Two-time Olympic medalist will be honored at Sept. 24 VIP event AKRON, Ohio (Sept. 15, 2015) – The Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation hasannounced that Frank Shorter is the recipient of the 2015 Akron Marathon Ambassador Award presented by Westfield Bank. Shorter...
Changes further enhance world-class runner experience AKRON, Ohio (Sept. 10, 2015) – As the Sept. 26 date for the 13th running of the Akron Marathon, Half Marathon and Team Relay rapidly approaches, there are several changes to be aware of leading up to race weekend...
Participants from 32 states took to the streets of Akron for the second leg of the Akron Marathon Rubber City Race Series AKRON, Ohio (August 15, 2015) – The second leg of the Akron Marathon Rubber City Race Series saw 3,000 participants take to the sun-splashed...
Goodyear Half Marathon also filling up fast AKRON, Ohio (July 21, 2015) – Due to overwhelming demand, the Akron Marathon Rubber City Race Series is opening 200 additional spots for the August 15 running of the Goodyear 10k. The 10k originally sold out two weeks ago,...
Half Marathon still open to participants for unique race AKRON, Ohio (July 9, 2015) – After a successful first race of the 2015 Akron Marathon Rubber City Race Series on June 27, the second event in the three-part series is nearing its capacity. The 10k event of the...
Runners come out the running event regardless of rainy weather AKRON, Ohio (June 27, 2015) – Rainy conditions didn’t scare away runners from the first race of the 2015 Akron Marathon Rubber City Race Series. A total of 2,673 runners competed in either the 1-mile race...
