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ORRC Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay

Name: ORRC Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay
Start: 2026-04-12
End: 2026-04-12
Location: Banks, Oregon

location_city Banks

location_on Oregon

flag United States

calendar_today 12 Apr, 2026

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language Official Website

About the Event

Picture yourself running a beautiful, tree-lined course along the 21 mile Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Both events feature a gentle 7-mile, 400-foot downhill into Banks. Hot soup, baked potatoes and hot showers await all runners and walkers. This Boston Marathon qualifier course, USATF Certified, is point-to-point, with 23 miles closed to vehicular traffic. The half marathon course is also USATF Certified.

Races Offered

Half-Marathon

Apr 12, 2026

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Distance — Half-Marathon

terrain

Type — Road running

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102 days remaining

Marathon

Apr 12, 2026

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Distance — Marathon

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Type — Road running

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102 days remaining

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Banks.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 4.3° / 14.2°

wb_sunny 1.2° / 11.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 8.5 /

water_drop 77.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 4.3° / 14.2°

wb_sunny 1.2° / 11.4°

air 8.5 km/h

water_drop 77.5%

About Banks

Banks is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, which is located in the Tualatin Valley. It is the southern anchor to the Banks–Vernonia State Trail, which is a 21-mile-long (34 km) linear trail popular with bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians. The population was 1,837 at the 2020 census. The community was named for John and Nancy Banks, who owned a nearby dairy farm. Incorporated in 1921, it is located in the western part of the county where Oregon Route 6 intersects Oregon Route 47.