RRCA designates Cleveland Half Marathon as Tennessee Half Marathon Championship Race

Terra Running Company is excited to announce that the Cleveland Half Marathon has been chosen by the Road Runners Club of America as Tennessee’s Championship race for the half marathon distance in 2025.

As explained by the Road Runners Club of America, “The RRCA Championship Event Series is the largest grassroots-organized running series in the U.S. with over 200 races participating that attract nearly 300,000 participants. RRCA Championship Events are designated annually at the State, Regional, and National level through a competitive bidding process. The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to celebrate and shine a spotlight on well-run, community-focused events and to award their top performing runners.”

The Cleveland Half Marathon and 5k has steadily grown since pausing during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The event is now in its eighth year and regularly attracts over 400 runners from Tennessee, northwest Georgia, western North Carolina, and across the Southeast. Besides the half marathon and the 5k, 2025 will see the addition of a 10k.

“The RRCA is an organization that we respect and appreciate,” says Terra Running Company manager, Tiffany Skinner. “From assisting races and race directors, training run coaches, promoting run friendly communities, and pouring into the next generation of runners through programs like “Kids Run the Nation,” RRCA is a true advocate for runners. It is an honor for the Cleveland Half Marathon to be designated as their Tennessee Half Marathon Championship. We are thrilled to welcome runners from across the state to run our lovely town with us!”

The newly USATF certified course starts in beautiful downtown Cleveland, passes through the campus of Lee University, up through Cleveland’s historic neighborhood, and onto Cleveland’s Greenway system; a relatively flat and fast out and back, the half marathon is perfect for runners looking for a new PR.

RRCA will be recognizing the winners of the half marathon in the following categories: open male and female, 40+ male and female, 50+ male and female, 60+ male and female.

Runners looking to register for the Tennessee Half Marathon Championship, as well as all other distances, can register at the clevelandhalf.com. The date of the race is October 25th, 2025.