Each fall, the West Bowie County Rotary Club hosts a marathon and half-marathon fundraiser for the club. The date for this year’s race is October 12th, 2024. Participants may walk or run the entire course of the half-marathon, or they may team up with two or four others to transverse half or a quarter of the course. The marathon course is run only and there is a time-limit of six hours. There is no time limit for the half marathon.

This half-marathon race, our ninth annual, is being run from De Kalb, Texas, to New Boston, Texas. The marathon race, our fourth, is being run from Avery, Texas through De Kalb, Texas to finish in New Boston, Texas. These races are run on the northeast end of the longest hike/bike trail in Texas (130 miles). The Northeast Texas trail runs from Trailhead Pavilion in New Boston, Texas, to Farmersville, Texas. In the late 1990’s, two railroads, the Union Pacific and the Chaparral, decided to cease active service and “rail-banked” this stretch of rail bed making it available for non-motorized activities.

A post-race celebration will take place at the finish line at the Trailhead Pavilion in New Boston.

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