The Rose - Tyler, Texas - Running

The The Rose is a Running race in Tyler, Texas consisting of a Half Marathon and Marathon.

The race is scheduled to coincide with the annual Texas Rose Festival here in Tyler, a city located in the Piney Woods region of northeastern Texas that celebrates its biggest industry with this annual tradition that includes a rose parade, the scent of literally hundreds of thousands of roses on display at the event's rose show, and ample time for visitors to take in the city's many hundreds of acres of rose fields and farms. Our courses are USATF certified and qualify finishers for the Boston Marathon.The courses are best described as difficult but beautiful. The Tyler Rose Marathon course is very unique and it is all about running in East Texas, running through the country, around the airport, along the highway, through the neighborhoods and back in town make this a spectacular route. Plus the hills made it a challenging course. The marathon course includes shaded pastoral parts in the middle and once you get to mile 15, the last 11 miles are in the Azalea Trail area that is dotted with stately homes and is very beautiful. The half marathon with the exception of the first 2 miles is run in the Azalea trail area.