The Bear Creek Run Half Marathon has quickly become a favorite race in Mid-Missouri. Runners and walkers have come to love the scenic course along the Bear Creek Trail as well as the encouraging volunteers, great race shirts, finisher medals and awards by local artists. The 13.1 mile course starts and finishes at Albert-Oakland Park and takes participants to Columbia’s Cosmo Park and back on 80 percent gravel trail. “Inspiration Hill” will keep runners motivated as they approach the half-way point. There are aid stations (water stops) every mile to mile-and-a-half along the well-marked course.

Bear Creek Run Registrants will receive:

• Bear Creek Run Half Marathon long sleeve performance fabric race shirt (unisex sizes) register before Sept 14 to be guaranteed a shirt size.
• Bear Creek Run finisher medal
• Post race food
• Chip timing
• Awards will be given to the first place overall male and female finishers and the first, second and third place males and females in these age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over.  $100 prize will be awarded to the top overall male and female finishers.