Xenia Avenue Marathon
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Xenia Avenue Marathon & Half Marathon
The 7th annual Xenia Avenue Marathon and Half Marathon takes place on July 25, 2026, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The event offers two race options:
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
The event is co-sponsored by the Champlin Park High School Cross Country Running Booster Club. All net proceeds go to the booster club to support high school and middle school cross country programs. Examples of support include funding for buses to race meets, race meet shelters, team shorts and singlets, and summer mileage awards.
Packet pickup is available the afternoon before the race at Orchard Trail Park and on race morning at Orchard Trail Park. Parking is available at Champlin Park High School, and the race start is located at Orchard Trail Park. There is an eight hour time limit for the marathon.
Both courses are multiple loop and out-and-back formats beginning at Orchard Trail Park. Courses run along the Rush Creek Corridor Trail, include a roughly one mile neighborhood loop that traverses Xenia Avenue, and pass through Oak Grove Park and the Target Trail. The marathon includes a five loop section along the Rush Creek Trail; the half marathon includes two loops of that section. Both courses are USATF certified with numbers MN20003RR for the Half Marathon and MN20004RR for the Full Marathon.
Chip timing will be used and bibs must be worn on the front of the body. Video and volunteers will monitor several course locations. Awards are given to the top three overall male and female finishers in each event. Runners who register by June 30, 2026 receive a shirt and all finishers receive a finisher medal. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
