_ The 3rd Annual Vac & Dash Mangum Marathon & 1/2 Marathon:
Kick off 2023 with the 3rdAnnual Vac & Dash Mangum Marathon & Half Marathon. The event is limited to 60 participants. There is a 7-hour time limit for the marathon and a five-hour time limit for the 1/2. Both events will be timed, with finisher medals to all that finish and medals to the top 12 men and Top 12 women in both events. The course will start at the Dog Pen out in the boondocks, outside of Ellerbe, NC. You will run 2-miles, take a right, run 13.1 miles turnaround and run back to the finish. Boston has Heartbreak Hill, the Mangum Marathon has the famous climb to Bethel Church at around the 22-mile mark. For the 1/2, you will turn around at the 6.55 mark and reverse back to the dog pen. The closest address to the Start/Finish is 869 Holly Grove Church Rd., Ellerbe, NC 28338. Race is at the intersection of Carthage Creek Road and Holly Grove Church Road in Richmond County. The course will be well supported. All participants will receive a long sleeve men or women's technical shirt. For those of you that registered for the Virtual Boston Marathon, this is the perfect event for you to join to get your 26.2-miles in.