The BMW Dallas Marathon Festival is held rain or shine. Weather forecasts will be monitored prior to the event, with special attention placed on the possibility of heavy rain, thunder and lightning, high winds and extreme temperatures. If necessary, participants will be made aware of these conditions and possible dangers that could result via the BMW Dallas Marathon website, as well as through other means of communication such as e-mail, social media and public-address announcements.

Race officials, in consultation with the city of Dallas, National Weather Service and other officials, will monitor the weather and decide if any action will be taken to modify the race. Visible lightning will cause the race to be delayed.

If the race is canceled, it will not be re-scheduled. BMW Dallas Marathon Festival refunds and/or deferrals will not be made by the Dallas Marathon in the case of inclement weather cancellations.

Yes, there is a time limit in both the Marathon and Half Marathon events. Click HERE to read more about it.

Yes, you can run both the first leg of the relay race and then continue the marathon or half marathon course. You will need to be entered in both events and wear your relay bib over your Marathon/Half Marathon bib number. Once you finish the first leg of the relay and arrive at the exchange zone, you must remove your relay bib before continuing on with the Marathon or Half Marathon event.

1. Go to the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival registration page: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/58499/2022-bmw-dallas-marathon-festival
2. You may need to log in to your Race Roster account: https://raceroster.com/signin
3. Click on the “Transfer” button on the right-hand side of the screen:
   
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to change from one event to another.
5. *If you are registered for the BMW Weekend Series, please email us and let us know which event you would like to change.  BMW Weekend Series transfers must be done manually by a staff member. (info@rundallas.com)

No. Due to USATF rules and regulations, each participant must register themselves and sign their own waiver. Any walker or runner who is participating with another participant’s bib number will have their BMW Dallas Marathon Festival results disqualified at the discretion of the Race Director.

You may only transfer to a race that has not sold out. You will be assessed a transfer fee and the difference between the current race price and the original price you paid. Please note that registration for any BMW Dallas Marathon Festival event is non-refundable.

You may only participate in the race for which you are registered. For example, if you are registered for the Marathon or Relay you may not run the Half Marathon course. You will receive the finish line medallion for the race bib you are wearing – finishers with Marathon bibs receive a Marathon medal, finishers with Half Marathon bibs receive a Half Marathon medal and Relay team members will receive a Relay medal (after each individual leg).

We do not accept mail-in registration. Registration is only accepted online. Going “paperless” is an environmentally-friendly decision that makes sense for the marathon. In addition to helping our environment, going paperless helps in other ways. Our event is primarily run by volunteers and moving away from mail-in registration frees our time to improve other areas of our race and ultimately donate more time and money to our beneficiary. Thank you for understanding!

Unfortunately, there are no deferrals or refunds in case you are unable to participate for any reason. We are a non-profit organization that benefits Scottish Rite for Children, so the proceeds will go to a great cause!

Each event is capped and expected to sell out.

Yes! Our 5K Walk on Saturday, December 14th will start at 8:50 am and our Half Marathon Walk on Sunday, December 15th will start at 9:10 am.

All members of each registered team will receive a participant shirt, finisher shirt and a finisher medal.  These items will be given to the team captain at packet pick-up located at the Health & Fitness Expo.

No, only the runners that are running the first leg need to go to the start line. The other team members can go directly to the exchange zone points. Please see the ‘Relay Exchange Info’ section HERE to find out locations of each exchange zone.

Yes! Anyone can attend the Health & Fitness Expo in Dallas at no charge.

Packet pick-up will be located at the Health & Fitness Expo during the following dates and times:
Friday, December 13th from 11am – 6pm and on Saturday, December 14th from 9am – 6pm.

All bib pick-up and race packets must be picked up during these times. Packet pick-up is not available on race day.

Only one person will need to pick up the relay team packet. It can either be the team captain or any other member of the team. Be sure to know your team name when you come to packet pick-up.

No. Due to increased marathon security, every runner must pick up their own race packet at the BMW Dallas Marathon Health & Fitness Expo. We will not be able to make exceptions.

The BMW Dallas Marathon, Half Marathon and 50K Ultra Marathon start times will be split into five separate start times based on which corral you are in. This helps start line efficiency and improve the overall runner experience. This information (as well as a map) will be printed on the back of your race bib.

• Corral A – closes at 8:25 am, starts at 8:30 am
• Corral B – closes at 8:35 am, starts at 8:40 am
• Corral C – closes at 8:45 am, starts at 8:50 am
• Corral D – closes at 8:45 am, starts at 9:00 am

(all corrals open at 6:30am on race morning)

You will only be permitted to move backwards. For example, if you have been assigned corral B, you can start in corral C if you’d like, however, you may not move forward into A.