The event started as an in-person 26.2-mile race in Killeen, Texas in 2013, featuring more than 600 runners.Īt the time of this writing it is unclear whether the Army Marathon will become a live event, but a staff writer for the Killeen Daily Herald wrote in 2017 that one of the problems plaguing the race (as cited by the president of the Army Marathon organization) was that in its’ prior form it simply wasn’t “Army enough”. Since then the group has canceled its in-person events, opting for a “virtual marathon” for charity, using online tracking tools. Unfortunately, the last “physical” race the Army Marathon held was in 2015.

The official site describes the Army Marathon as a for-profit group/event not affiliated with any government agency, “money raised through the races and other events will be contributed to multiple charities at the direction of The Army Marathon volunteer advisors”. It has operated in the past as “The Army Marathon”, but is organized by a group known as Run With Heroes. The Army Marathon is an event that is not officially sanctioned by the Army or the Department of Defense.

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