Essentia Health Iron Range Half Marathon
Fri August 14 - Sat August 15, 2026
Virginia, MN 55792 US
Events
Half Marathon
Price: $80.75 incl. $5.75 Fee
Date Range: 08/15
Time: 7:00AM CDT
Registration Opens March 13, 2026 at 11:38am CDT
5K Race
Price: $33.05 incl. $3.05 Fee
Date Range: 08/14
Time: 6:00PM CDT
Registration Opens May 4, 2026 at 2:12pm CDT
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://ironrangehalfmarathon.com/.
Location
919 6th St S Virginia, MN US 55792
Description
A first of its kind half marathon in the quad city areas of Northern Minnesota's Iron Range. The race will start with participants meeting at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia, Minnesota the morning of August 16th. Busses will transport participants to the Mesabi Trail headquarters in Eveleth, Minnesota. The race starts in Eveleth at the trail head and continues through the beautiful North woods from Eveleth through Gilbert and into Virginia on the Mesabi Trail, including the iconic Thomas Rukavina Memorial bridge (the highest bridge in Minnesota) ending at the ITMEC. For more race details check out ironrangehalfmarathon.com To receive a race t-shirt, you must be registered by July 31st!
Awards
Official results and age division awards will be based on your Chip time. Age Divisions are as follows: 12-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-99
NEW THIS YEAR:
Friday evening will be our first year 5k event! The race will begin and end at the iron trail event center, and it will be a timed event with the same age divisions. Come join us for some fun to kick off the big half marathon weekend! August 15th FREE kids run starts at 5pm and 5k will be at 6pm at Iron Trail Motors Event Center.
