2025 Race Weekend
Schedule – Sunday, September 28, 2025
Full Marathon starts at 7:00 am sharp. The first bus will leave from Keene State College to bring you to the start at 5:15 am. The last bus to bring you to the start will be 5:45 am.
Half Marathon starts at 8:00 am sharp. The 1st bus will leave from Keene State College to bring you to the start at 6:30 am. The last bus will leave at 7:00 am.
Super Seniors Marathon begins at 8:00 a.m.
Kids Marathon begins at 8:30 a.m.
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Pre-Race Schedule
Pre-Race ScheduleFriday & Saturday September 26-27, 2025.
Full and Half Marathon Runner check in and bib pick up
Friday
4 – 7 p.m.
Ted’s Shoe & Sport
115 Main St, Keene, NH
Saturday
12 – 5 p.m.
Spaulding Gymnasium
Keene State College
Pre-Race Pasta Dinner
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
Monadnock Covenant Church
90 Base Hill Rd
Keene, NH 03431
Schedule:
Arrival: 5:00
Welcome & Opening Remarks: 5:15
Program: 5:30
Dinner: 6:30
(Pasta, meat & vegetarian sauce options, salad, rolls, and dessert)
2025 Keynote Speaker – Patti Dillon.
Patti Dillon, a pioneer in woman’s running, shattered barriers throughout her career, becoming the first American woman to break 2 hours and 30 minutes in the marathon. She has been a silver medalist 3 times in the Boston Marathon and continues to inspire athletes with her passion, perseverance, and groundbreaking achievements.
At one time she held world records in the 5 mile, 20K, Half Marathon, 30K and Marathon events and American records in the 10K, 15K and 10 mile events. She is a 5-time winner of both the Honolulu and Newport Marathons. In 2006 she was inducted into the Long-Distance Hall of Fame. She is very proud of her heritage and is a MI’KMAQ tribal member and is known as the fastest Indigenous woman runner in history.
Past Keynote speakers have included:
Garry Allen – Mount Desert Island Marathon Race Director
Dave McGillivray – Boston Marathon Race Director and motivational speaker
Amby Burfoot – Boston Marathon winner, running journalist and author
Dick Beardsley – London Marathon winner, author and motivational speaker
Bill Rodgers – 4-time Boston and NYC Marathon champion, member 1976 Olympic marathon team
Frank Shorter – Gold medal winner ’72 Olympics and Silver medal winner ’74 Olympics
Bobbi Gibb – 1st woman to run the Boston Marathon
Race Day Schedule
Race Day ScheduleSunday
Bib & Packet Pickup and New Registration
Full Marathon Runner
Spaulding Gymnasium-Keene State College, 5:15 a.m. to 5:45 a.m.
Half Marathon Runner
Spaulding Gymnasium-Keene State College, 5:45 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Bus Schedule
All buses leave from the Spaulding parking lot at Keene State College. (see Parking Map) Parking for shuttles to the starting area in Gilsum and Surry will be in any of the Keene State College Lots. Please do not park in a lot reserved for residential students, a fire lane, a lawn, or a handicapped space without a permit as you will be fined and/or possibly towed.
Make sure you are on the right bus. They will be labeled.
Full Marathon runners to Gilsum start
Busses run from 5:15 a.m. to 5:45 a.m. Busses leave when full or nearly full.
The starting gun goes off at 7 a.m. sharp.
All Full Marathon runners will be dropped off at the Gilsum Elementary School where there is plenty of parking and they will have access to the gym/cafeteria before the race starts.There are no busses returning to Gilsum after the race.
Half Marathon runners to Surry Mtn. Beach
Busses run from 6:30-7 a.m. Busses leave when full or nearly full.
The starting gun goes off at 8 a.m. sharp.
If you are being dropped off by family or friends at the Surry Mtn. Beach start, you must arrive no later than 7:20 a.m.
Half Marathon runners return to Surry Mtn. Beach from Keene State College Maddison Street Parking lot
Important: The gate to Surry Mtn Beach will be closed and locked at 2:00 pm on Sunday.
1st bus leaves at 12 p.m.
2nd and final bus leaves at 1 p.m.
Weather/Cancellation Policy
Download the policy PDF.
Watch for your runner at the finish broadcasted on Facebook Live.
Comprehensive news coverage provided by The Keene Sentinel
Awards
Awards for Full and Half Marathon finishers will take place at 11:30 a.m. on the Keene State College quad near finish line.
Awards are given to the top male and female finisher in each race. All finishers receive a finisher’s medal.
Awards are also given to the first and second winners in each age category. We recognize the top three male and female winners from Cheshire County, as well.