Currently at the Memorial & Museum

11th Annual Memorial Marathon Weekend

April 29, 2011

More than 25,000 runners and their families, friends and fans are converging on downtown Oklahoma City this weekend to participate in the different races of the 11th Annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Today, people lined up early to be the first to experience the Marathon Health & Fitness Expo at the Cox Center. Hotel rooms in Oklahoma City are scarce and the 26.2 miles will be packed Sunday morning. This is the largest fundraiser held annually to benefit the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.

Below are a list of the events for the weekend. Click Here to check out the course map and times of road openings and closings if you are driving around Oklahoma City on Sunday. Join us along the course to cheer on the runners!

Memorial Museum admission is FREE for runners all weekend, just present your bib at the front counter!

Friday, April 29th

HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO

Saturday, April 30th

HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO

10:30-11:00am Active Youth: Exercise and Health for Children Dr. Kevin Short, OU Physicians
11:15am-12:00pm Overcoming Obstacles: A Lifetime in the Sport Dick Beardsley
12:00-12:45pm Course/Relay Instructions with Q&A Thomas Hill
1:00-1:45pm Where Running Has Come and How We Got Here Bill Rodgers
2:00pm Tours of OKC National Memorial starting at Survivor Tree Family Members, Survivors and Rescue Workers
3:00-3:45pm Breakthroughs: Women in Our Sport Joan Benoit Samuelson
4:00-4:45pm All Things Marathon Day: Course Instructions with Q&A Thomas Hill

PASTA PARTY

5:00-5:10pm Opening Ceremony Prayer and Words Rev. Mark McAdow, senior pastor, First Church
5:15-5:30pm Welcome Remarks: A Run to Remember Kari Watkins, Executive Director, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
5:30-6:00pm A Personal Perspective Tom Kight & Morgan Merrell, family members
6:00-6:15pm Running Legends: Marathon Tips Dick Beardsley
6:15-8:00pm Music by Edgar Cruz
6:30-6:45pm Running Legends: Marathon Tips Dick Beardsley
7:00-7:15pm Running Legends: Marathon Tips Bill Rodgers
8:00pm Pasta Party Closes

Sunday, May 1st

RACE DAY! Click here for course Open/Close map.

4:30am Early Start participants places early stickers on each runner
5:30am Sunrise Service at the Survivor Tree
First Church Pancake Breakfast Opens
6:05am Opening Ceremony – Welcome
6:13am 168 Seconds of Silence
6:25am Wheelchair Marathon Start 26.2 miles
6:30am Marathon Start 26.2 miles/John Richels
Half Marathon Start 13.1 miles
5-Person Relay Start 26.2 miles=10K/5K/12K/5K/10K
6:40am 5K Memorial Walk 3.1 miles (6th Street corral opens to Harvey Avenue after Marathon start clears.)
8:15am Kids Marathon Start 1.2 miles
9:30am-12:30pm Post-Race Concert Featuring Graham Colton at the Survivor Tree
10:00am Award Ceremony for the Overall Open Full and Half Marathon Champions at the Finish Line Memorial Museum opens to visitors

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