Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Hatfield And McCoy Marathon Gearing Up

{Williamson, West Virginia}...A record number of runners have signed up for the 14th annual Hatfield and McCoy Marathon. Race organizer and promoter David Hatfield says 455 participants had pre-registered as of Monday with more expected to sign up before the Saturday event. Last year there were 443 runners. Hatfield says there are runners registered from more than 35 different states for either the full- or half- marathon. There are even runners from Canada registered for the events. The race begins Saturday morning in Goody, Kentucky and runs through Pike County, Kentucky and Mingo County West Virginia.