ORRC Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay

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Date 11 Apr, 2027
Races 4 distances
Entry fee $40.00 – $80.00
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ORRC Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay

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 food 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

11Apr

Marathon

Running

Distance
42.2K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$80.00
11Apr

ORRC Vernonia Marathon 2 Person Relay

Running

Distance
42.2K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$40.00
11Apr

ORRC Vernonia Marathon 4 Person Relay

Running

Distance
42.2K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$40.00
11Apr

Half Marathon

Running

Distance
21.1K
Start time
09:00
Entry fee
$50.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for April in Banks.

Temperature4.3° / 14.7°
Feels like1.4° / 12.1°
Sunshine hours8h 39m
Rainfall3.2 mm
Snowfall0.1 cm
Wind8.1 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity75.4%
Max UV indexModerate (3.5)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise06:24
Sunset19:59

About Banks

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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.

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