Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Marathon & Half-Marathon

Organized by the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, a marathon and half-marathon will take place on Sunday, Oct. 23 in seven municipalities in Northampton, Lehigh and Carbon counties. "The courses are on rail-trails that once supported huge steam locomotives and coal cars of the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh & New England and 'Berksie' railroads," according to the D&L Heritage Corridor's brochure about the races.

The marathon--which will begin at 9am at Canal Park in Northampton--runs through Cementon, North Whitehall Township, Laurys Station, Slatington, Washington Township and East Penn Township. The half-marathon will also begin at Canal Park and end at the Lehigh County boat launch at Lehigh Gap.

The race fields are limited to a total of 500 runners. The marathon is a point-to-point race, with a six-hour time limit to finish the course. Registration fees are $65 for the marathon and $55 for the half-marathon before Sept. 16. After Sept. 16, late registration will be $75 for the marathon and $65 for the half-marathon. Race t-shirts according to size will be guaranteed until Sept. 16, and afterwards will be provided subject to availability. The final day to register will be Oct. 19.

Proceeds from the races will benefit the continued maintenance of the D&L Trail.

For more information about the races, or to register online, visit www.delawareandlehigh.org.