Growth and Community Impact
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Holland Haven Marathon began in 2014 with about 400 runners and has been growing ever since. In 2019 we hosted over 1,200 runners. Our economic impact in 2019, which we measured through a university study, was almost $500,000 for the greater Holland area.
The 2020 pandemic forced us to scale back the event to just 700 runners and we sold out every race. We worked closely with the health department and together a safe plan for racing with 700 runners and local volunteers. We had zero reported covid cases at the event.
In 2021 we had our biggest race year to date creating our largest economic impact on the Holland community. Our dedication and loyalty to our runners during the pandemic paid off and everyone appreciates the quality service we provide.
2022 was another great year of racing as we had the honor to be named the Road Runners Club of America Central Region Championship event. Then, in 2023 we celebrated our 10th anniversary with a Decade of Running Holland. We brought on two new partners, Harbor Humane Society and Tulip Time Festival, sold-out all our races and gave all our runners and volunteers a tremendous race day experience.