Mathews Marathon, Half Marathon & Relay

10/17/2026

Parks and Rec manned the a water site for the Mathews Outdoor Club Marathon on Brandy Bridge Road.

10/17/2026

Carb Load Dinner Success! 🍝🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped make tonight’s Carb Load Dinner at the Mathews Family YMCA a success in preparation for tomorrow’s Mathews Marathon. We are incredibly grateful for your time, energy, and dedication to our community.

A special thank you to Christine and the Mathews Outdoor Club for organizing the Marathon.

Good luck to all of the runners hitting the course tomorrow morning! We’re cheering you on and wishing you a safe, strong, and successful race day. 🎉🏅

10/16/2026

10/13/2026

Fewer than one percent of people in the world will ever complete a marathon in their lifetime. Runners dedicate months of vigorous consistent training to equip their bodies to undertake the impressive 26.2 mile feat. Each year major cities around the globe from Boston to Tokyo host hundreds of thousands of athletes as they put their training to the test.

In Mathews County, however, a much smaller crowd of a couple hundred runners gather for the “World’s Flattest Marathon” each October.

Read the rest of the story (FREE LINK, with photos): https://www.rivahguide.com/worlds-flattest-marathon-quality-experiences-for-all-runners.

10/11/2026

Hooray Alex C for completing the VIRTUAL Full Marathon distance for the Mathews Marathon Event - all the way in Tennessee!!! 26.2 miles is tough - even more so on your own.

Congrats - we’ll be adding Alex’s results to the final live event on Oct 17th.