Starts and finishes at the Von Braun Complex. Runs through downtown, historic neighborhoods, through the US Space and Rocket Center and the Botanical Gardens. Mostly flat and fast. Boston Qualifier. Welcome to the Huntsville Track Club&#39;s Rocket City Kids Marathon
Kids can be part of the Rocket City Marathon excitement by participating in the Rocket City Kids Marathon, a non-competitive event for children in grades K - 8! Students become marathon finishers on race day by completing the final mile of a cumulative marathon training program in the weeks leading up to the race. The Rocket City Kids Marathon is a 14 week running program that encourages kids to complete a full marathon (26.2 miles) by running approximately 1.75 miles per week. The final mile is completed in grand fashion as each child finishes their marathon distance in front of cheering fans, friends, and family at the Official Finish Line of the Rocket City Marathon inside the South Hall of the Von Braun Center! The goal of the Rocket City Kids Marathon, is to Inspire and Encourage children to be active on a regular basis through running and physical activity.   
Participants must train for the last mile by running a total of 25.2 miles in various increments. Miles are accumulated individually by each child either at home, at school, with parents, friends or siblings.  Coaches, PE teachers, and parents can help by encouraging the child to run and track their miles on the mileage log which can be found on the Kids Marathon RunSignUp main page. Mileage Boosters are held one Saturday a month in September, October and November to encourage the participants to increase their mileage. 
Donations are welcome using the &#34;DONATE&#34; button to support the Scholarship Program.
The Kids Marathon is for all students in grades kindergarten- 8th grade. Participants will receive a Race T-shirt.   Finishers will receive a medal. Come run the Rocket City Race Weekend in Huntsville, Alabama. For over 45 years the Rocket City Marathon, conducted by the Huntsville Track Club, has been a premiere marathon event in the South. 
Kicking off the weekend is the Health and Fitness Expo and Packet Pick Up which opens at on Friday (the time is still pending but we know it will open no later than 2:00 pm on Friday afternoon if you need to make plans now), running through Saturday evening at 8pm. At 7am on Saturday is the flat, fast and also walker-friendly 10K. It starts in front of the Von Braun Center on Monroe Street, and gives the participants a tiny taste of what Huntsville has to offer in Old Town, finishing at the exciting indoor finish line RCM has been known for the last several years. Two hours later, the walker-friendly 5K (AKA the &#34;Mural Run) will start. It winds past most of the wonderful &#34;building art&#34; that graces our downtown, finishing at the same finish line. The Kids Marathon will be held the same day at 10:30.
Sunday morning the Front Half Marathon and Full Marathon will start from Monroe Street in front of the Von Braun Arena at 7am (with the exception of the <a href="https://rocketcitymarathon.run/early-start" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">early starters</a> who require 6-7 hours for the Full Marathon or 3-4 hours for the FRONT Half Marathon, who will have started their races at 6am). The course takes runners through Downtown, Old Town, the Medical District, Blossomwood, past Maple Hill Cemetary, through the old Train Depot, by the Veteran&#39;s Memorial and past Campus 805, where the Front Half will have a fun finish party! The Full Marathoners will continue their quest and be joined at the University of Alabama at Huntsville Campus with the Back Half Marathon runners (the Back Half starts at 9am at UAH). The back half of the course takes runners over to the US Space and Rocket Center, through the Botanical Gardens, past Gold Sprint Coffee and Lowe Mill, back to the VBC to the indoor finish line where runners will enjoy delicious post-race food and complimentary post-race stretching provided by Therapy South. Maybe you&#39;d rather gather a friend (or a few of them) and run a Marathon RELAY! Teams will NOT compete based on finish times, but will have the option to compete in the Corporate Cup. 
All registered participants will receive a registration shirt, an epic medal, post-race food, and professional photographs. Marathoners and Half the Marathoners will also receive a finisher gift. First-time Marathoners will receive a First Timer gift. Runners who register for any two races will receive a special &#34;Challenge&#34; gift. If you register for three events (AKA &#34;the Hat Trick&#34;) you will receive a coveted RCM hat. Each child who runs the one mile RCKM will receive a registration shirt and epic medal. Kids who opt to complete 26.2 miles (running their final mile at the Kids Marathon) will receive a special 26.2 pin. 
For more information pleast visit our <a href="http://www.rocketcitymarathon.RUN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">website</a>.
Race Day Temperatures: Normal low temperature is 34 and normal high is 54.

Rocket City Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

David Too won the 2023 Rocket City Marathon on December 10 in 2:27:40 while  Maura Lemon won the women's race in 2:47:04.

2023 Rocket City Marathon Has Excellent Run In 47th Annual Event

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

The 2023 Rocket City Marathon, the 47th edition, will be held Sunday, December 10, with nearly 3,000 participants.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results