimmers led by eric hansen these are my swim peeps eric organizes the mackinac bridge swim we make a contribution for them supporting first responders the second aid station at the start finish is staffed by ys guys a bunch of ymca regulars for them we make a contribution to kids food basket there are a couple other unofficial aid stations one manned by jake and jeff providing some adult beverages and the other bad ideas multisport out about a half mile or so on the course which was serving pickle backs awards overall winners male female in the full and half get an amazing piece of groundhog art by local chainsaw artist jack eppinga other than that coffee mugs for age group awards 3 deep and of course finisher medals for all three events five year age groups if you have any chance whatsoever of winning the overall race start at the front so we don t have any confusion on gun vs chip time we re basing all awards on chip time overall awards i e the really cool groundhog trophies chip time due to the crowded starting area if you have any chance whatsoever of winning the overall race start at the front so we don t have any confusion on gun vs chip time we re basing all awards on chip time all age group awards will be based on chip time since the narrow starting area is hard to get everyone who s fast right up by the starting line coolest groundhog contest we ll be picking the best dressed groundhog and reward that person with a little bit of extra swag course yes we already talked about that no the course won t be free of snow unless mother nature or some other mother deems it so if it s really bad we ll actually groom it so that it s not as bad as it was in 2014 just to keep people from jumping all over marathon don s back because of flooding on part of the course in 2024 we changed the course to be 12 loops instead of 6 most people liked that maybe not the timing guys early start if you re going to be on the course after 3pm start at 7 for the early start or start at 6 and run your own stopwatch report to the classic race table in the tent before you start and when you finish we ll still include you in the official results timing mats will be on for the 7am start every year runners matt frazier brian steinberg mark pearson isaac newhof jessica molloy years 1 12 always with us linda vansteinvoorn headlamps the moonlight event on friday night the 1 6 marathon headlamps are required bring yours from home we re not sure that anyone will be around to sell you one on site dude in 2017 we actually saw the moon hoodies to guarantee a hoodie size will be available on race day please get registered asap everyone will get the swag but we don t wish to have tons of them left over if you sign up on race day you ll have to wait until after the full and half start to make sure we have the right size for you if we run out we ll get you one afterwards oh there are no xs hoodies hotels we don t have any hotel relationships for this event but the closest ones are in grandville packet pickup we ll have packets available at 1170 oakburn ave se grand rapids don s house thursday from 5 to 8 you also might get a chance to help us load the u haul on friday at the race site 1400 maynard from 4 30pm 7 30pm and then beginning at 6 30 a m on saturday parking the race venue may be limited with parking but we have lots more than in the early years carpooling is recommended if you can start times 6 30pm friday for the 1 6 marathon 8 00am saturday for the full and half marathon early start on saturday at 7 00am swag hoodie for each runner in the 1 6 full and half for those running the 1 6 on friday then the full or half on saturday you ll get a hoodie and an embroidered stocking cap finisher medals for all 1 6 marathon marathon and half marathon finishers swag shop we ll have old sweatshirts and various merchandise on sale cash only or venmo bring a few bucks switching races it is allowable to switch from the full to the half or vice versa if you re feeling really frisky but you need to make sure the timers from classic race management know that before the race cash bribes might help switching mid race isn t cool but if you happen to do that you better go up to jeff from classic and talk real nice to him and maybe he ll include you in the results anyway we have a few people get on the course and decide to switch to the half marathon we can work with that time limits yeah we try not to do that if there are still people on the course at 3pm we ll keep the clock running for you but we re probably going to be putting everything away while we re waiting for you stay vertical keep moving forward we re hoping to be driving away by 4pm take the early start if you need to wave start yeah we tried to do a wave start but you people seemed content to start at your leisure so to heck with that idea competitive runners be at the starting line on time and we ll send you off if you have any chance whatsoever of winning the overall race start at the front so we don t have any confusion on gun vs chip time we re basing all awards on chip time after that the less focused runners can cross the starting line heck we have chip timing anyway so you ll get an accurate time regardless note please start in the first couple of minutes don t sit in the tent hanging out it s not going to get any warmer in the next 5 minutes race contact info frequently asked questions where is this event it s in the united states grand rapids michigan it s not the event in telford england that one is here but our friends from across the pond are welcome to join us just think run two groundhog marathons in the same year who does that what is the weather going to be like there are professionals who do weather predictions we re not them and punxsutawney phil out in pennsylvania supposedly does weather predictions too grand rapids gus however doesn t give a s there could be a lot of snow on the course i thought you were going to keep it on groundhog day what s the deal we took a poll people thought it would be better to keep it on the weekend so we re keeping it on the weekend don t say we never listened to you christmas has to stay on the 25th but we re trying to make this more convenient for our runners so we re moving it slightly off the 2nd some years come to think of it i think the poll was more among staff members who couldn t stay awake for the super bowl when we held it on sunday a couple times is this a boston qualifier it s winter it s paved trails but there may be two feet of snow on them but the course is certified so yes if you can finish in a bq time it s a boston qualifier will there be finishers medals and shirts we re freaking professionals we ll have gatorade and water and portajohns too will there be mile markers and aid stations on the course there are 2 mile markers on the course it s 2 18 miles long so putting more than that would just be silly there are aid stations at 1 mile and at the finish line can we wear costumes we re not going to discourage it you can run naked for all we care but that would be silly i hear you ve got a bunch of the mackinac bridge swimmers manning one of the aid stations they aren t going to cut a hole in lake leota and try and get us to swim on the way around our last loop are they we can t guarantee that you never know what eric is going to do with his crew will there be a live groundhog maybe we ve certainly seen groundhogs on the course before but perhaps not in the middle of winter then there s the groundhog puppet that don uses to mess with people is this a walker friendly race walker friendly yes the event is actually held in walker incidentally please walk fast so we don t all freeze while waiting for you if you re going to be on the course after 3pm start at 6 or 7 and run your own stopwatch report to the classic race table in the tent before you start and when you finish we ll still include you in the official results and we re going to be cleaning up by mid afternoon we ll keep the clock running for you are past results available yes past years results where s the course map there s a link below for that there could be a lot of snow on the course where will the parking be there s a bunch of parking on site carpooling is advised just to keep the congestion down we re at the secchia meadows if we run out of parking there we ll open the parking lot on the other side of maynard if i don t show up for the race can i still get my hoodie maybe but you ll have to pick it up we try not to have any leftover when we re done so don t plan on it also they cost about 8 00 to mail so we re not really crazy about doing that i ll give you a link to my paypal and you can send postage and make it easy to print the mailing label is it ok if i throw trash on the trail no it s winter it s really hard to find stuff in the snow that s why we have cookies and peanut butter filled pretzels instead of gel packs at the aid station even 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