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Essentia Health Iron Range Half Marathon

calendar_today 14 Aug, 2026 – 15 Aug, 2026

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Essentia Health Iron Range Half Marathon

About the Event

A first of its kind half marathon in the quad city areas of Northern Minnesota's Iron Range. The race will start with participants meeting at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia, Minnesota the morning of August 15th. Busses will transport participants to the Mesabi Trail headquarters in Eveleth, Minnesota. The race starts in Eveleth at the trail head and continues through the beautiful North woods from Eveleth through Gilbert and into Virginia on the Mesabi Trail, including the iconic Thomas Rukavina Memorial bridge (the highest bridge in Minnesota) ending at the ITMEC. For more race details check out ironrangehalfmarathon.com To receive a race t-shirt, you must be registered by July 31st!
Awards:
Official results and age division awards will be based on your Chip time.
Age Divisions are as follows:
12-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-99

Friday evening will be our second year of our 5k event! The race will begin and end at the iron trail event center, and it will be a timed event with the same age divisions. Come join us for some fun to kick off the big half marathon weekend!

 

August 14th FREE kids run starts at 5pm and 5k will be at 6pm at Iron Trail Motors Event Center. 

Races Offered

5K Race

Aug 14, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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18:00

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$30.00

Half Marathon

Aug 15, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$60.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Virginia.

thermostat Temperature
14.3° / 23.0°
wb_sunny Feels like
12.8° / 22.0°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
10h 29m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.4 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
air Avg wind speed
11.3 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
Moderate
terrain Course conditions
Firm and slightly soft
sunny Max UV Index
Moderate (4.9)
humidity_mid Humidity
76.2%
wb_twilight Sunrise
06:07
nightlight Sunset
20:19

About Virginia

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The Commonwealth of Virginia is a state in the South of the United States with nearly 9 million inhabitants.

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