About the Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K
The course starts and finishes inside a football stadium, on the fifty-yard line. All distances share that same start and finish, so the crowd at the stadium sees every runner come home. Jackson State's Veterans Memorial Stadium gives the whole morning a sense of place that a road-only race does not have.
Packet pickup runs the afternoon before at the stadium, with an early-morning window on race day for anyone who could not make it the day before. After finishing, there is jambalaya, fruit, snacks, and cold drinks at the post-race spread, including beer for those who want it.
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Distances & Start Times
26.2 Miles2/20/2027 07:30$110
13.1 Miles2/20/2027 07:30$90
6.2 Miles2/20/2027 08:00$45
3.1 Miles2/20/2027 08:00$45
26.2 Miles2/20/2027 07:30$200
26.2 Miles2/20/2027 07:30$60
13.1 Miles2/20/2027 07:30$50
6.2 Miles2/20/2027 07:30$45
3.1 Miles2/20/2027 07:30$40
880 Yards2/20/2027 10:00$20
Going for a Time?
Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Not sure what to aim for? The marathon pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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