Williams Route 66 Marathon & Half Marathon

Run on the Mother of all Roads. The WILLIAMS ROUTE 66 MARATHON SHOWCASES THE BEST OF WHAT TULSA HAS TO OFFER! Start your race in downtown TULSA, home of the largest concentration of Art Deco architecture outside of Miami, and then make your way through TULSA’s vibrant and diverse neighborhoods and the campus of TULSA University.If there’s one thing you can count on at the Williams Route 66 Marathon, it’s tons of on-course support from the local community and plenty of fun. Neighborhoods host block parties all along the course to welcome and cheer on the runners! The Williams Route 66 Marathon is a USATF certified course and a Boston Qualifier (see Boston Athletics Association for qualifying times) The Center of the Universe Detour offers runners a unique opportunity to run an extra .3 miles (and complete the World’s Shortest Ultramarathon) to visit Tulsa’s historic Center of the Universe. Stand on the designated spot and speak or shout! Participants who stand at the center of the brick circle and talk will hear themselves echo, but others outside the circle will not hear the echo. Eerie! No wonder we call it the Center of the Universe! LESS