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Wilderness Road Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K Celebrating USA 250 & USMC

Stanford, Kentucky, United States

calendar_today 20 Sep, 2026

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sell $45.00 – $100.00

About the Event

Please join us for the Wilderness Road Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. These races are a one of a kind event along the Historic Wilderness Road and this year we are celebrating the 250th Anniversary of our country, as well as, honoring the United States Marine Corp. These races will take you back in time to the establishment of Fort Logan and the nation's expansion west of the Alleghany Mountains. Runners will follow in the footsteps of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky and William Whitley, the owner of the first brick house west of the Alleghany Mountains. William Whitley shook the world when he ran all of the horse races on his property counter clockwise. This was in the direct opposition the British custom of racing horses clockwise. Now in North America all Nascar, track and field and horse racing, etc. run their races counter clockwise. We are honoring the United States Marine Corp this year as Lincoln County was the home of Anthony Gale, the 4th Commandant of the USMC. Proceeds from the event will benefit the William Whitley House Endowment. The out and back course will start and finish in downtown Stanford, KY. Join us in celebrating our county's 250th Anniversary while we honor the brave men and women of the USMC. The event will be capped at 250 participants total.

Races Offered

Wilderness Road 10K

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$45.00

Wilderness Road Half Marathon

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:00

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$80.00

Wilderness Road Marathon

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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07:00

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$100.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Stanford.

thermostat Temperature

15.8° / 26.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

15.4° / 26.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 14m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:20

nightlight Sunset

19:44

About Stanford

Learn more about the host city, Stanford.

Stanford is a home rule-class city in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. It is one of the oldest settlements in Kentucky, having been founded in 1775. Its population was 3,487 at the 2010 census and an estimated 3,702 in 2024. It is the county seat of Lincoln County. Stanford is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.