Mississippi Blues Marathon presented by Visit Mississippi

ATTENTION: Race Photo's from Marathon Live are now posted on the home page of the event website!

It's also here:

marathonphotos.live

What a great morning at the 19th edition of the Mississippi Blues Marathon from Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Thank you to all of our sponsors, volunteers, staff and the you the athletes!

Thank you Katie Coats and the team from Visit Mississippi. Your support is in amazing!

Jackson State University, Thank you for a wonderful start to this new relationship.

Visit Jackson, Rickey, Christine, Floyd, Kim thank you again for everything!

Capt. Mark Hodges from the Jackson Police Department, and the Capitol Police, Great Job!

And to you our runners and walkers, thanks for coming to spend a Saturday morning with us in the Capitol City of Jackson, Mississippi.

For photos and videos to share later today!

After 3 years of road construction on Riverside Drive in the community of Belhaven, the MS Blues Marathon is back in a big way for the 2026 event set for Saturday February 21, 2026. "We're so excited to be back in Belhaven and to get this course change approved at this late date, for the 2026 Blues Marathon", stated Race Director and event owner, Bill Burke from Premier Event Management.

"Getting back to the community of Belhaven this year, after returning to Fondren just two years ago, places this event on a great trajectory as we head into 2027 and our 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Mississippi Blues Marathon", stated Bill Burke!

Check out our updated Marathon and Half Marathon course maps below! These maps have been added to the official race web site!

USA Track & Field Course Certification will take place this week.

Our 2026 MS Blues Marathon Shirts, Finisher Medals & Award Medals are Revealed!!!
Become a Legend Today, and register while there is still time!!

For further information or to register go to:
https://runsignup.com/Race/MS/Jackson/MississippiBlues

For the 2025 Participants, if you haven't had the chance to see your race photos, please check out our beautiful smile at this link to see your pictures...

Marathon Photos Live | Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K Marathon Photos Live is the place to get Athlete Photos for: Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K

For all the virtual participants, we will mail all the virtual packets with shirt, bib and medal next week.

You can upload your virtual results here...
https://runsignup.com/Race/RegistrationLookup/?raceId=160674&renderMode=results_mode

Enjoy your run everybody! 🙌🏼🏃

Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K The 18th Edition of the Mississippi Blues Marathon will start and finish at the Mississippi State Capitol next to the Mississippi Supreme Court. As a special treat for the 2025 event, we will be celebrating the 100th Birthday of both Mr. BB King and...

Runners, reminder that packet pickup is at a new location this year.
On Friday from 10am-6pm, it is at:

Buffalo Peak Outfitters - 4500 I 55 N, #115, Jackson, MS- 601-355-2557

On Saturday (race morning) from 5:30am-7am, it is near race start at:

Ole George Street Tavern - 416 George Street

If you have questions, please send us a message from our website contact form at this link:

Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K The 18th Edition of the Mississippi Blues Marathon will start and finish at the Mississippi State Capitol next to the MississippiSupreme Court. As a special treat for the 2025 event, we will be celebrating the 100th Birthday of both Mr. BB King and ...

Here is a sneak peek of the race shirts, navy blue this year.

The first photo is the Marathon quarter zip and the second is the front of the long sleeve shirts for the Half, 10k, 5k, Relay teams and the kids short sleeve shirts.

Only four more days until Race Day! If you have any last minute questions. Please see our Frequently Asked Questions on our website at this link. https://runsignup.com/Race/MississippiBlues/Page/FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Or you can send us a message from our Contact Us page here https://runsignup.com/Race/MississippiBlues/Page/ContactUs

Happy Running!

Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K The 18th Edition of the Mississippi Blues Marathon will start and finish at the Mississippi State Capitol next to the MississippiSupreme Court. As a special treat for the 2025 event, we will be celebrating the 100th Birthday of both Mr. BB King and ...