LewisGale #salemhalfmarathon PROMO CODE & race packet pickup details

The City of Salem is known as “Virginia’s Championship City”, where we have hosted NCAA National Championships as well as many other tournaments. In 2016, we decided to branch out and bring that “Championship” mentality to running!

We have partnered with Blue Ridge Racing, the area’s leading road race management organization to produce these events. In addition to managing the Lewis Gale Salem Half Marathon and associated events, Blue Ridge Racing handles the race management for the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, also known as “America’s Toughest Road Marathon.”

The Salem Half Marathon will celebrate its third year in 2018. Its mission is to encourage people to get outside and get physically active. The race starts and finishes on Main Street, takes runners on a tour of Salem through neighborhoods, Roanoke College and the Roanoke River Greenway.

NEW this year is the KIDS 2 MILE RACE, in addition to the 1 mile salem kids run.

You will need to specify whether you want to sign up for the kids 1 mile or 2 mile option on the registration page-they are both currently $20 each.

The half marathon is currently $85 and the 8k race is currently $50.00. Online registration doesn’t close until Wednesday October 10th, HOWEVER, if you want a shirt guarantee you have to sign up BEFORE Sept 12th!

Don’t forget to use my PROMO CODE: AmbassadorRACHEL20 to save 20% off your race registration!!

You can register here:
http://www.salemhalfmarathon.com/Registration.aspx

What do you get?
Every runner in the Half Marathon, 8K & Kids Mile will receive an official race shirt and a custom medal at the finish line where you will be greeted by the race director, family, friends and other spectators to congratulate you! All runners 21+ will also receive a free beer from Olde Salem Brewing Company to be used Friday night at Packet Pick-up or Saturday after the race.

Expo/Packet & T-shirt Pick-Up
Packet pick-up will be at the Salem Farmers Market behind Olde Salem Brewing Company from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
A photo ID is required to pick up your race packet. You may pick up a race packet for another pre-registered runner, provided you have a copy of their photo ID.

Team Competition
The Team Competition is where groups of five or more may compete against one another. Sign up as a team and go head to head for bragging rights as this year’s best team! Awards will be given out to the Top 3 finishing teams in both the LewisGale Salem Half Marathon and the Virginia’s Blue Ridge 8K (total time of your five fastest runners). There will also be a Participation Award for the team who has the most members registered. The team captain will create the team during registration then members will be able to join using the team name when they register for the race.

Already registered?
If you have already registered for the race you can still be a part of the Team Competition! All you will need to do is log back into your Active account and add a team to your registration form! If you have any additional questions please email specialevents@salemva.gov.

Race Rules
Entry fees are non-refundable; Race numbers and entries cannot be transferred to another person. If you have signed up but want to switch to another race, you can switch to either race at any time including at the expo. There is no cost to switch races except the difference in price for races.

In consideration of the safety of all participants, we ask that no runner bring handcycles, strollers, baby joggers, babies in carriers/backpacks, in-line skates, skateboards, bicycles or animals on leashes.

Sign up now for the LewisGale Salem Half Marathon, 8k or Kids Fun Run and save! Plus, use my race ambassador discount code: AmbassadorRACHEL20 to save 20% off your registration code!

This challenging course is one that you will want to come back to year after year! Don’t miss out, sign up today!

You can register here: http://www.salemhalfmarathon.com/Registration.aspx