Inaugural Prince William Half Marathon Race Sept. 25

MANASSAS, VA — A new Prince William County road race will debut Sept. 25, and is expected by organizers to attract as many as 2,500 participants from at least 25 states.

Beginning and ending at Jiffy Lube Live, the Norvant Health-UVA Health System Prince William Half Marathon primarily will be on Route 29 with various off-shoots.

Event organizer Rob Dulin, president of Fun Run Racing, has high hopes for the event.

"The main thing we really want to promote is the fact that we have an active, vibrant running community here in Prince William County," he said in a release. "Now we have a high-profile, distance race in our own backyard, which gives us the opportunity to showcase Prince William County."

Participants will run along University Boulevard to Route 29 North where they will turn around just before the intersection of Sudley Road.

There are three additional loops off of Route 29, where runners will follow the course around New York Monuments Loop, the parking lot at Deep Cut, and the loop around Brawner Farm.

Route 29, between University Boulevard and Sudley Road, will be closed from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Spectators for the event will not be able to access the course, but there will a number of activities at Jiffy Lube Live throughout the duration of the event, according to Dulin.

Residents can see a map with real time road closure information in the county by visiting www.pwcgov.org/roadclosures. In addition to the map, the application also includes a feature where the user can sign up to receive notifications about road closures via text or email through the Prince William Community Alert Network.

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