Eversource Hartford Marathon and 1/2 Marathon

The vibrant colors of fall are on display for runners, walkers and relay participants all through Connecticut’s capitol city at the Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon, formerly known as the Greater Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon.

Set for its annual running in October, the race features a mostly fast and flat course for the half marathon, with just a couple of significant hills along the country roads just outside town and the neighborhoods in the city’s west end, and a long riverfront stretch of the race along the Connecticut River that flows through Hartford.

All of the races in the event — which includes a full, 26.2-mile marathon, the 13.1-mile half marathon, a team relay, a 5K race and a “Kids K” race — start and finish near downtown Hartford’s Bushnell Park.