Scott Sterrett Memorial Half-Marathon

Scott Sterrett Memorial Half-Marathon is run in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on November 7, 2026, in memory of a local figure. Three formats start together at 1:30 p.m.: the half marathon (13.1 miles), a 10K and a 5K. The half can be taken on solo or split as a relay. The course works its way through town and its public parks, along tree-lined streets and green space near the University of Northern Iowa campus.

An afternoon start is unusual and worth planning for, since you will have eaten two meals before you run rather than one. The half marathon suits a first attempt at the distance on a 12- to 16-week build with a weekly long run reaching 10 to 12 miles, while the relay option lets a pair share it. The 10K and 5K give the same day a shorter, faster answer.