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Run for the Ranch2026

Sat, 19 Dec 2026 · Springfield · 47 days

Distance
42.2 km
Race day
-1°C (30°F)

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Run for the Ranch began in 1999 as a fund raiser for the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners, and other local charities. The event is held annually on the last weekend of the year and is traditionally one of the last chances to Marathon in the United States.When the organizers of Springfield’s annual Good Samaritan Run for the Ranch Marathon & Half Marathon say the race follows a loop course through the city, they mean an unusually tight loop course, one that runners in the half marathon run four times and those in the full, 26.2-mile marathon run no fewer than eight times before reaching the finish line.

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Entry fee
$95
Distances, start times, entry fees and places remaining
DistanceFeeEnter
Marathon
42.195 km · 08:00
$95Enter
Half Marathon
21.1 km · 08:00
$75Enter

The organizer publishes full results on their results site.

Past finish times

Finishers
48
Median
4:39:33
Winner
2:58:57

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4:00 – 5:13
middle half
5:30:51
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Median, men 4:40:09Women 4:48:51

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