After 2 years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dallas Marathon is finally returning and this will be biggest comeback to compensate for its 50th anniversary back in 2019 according to a Dallas Morning News article from December 5 which reports,
“The 50th anniversary of the Dallas Marathon was always going to be a special event.
A pandemic-induced cancellation won’t happen a third time. And Paul Lambert, the president of runDallas, the organization that puts on the marathon, said the yearlong wait is going to make the marathon’s golden jubilee even more special.
“We’re actually putting a video together and the theme song is ‘Back to Life,’” Lambert said. “If you would ask me how it feels, it’s a combination of truly back to life; not only for, hopefully, a lot of our runners and the feeling that they get out in these massive public community running events, but also for us as a management team.”
The BMW Dallas Marathon will take place next weekend with the 50th running of the marathon scheduled for next Sunday. Ten races will take place throughout the weekend, plus a Health and Fitness Expo at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Friday and Saturday.
The long-awaited and exciting marathon will comprise three different routes. As provided by a Dallas Magazine article from December 10, the blue line will be for those joining the half marathon, the red line is for those joining the marathon and the green line represents the ultra marathon which will take a longer and more complicated course.
Those who will not be participating in the marathon are advised to know the roadblocks and new routes of the DART so as to prepare for their own routines and trips.
