The 9th Running of The bend marathon
April 14, 2024
About the bend marathonCome run the Bend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k. We're already gearing up for another exciting race weekend. The April events will be the best mountain town races anywhere. These are spectacularly scenic courses through West Bend emphasizing everything that makes Bend, Oregon great. You'll cruise around neighborhood parks, through ponderosa pine forests, along the mighty Deschutes River, and finish in a beautiful iconic Bend location. Rounding out this iconic Bend event is a free kids race and youth 5k, a chill afterparty, and plenty of opportunities to shop, recreate, and dine in Bend while you're in Central Oregon for the weekend. Hang around after your race to enjoy the afterparty where the Cascade Lakes craft beer will be flowing, delicious food is waiting, and you can relax because you just finished your best race ever! Join us for this edition of the Bend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k. 
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“Trust me, this is the latest addition to YOUR 'Running Bucket List'. You won’t regret it. Prepare to be blown away." – Matt Rasmussen, Run Oregon
Consider donating to one of our local beneficiaries during registration
We wanted to take a minute and highlight the Bend Marathon beneficiaries that you help support when you sign up and donate to them. The past two months have been particularly hard on local charities and the cancellation of the Marathon didn’t help. We’d like to encourage you, if you have the means right now, to support one of these local organizations. There’s still time to donate and still time to make a difference.
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Bend Marathon is offering a FREE virtual running program for local youth. The Bend Marathon Youth Running Program is all about running off some of that extra energy and getting our youth moving. Now, more than ever, it's important to keep them moving for their physical and mental health.
This virtual program allows youth in Central Oregon to complete (either at one time or over a series of efforts) any of the Bend Marathon virtual race distances. After completing their 5K, 10K, half-marathon, or marathon, email us your distance you completed and you will receive the corresponding race medal. You can do this however you would like to and does not need to be completed all at one (but you can). You just have to get it done by May 1st and send us an email with how far you ran.
You can keep track on your own or print and use the Mileage Tracking Sheet to keep track of laps and miles.
The virtual youth program is free for all Central Oregon youth. For those able, a donation to support FAN (Family Access Network, providing crucial resources such as food, shelter, and clothing to children and families in need in Central Oregon) would be appreciated.
This virtual program allows youth in Central Oregon to complete (either at one time or over a series of efforts) any of the Bend Marathon virtual race distances. After completing their 5K, 10K, half-marathon, or marathon, email us your distance you completed and you will receive the corresponding race medal. You can do this however you would like to and does not need to be completed all at one (but you can). You just have to get it done by May 1st and send us an email with how far you ran.
You can keep track on your own or print and use the Mileage Tracking Sheet to keep track of laps and miles.
The virtual youth program is free for all Central Oregon youth. For those able, a donation to support FAN (Family Access Network, providing crucial resources such as food, shelter, and clothing to children and families in need in Central Oregon) would be appreciated.
Virtual tour of marathon course
If you can't get to Bend for the marathon, why not have the marathon come to you! Check out a virtual tour of the whole Bend Marathon (and Half) course...in less than 10min! Might be a bit faster than you can run it but we didn't think you should sit in front of your screen for that long when you can get outside on another run.
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BEND MARATHON INITIATIVES FOR 2024
This past year we were able to implement some of the sustainability initiatives we envisioned in 2020. This year we'll be carrying forward what we implemented last year toward sustainability and better community support and hopefully adding to it.
Accepting the challenge of taking on the Bend Marathon was no easy decision but one thing we knew for sure was that we wanted to turn it into an event that gave back to the community of Bend and took better care of the environment. We want to be a leader in the sport of road running in sustainability and to do that we're needing to make some changes. Some will be easy, other's not so easy.
Leading up to the 2024 race date we will still be rolling out changes to how we operate in order to be better stewards of our town and our planet. We hope you'll agree that it's the right thing to do.
This past year we were able to implement some of the sustainability initiatives we envisioned in 2020. This year we'll be carrying forward what we implemented last year toward sustainability and better community support and hopefully adding to it.
Accepting the challenge of taking on the Bend Marathon was no easy decision but one thing we knew for sure was that we wanted to turn it into an event that gave back to the community of Bend and took better care of the environment. We want to be a leader in the sport of road running in sustainability and to do that we're needing to make some changes. Some will be easy, other's not so easy.
Leading up to the 2024 race date we will still be rolling out changes to how we operate in order to be better stewards of our town and our planet. We hope you'll agree that it's the right thing to do.
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New cheer stations for family and friends
check out our spectating guide
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YOUR SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY |
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To make your stay easier and give you all the info about the race you'll need go through the Get Ready, Get Set, GO checklist below. You'll find all your pre-race and race day info you'll need in there.
Come run the Bend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k. We're already gearing up for another exciting race weekend. The April events will be the best mountain town races anywhere. These are spectacularly scenic courses through West Bend emphasizing everything that makes Bend, Oregon great. You'll cruise around neighborhood parks, through ponderosa pine forests, along the mighty Deschutes River, and finish in a beautiful iconic Bend location. Rounding out this iconic Bend event is a free kids race and youth 5k, a chill afterparty, and plenty of opportunities to shop, recreate, and dine in Bend while you're in Central Oregon for the weekend. Hang around after your race to enjoy the afterparty where the Cascade Lakes craft beer will be flowing, delicious food is waiting, and you can relax because you just finished your best race ever! Join us for this edition of the Bend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k.
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