There is a 7-hour time limit for the Allianz Richmond Marathon, that requires maintaining an average pace of about 16 minutes/mile. Based on the industry standard pace calculators, comparable times would be about 3:20 half marathon (a little over 15 minutes/mile) or 1:30 10k (about 14 ½ minutes/mile).

You must be at least 16 years of age to participate. If you are under the age of 18, you must have a parent/guardian registered for the training team and present for all group training sessions.

All SAG/water stops are cup-less so you must be prepared with your own hydration device – personal cup, handheld bottle, hydration vest or belt, etc.

Strollers/Baby joggers and/or ANIMALS* are not permitted at group runs or in the Allianz Richmond Marathon.
*Please reach out to info@sportsbackers.org if your animal is a certified service animal

Yes! At Sports Backers, our mission is to inspire people to live actively. Engaging underserved populations is one of our core values and one way we act on this value is by offering Income Based Rates for our events. These special rates are offered to those who qualify and would otherwise not be able to participate. 

Those who qualify are eligible for a special registration rate for all Sports Backers events and training teams. The rate is event/training team specific. To learn more and apply please visit the Income Based Rate page. 

Questions? Need more information, please email info@sportsbackers.org.

Training Team entry fees are non-refundable, even in the case of training/race postponement, format changes, cancellation and/or if you are unable to participate; registrations cannot be transferred to person. No exceptions.

This means once we receive your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate or are unable to complete the program, and you may not give, sell, or transfer your registration to another person. Anyone found participating with another person’s registration will be disqualified and both people will be barred from future Sports Backers events and training teams, including the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k and Allianz Richmond Marathon.

You may defer your 2026 Sports Backers Marathon Training Team entry to the 2027 Marathon Training Team through July 13, 2026 for $25.

You may only defer to and from the same event, 2026 MTT to 2027 MTT. You may only defer an entry once (i.e., if you defer your 2026 entry to 2027, you will not be able to defer it again to 2028). Deferred registrations may not be transferred to another person. Refunds will not be issued under any circumstances.

All Sports Backers Marathon Training Team deferrals must be completed by July 13, 2026.

PLEASE NOTE: Training team registrations have different deferral rules and deadlines than the races. The race registration cannot be deferred separately from your training team registration.

Still have questions? Please e-mail info@sportsbackers.org.

To being the deferral process, CLICK HERE and follow the prompts.

No. Your free race entry, by itself, MAY NOT be deferred. It is a benefit of MTT and cannot be separated.

Yes, you may switch race distances (the CarMax Richmond Half Marathon, Capital One Richmond 8k, or a virtual event) if the race distance you are switching to is not already sold out. For training team members, there is no additional cost to transfer race distances.

Provided the race you are switching to has not reached capacity you may switch distances online through October 31. You will not receive a refund of any entry fees.

CLICK HERE AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. Make sure to select “TRANSFER EVENT”.

The new event will be listed as “2026 SB MTT – (new distance)”

Yes, you may switch to a different training team at no additional cost as long as the distance has not already reached capacity. Each training team has different transfer deadlines, make sure to visit the specific training team page for more details.

Please note, if you already know you plan to switch training team later in the season, we recommend transferring your race distance now to secure your spot in case of an event sell out before you are ready to transfer.

CLICK HERE AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. Make sure to select "Transfer to Another Race".

To participate in the Richmond Challenge, register for the Virtual 8k & Half here. Then email info@sportsbackers.org to let us know that have registered for all three events. We will mark your registrations as part of The Challenge on our end.