Location / Date / Time: Midway, KY. October 12th, 2025 at 7:45 am ET.
Registration: Fee will be $75 to $120 depending on when you register- sign up early for the biggest savings! Participants will receive a short sleeve technical running shirt (in your choice of men’s or women’s sizing) with the IHHM logo, an 11″ x 17″ poster of the IHHM art work, and a custom race bib if signed up by 9/21/24. Finishers will receive an Iron Horse Half Marathon finisher medal. We will have overall, and age group awards.
Course Info: The course is typical rolling Bluegrass countryside. The course will start and finish on S. Brand St. in Midway and will also pass through Midway at about the 7 mile point. The course will not be closed to traffic. In order to adhere to the train schedule and open the roads up to local traffic in a timely manner, you will be required to keep a 14 minute per mile pace. This means you must be able to complete the race in 3:04 or less. If you cannot keep this 14 minute per mile pace by the 7 mile mark you will be asked to proceed to a finish area where you will still receive a finisher’s award. If you are not keeping a 14 minute per mile pace and you choose to proceed beyond the 7 mile point of the course you should not expect any support (traffic control, water, sports drink, etc.) and you will not be covered by our insurance policy since you will not be obeying the rules for this race. We ask that you please don’t put us in this position. We will have a person on the course during the first 7 miles of the race with a flashing red light on his/her back keeping a steady 14 min/mile pace. You will need to keep in front of this person during the first half of the race in order to continue onto the final half of the course.
Timing: The race will be chip timed. Timing mats will be set up at the starting line, the second turn around (Weisenberger Mill Rd), and the finish line. Please make sure you cross the timing mat at the second turn around. If this mat is not crossed, you will not receive an official time or be eligible for an award.
Awards: An Iron Horse Half Marathon medal will be given to each finisher. Overall awards will be given to the top 3 males and females. Top 3 awards will also be given to males and females in the following age groups: 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+. If you are 85+, 90+, 95+ or 100+ please note this on your entry and YOU WILL GET AN AWARD (and our congratulations!). All awards are given out at Race HQ in the post-race party area (there is no formal award ceremony). We regret that we are unable to mail any awards after the race. See our FAQ page for more info.