Name: Bound for Boston Marathon & Half Marathon - Minneapolis
Start: 2027-08-15
End: 2027-08-15
Location: Richfield

About the Event

CHOOSE YOUR START TIME ABOVE!

Have you been dreaming of running the Boston Marathon?
Need to shave a few minutes off your qualifying time?
Or maybe you're just looking for the perfect course to set a new PR?
Whether Boston is your goal or not, the Bound for Boston Marathon & Half Marathon is for you.

We're racing around Taft Park in Richfield, MN, and the course is a 1-mile super flat & super fast loop! The Full Marathon is USATF Certified making it a Boston Qualifier!

This event is uniquely designed for serious runners.
We will have water and an electrolyte drink at the aid table located at the START/FINISH area.
Participants are welcome to bring their own personalized aid to place on the aid tables, allowing you to grab exactly what you need each time you pass.
Many runners even bring a cheer crew to help hand out fuel and keep the motivation high throughout the race.

What you get:

Race shirt
Finisher medals for all participants
Awards for both distances are in the usual 5-year age groups.

Fast course, flexible support, and a chance to chase your goals—this is the race that lets you run your perfect day.

By design this will be a smaller event, capped at just 75 participants per distance so the focus is on getting you your fastest time!

Races Offered

Half Marathon-600 am Start

Aug 15, 2027

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Running

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06:00

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$50.00

Marathon-600 am Start

Aug 15, 2027

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Distance — 42.2K

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Type — Running

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06:00

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$80.00

Cheer Crew

Aug 15, 2027

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Distance — Cheer Crew

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Type — Running

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06:30

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$0.00

Half Marathon-630 am Start

Aug 15, 2027

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Running

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06:30

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$45.00

Marathon-630 am Start

Aug 15, 2027

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Distance — 42.2K

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Type — Running

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06:30

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$75.00

Virtual Half Marathon

Aug 15, 2027

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Running

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06:30

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$25.00

Virtual Marathon

Aug 15, 2027

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Distance — 42.2K

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Type — Running

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06:30

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$25.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

16.8° / 26.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

16.4° / 26.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 6m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.9)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:16

nightlight Sunset

20:17

About Richfield

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Maple Grove is a suburban city in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.

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Bound for Boston Marathon & Half Marathon - Minneapolis

About the Event

CHOOSE YOUR START TIME ABOVE!

We're racing around Taft Park in Richfield, MN, and the course is a 1-mile super flat & super fast loop! The Full Marathon is USATF Certified making it a Boston Qualifier!

Fast course, flexible support, and a chance to chase your goals—this is the race that lets you run your perfect day.

Races Offered

Half Marathon-600 am Start

Marathon-600 am Start

Cheer Crew

Half Marathon-630 am Start

Marathon-630 am Start

Virtual Half Marathon

Virtual Marathon

Weather History

About Richfield

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