Honoring Our Heroes Marathon

Honoring Our Heroes Marathon is a charity race in Rolla, Missouri, on November 21, 2026, raising funds for local veterans and honoring those who served. The marathon (26.2 miles) and the marathon relay both start at 7:00 a.m., with the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K and the 5K following at 8:00 a.m. The course runs through rolling rural country on mostly paved roads. A free pasta party is held at packet pickup, and runners gather again after the race.

The relay is the standout option: splitting 26.2 miles across a team lets runners who are not ready for the full distance take part in it anyway. If you are running the marathon solo, rolling country means the climbing arrives in small repeated doses rather than one long ascent, so long runs on undulating roads prepare you better than flat ones. Give yourself sixteen weeks with a long run peaking near twenty miles. The shorter races start an hour later, which makes for a more relaxed morning.