ORRC Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay
Race Date
Apr 12, 2026
Location
Banks, OR
The Experience
Picture yourself running a beautiful, tree-lined course along the 21 mile Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Both events feature a gentle 7-mile, 400-foot downhill into Banks. Hot soup, baked potatoes and hot showers await all runners and walkers. This Boston Marathon qualifier course, USATF Certified, is point-to-point, with 23 miles closed to vehicular traffic. The half marathon course is also USATF Certified.
Logistics
Race Day
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Start Time
9:00 AM
Giveaway
Long sleeved tech shirt
Start Location
12850 NW Main Street, Banks, OR, 97106
Course Info
USATF CertifiedCourse Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
+13.50 m
Separation
72.5%
Also Offers
USATF Certified Course
OR18011LB · ORRC Vernonia Half Marathon
Net uphill grade — expect a more challenging race. Point-to-point course layout.
Quality Score
Runner Favorite8318 years running
~296 finishers a year
shrinking
18% returning runners
USATF certified · 2 timing sources
runners from 12 states
winner 1:10:52
typical high 57°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
37°
Afternoon (High)
57°
Ideal racing weather — cool and comfortable
0.1"
Precipitation
9 mph
Wind
72%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 5,258 finishers actually crossed the line across 18 years.
Most recent
2025
Total finishers
5,258
Median time
2:06:11
Latest turnout
296
States
39
Turnout by year
2016–2025
Hover the histogram to inspect specific finish times.
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