Back Your Badge Marathon
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About the race
The Back Your Badge Marathon is the 4th Annual event in Plainfield, Indiana, that honors and supports local Public Safety Agencies: police, fire, and communications. The course is USA Track & Field certified and follows roads and trails through Plainfield, including historic US 40 and the Plainfield Parks Trail System, with routes that pass local police, fire, and communications facilities.
Participants represent one of the public safety agencies and each completed mile contributes to that agency’s team total. The team with the most combined miles receives a traveling trophy. Proceeds support Public Safety Beneficent Programs, Local Youth Assistance Programs, and the Back Your Badge Paramedic Scholarship Fund.
Location: Richard A. Carlucci Recreation & Aquatic Center, 651 Vestal Road, Plainfield, IN 46168, USA.
Distances
- Marathon: 26.2 Miles; age 16+; fee $65
- Half Marathon: 13.1 Miles; age 10+; fee $55
- 5K: 5K; fee $30
- Kids Fun Run: 1 Mile; choice of 1/2 mile or 1 mile untimed for kids 11 and younger; free
The event spans two days and includes both timed road races and an untimed kids fun run. Information here describes event format, courses, age requirements, and the distribution of proceeds. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
