The White Rock Marathon as we know it, now called The Dallas Marathon, provides new and exciting entertainment destinations for the thousands of runners and spectators who participate on race day and highlights the best areas of Dallas. They are paying tribute to the race’s history, dating back to 1971, by running at White Rock Lake and also featuring revitalized neighborhoods like Lower Greenville and Deep Ellum.

The Dallas Marathon is a nonprofit organization with a focus on promoting health and physical fitness through running events and related activities. Dating back to 1971, the organization hosts year-round events culminating with Dallas’s largest and Texas’s oldest running marathon: the MetroPCS Dallas Marathon. Now in its 44th running, the marquee property attracts runners from across the globe and hundreds of thousands of spectators to Dallas’s largest single-day sporting event. The MetroPCS Dallas Marathon race course highlights iconic Dallas landmarks and is recognized as the official marathon of the city of Dallas. Since naming a primary beneficiary in 1997, the Dallas Marathon has donated more than $3.5 million to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

When: December 14, 2014
Where: Lakewood/East Dallas
Cost: Varies