Valentine's Heartbreaker Marathon & Relay

We are excited to bring 1000+ folks into Country Park each and every February for the Valentine's Heartbreaker Marathon & Marathon Relay.

Think of your favorite running event ever, add in tent village, entertainment, your closest friends, families, co-workers, and running groups. Now put it all into the loop of Country Park and you have the foundation for what is one of the most fun, rewarding and challenging events EVER!

Every participant receives a hoodie, medal, and post-race food! 

Special thanks to FLEET FEET Greensboro/High Point for being such an integral part of making this epic event happen each year.

*YOU MUST REGISTER 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO RACE DAY FOR HOODIE GUARANTEE.

If you are interested in gaining more exposure for your business and would like to partner with Junction311 Endurance Sports, please email sponsorship@junction311.com to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

Country Park is a wonderful backdrop for a race but be warned it is not flat. As you make your way around the lake, runners will enjoy a mostly shaded course, opportunities to encourage other participants, and hundreds of new friends cheering you on at the finish line!

MAP #1: Lap #1 for Solo Marathoner and First teammate only! 

Turn by Turn Directions

• You will run the loop clockwise.  The marathon is 16 laps. 
• The first lap is modified to 2.2 miles (run clockwise through Country Park and Jaycee Park) and the remaining 15 laps are all 1.6 miles. 
• The FIRST teammate OR Solo Marathoner will begin at the Start/finish line and run south (east side of Country Park). Turn left into Jaycee Park parking lot entrance (volunteers will be there to direct you). You will run through Jaycee Park to the Forest Lawn Drive intersection and turn around here.  Return to Country Park entrance.
• Once the Jaycee Park loop is completed by the FIRST teammate or soloist, turn left to re-enter Country Park to finish the first loop.
• Soloists will continue through the start/finish line for remaining loops.
• Team members can pass baton to next runner before or after the start/finish line. PLEASE SPREAD OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE BOTTLE NECKING IN HAND OFF AREA.  

Inset #1: Solo marathoner (first lap) and first teammate are the only participants that will run into Jaycee Park. Once all participants exited Jaycee Park, the gate into the park will be closed for remainder of the event.

Map #2: Laps 2-16

Turn by Turn Directions

• Remaining laps #2-16 STAY INSIDE OF COUNTRY PARK.  The gate into Jaycee Park will be closed for remainder of the event.
• Team members can pass baton to next runner before or after the start/finish line. PLEASE SPREAD OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE BOTTLE NECKING IN HAND OFF AREA.  

There really is no better way to share the day with a few of your closest friends, families, co-workers, and running groups by taking a stroll around Greensboro's challenging loop in beautiful Country Park. You can't find an experience like this anywhere! 

Every participant receives a hoodie (must register at least 3 weeks in advance), finisher's medal, hospitality and the most fantastic race day experience. Get your team together and start planning the fun. The hoodie is always awesome. The day will be epic.

How the Heartbreaker works:

1. Decide whether you want to run 16 laps (26.2 miles) around Country Park all by yourself, or
2. Recruit from 1 to 7 of your besties to run with you
3. Pick a cool team name
4. Register and create your team (DON'T WORRY you only pay for registration! Everyone on the team pays their own way. Phew, right!)
5. Remind your teammates to register. Link to team page HERE.
6. Designate a team "captain" to pick up your hoodies, baton, bibs, and any other goodies that we have for packet pickup
7. Show up on race day and set up your tent and "relaxation zone" for while you aren't running
8. Designate the sequence of runners for your team - another good job for that "captain."  Your team MUST alternate and run individual laps in sequence to be eligible for awards. For example, for a 4-person team, the same person would run laps 1,5,9, and 13, another would run laps 2,6,10, and 14. and so forth. In other words, you may not run all of your laps at once - part of the challenge is the break in between.  Questions?  Email us!
9. Have fun!

Team Categories:

The race will be chip timed using baton-chip for relays and bib-chip for solo participants. 

Solo Division – Male and Female 

Two-person teams:

• DUDES - All Male 2 Person Team 
• DUDETTES - All Female 2 Person Team
• COED - Coed 2 Person Team

Four or more person teams:

• DUDES - All Male 4 Person Team
• YOUNG PUNKS - 4 Person Team with combined ages of 80 years or younger
• DUDETTES - All Female 4 Person Team
• COED - Coed Teams 4 Person Team
• GEEZERS (ALL MALE) - 4 Person all-male team with combined ages of 200 years or older
• GEEZERS (ALL FEMALE) - 4 Person all-female team with combined ages of 200 years or older
• GEEZERS COED - 4 Person coed team with combined ages of 200 years or older. Can be all male, female or coed.
• SUPER GEEZERS - 4 Person team with combined ages of 240 years or older. Can be all male, female or coed.
• ROLLING THUNDER/ CLYDESDALE - Teams whose combined weight is over 800 lbs. Can be all male, female or coed teams.

5+ Party People - Teams of 5-8, can be all male, female or coed.

To learn more of how soloists and teams are awarded click HERE

Can I register on race day?

No race day registration! You may register online until Friday, February 7, 2025, 6pm (EST). When online registration is closed the event is closed.
To participate you must have a full team (whether that be solo, two-person, four-person, or five+ person).

Where can I check in my gear?

Wherever you set up your team's tent!  Your teammates will watch your gear while you run. If you are running solo, we can hold your personal items at gear check near the Pavilion.

Where can I park?

All parking will be located at Jaycee Park (3802 Jaycee Park Dr., GSO 27410).
Please visit the PARKING tab for specific unloading and parking procedures. Volunteers will be able to help assist teams and direct parking.
**NO PARKING AT THE GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER FOR THE EVENT.  RISK BEING TOWED AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.

How do I transport my team's stuff into the park, and out of the park, for race day?

There is a limited window in which vehicles will be permitted into the park to drop off their team gear. This is a drop and exit scenario. You MAY NOT set up with your vehicle in the park. Detailed information will be posted race week with map and timeline. One vehicle per team please.

If you do not come during the posted drop off hours you will need to carry your materials from your vehicle. You MAY unload from the Science Center BUT you CAN NOT park at the Science Center.

Post race you are NOT permitted to come into the park until AFTER the event is complete (course closes at 4PM). Plan on carrying your materials to your vehicle.

Will there be any food or drinks provided for the event?

Yes!  Junction311 will provide water, Gatorade and snacks for all race participants at the pavilion. We will offer a separate aid station for our soloist near the start/finish line that includes water, Gatorade, gels, fruit, salty and sweet snacks.

What if my team signed up as a 5+ team (or any other team size) and someone dropped out/didn't register?
No problem! You can find a replacement, see below. IF YOUR TEAM DOES NOT FILL THEIR SPOTS, YOU MUST CONTACT US SO WE CAN CHANGE YOUR TEAM TO THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY! Example: Bob, Jim, Paul, Sue are signed up on a 5+ person team. Their 5th can't make it. Someone from their team needs to contact us so we can change them to the 4-person team category! That way their team will qualify for the correct awards!

What if my team needs another member? I don't have a team, and I want to join one? I can't make it and want to transfer my spot to another person?

Social media (Facebook & Instagram) is a great way to find teammates and/or to post that you want to join a team! 

Post your request on social media (Facebook & Instagram) and tag us @junction311 @Heartbreakermarathon - we will work to connect you with a team/teammates!

Find information on the Parking and Team Drop off tabs.

Can I walk the event?

You can run/walk the event, but you/your team must be finished by 4 PM.

Things to do in the area with family and friends?

Greensboro has so much to offer!  Check out https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/

How can I check to see if I am registered?

Click HERE to see if you're registered. Any additional questions or comments, reach out. info@junction311.com

A SIMPLE GESTURE
MAKE AN IMPACT & RECEIVE A DISCOUNT 

Junction 311 Endurance Sports and the Valentine’s Heartbreaker Marathon & Relay want to spread the mission and help to expand the participation in A Simple Gesture. To incentivize you to participate in the program & to reward those already participating in the program we are proud to offer a $10 OFF discount to any Valentine’s Heartbreaker Marathon & Relay Registration!

To sign up for the program please visit:

Volunteer - A Simple Gesture Greensboro https://asimplegesturegso.org/sign-me-up/

If you are already a part of the program, please contact to receive your discount code. asimplegesturegso@gmail.com

If you don’t have a program in your area please contact: contact@asimplegesture.org

Discounts are applied to NEW registrations only. A Simple Gesture will supply the discount code once it is confirmed you are a participant in the program.

A Simple Gesture
A Simple Gesture (ASG) is a nonprofit hunger relief organization that collects food from generous donors. Donors are neighbors, businesses and faith communities that fill green reusable grocery bags that are then collected by volunteers and distributed to our food pantry partners.

Our program has three main goals:

• To ensure no child is hungry
• To create new neighborhood connections and strengthen our community
• To serve as a model for other communities

The program’s founder, Jonathan Trivers, began this effort in California in 2011; there are now 65 chapters nationwide. A Simple Gesture serves Greensboro, High Point, and Guilford County and helps cities throughout the country set up their own programs. Contact us to start A Simple Gesture in your town! We are glad you are here and looking to help your neighbors.

Greensboro and the triad area offer's several accommodations for out of town guests. Please click here to find lodging near the festivities!

WHY BE A PART OF A TEAM?

We are a community of runners and walkers! That is one reason why so many registrants choose to participate as a part of a team! 

Qualified teams, including corporate wellness programs, may receive team discounted pricing*

• Teams of 5+ members qualify for team packet pick up* (team pickup must be confirmed 7 days prior to the event. Marathoner’s must pick up their own race bib and packet with valid photo ID)
• All teams are announced on social media, website and will receive race day recognition. AND the LARGEST team gets a special award, bonus schwag and 1 year of bragging rights!
• While participants can still register and join your team, we will NOT be able to pull the late registration bibs to be picked up with the team.

So go ahead and rally your friends, family, co-workers, run clubs etc. and create your team today! 

TEAMS LINK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

• Fastest Female Solo Marathon (2024) Molly Mitchell 3:13:35

• Fastest Male Solo Marathon *New Certified Course* (2023) Gebreselassie Nida 3:02:58

• Fastest All Male 2 Person Team (2020) HPAC 2:28:06

• Fastest All Female 2 Person Team (2024) Crazy Running 3:05:51

• Fastest Coed 2 Person Team (2020) No Mas Chili 2:44:27

• Fastest All Male 4 Person Team (2022) Buffalo Creek Run Club 2:20:44

• Fastest Young Punks (4 Person Team with combined ages of 80 years or younger.) (2025) Gate City Boyz 2:24:28

• Fastest All Female 4 Person Team (2020) Relay? Wine Not! 2:36:24

• Fastest Coed 4 Person Team (2022) Brown Truck Track Club 2:33:06

• Fastest All Male Geezers (4 Person all men team with combined ages of 170 years or older) (2022) E3 Endurance 2:48:48

• Fastest All Female Geezers (4 Person all female team with combined ages of 170 years or older) (2022) Las Chicas 3:12:48

• Fastest Coed Geezers (4 Person coed team with combined ages of 170 years or older. Can be all male, female or coed) (2023) Good Chemistry 3:10:56

• Fastest Super Geezers (Combined ages of 210 years or older. Can be all male, female or coed) (2024) Virginia Runners 2:51:20

• Fastest Rolling Thunder/ Clydesdale (Teams whose combined weight is over 800 lbs. Can be all male, female or coed teams) (2022) Run ABCG 3:16:17

• Fastest 5-8 (Teams of 5+ people. Can be all male, female or coed) (2022) E3 Trihards 2:32:15 

• One (1) team member picks up the packets for the entire team! Friends or family may pick up for any team or participant, EXCLUDING marathon participants. Marathoners must pick up their own packet, and show valid photo ID, as this event is a Boston Qualifier event. 
  
  

• To make race day as smooth as possible for all runners, staff, and volunteers, participants are asked to pick up their race packets (race bibs, hoodies, batons & additional swag) at Fleet Feet on Saturday. Marathon soloists will NOT receive a baton. 

Location:

Fleet Feet Greensboro
3731 Lawndale Dr., Greensboro, North Carolina 27455

Date & Time:
Saturday, Feb 7 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

*** RESERVED RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP ***

• Race Day Pick Up is reserved for those participants coming from out of town, a distance of 30 miles or more.  If you or your team are coming to the event from out of town, you may pick up your race packet on race morning. Please follow all load in directions HERE. One team member can pick up for the team.
  
  Pavilion 1, 8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
  
  Pavilion 1 is located in the event footprint, next to the Carousel (4301 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro, NC 27455).
  

• Parking will be located at Jaycee Park (3802 Jaycee Park Dr., GSO 27410).
• After 9:15AM, teams must proceed to Jaycee Park to park, unload and walk to race site. 
• **NO PARKING AT THE GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER FOR THE EVENT.  RISK BEING TOWED AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.

Pickle & Heartbreaker Promotional Giveaway 2024 Details:

Register for the 2025 Valentine's Heartbreaker Marathon & Relay ANYTIME before May 31, 2024 to be automatically entered into the giveaway for a FREE Fleet Feet Pickle Race entry. 

Winner can be new registrant or receive a refund on their race registration for the Pickle Event.
Winner will be contacted on June 1st via email. This promotion is not endorsed by Facebook or Instagram.

Register for the Fleet Feet Pickle ANYTIME before June 30, 2024 to be automatically entered into the giveaway for a FREE Valentine Heartbreaker Race entry. 

Winner can be new registrant or receive a refund on their race registration for the Heartbreaker Event. Winner will be contacted on July 1st via email.
This promotion is not endorsed by Facebook or Instagram.

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM Team/Tent setup (See Parking for early and late drop off procedures)
10:00 AM – Race Begins
2:30 PM – Awards Ceremony (may be held earlier if all places are in)
4:00 PM – Course Closes

No Race Day Registration! Information, Hospitality, Gear Check (Sololists Only) & Event Staff will be located under Pavilion 1.

At Junction 311, we love our community of runners and walkers and we value creating memorable race experiences for all.  Part of that experience is giving you peace of mind when you register, because we understand that life can throw you unexpected curve balls. We are proud to offer a few options if for some reason you are not able to participate in the event after registering.

Our Race Protection Policy allows you to choose from the following:

1. You may purchase RegShield, a registration protection option for event participants who can opt-in to purchase with one click during checkout. Participants will be reimbursed the cost of their registration price, should they be unable to attend their event due to several covered reasons including accident, illness and family emergency. You must purchase during registration and there is not an option to add this option after payment confirmation.
2. You may defer your registration to participate with us in the same race the following year for a $10 change fee for any reason up to 72 hours prior to race day.  Click “manage registration” in your RunSignUp profile to choose this option or visit this link for step-by-step directions. Deferrals are valid ONE YEAR from original registration and only used once. NO EXCEPTIONS.
    
3. You may transfer your race registration to another individual. Click “manage registration” in your RunSignUp profile to choose this option or visit this link for step-by-step instructions.
4. You may transfer your registration to another race within the Junction 311 portfolio of events.  When transferring to a different race, the registrant will be credited for their original amount minus the transfer processing fee.  This credit can be used to cover the event cost in the new event.  

• Parking will be located at Jaycee Park (3802 Jaycee Park Dr., GSO 27410).
• Teams can drive thru and unload their items in Country Park via Orman Rd. 7:30AM - 8:30AM and proceed to Jaycee Park for race parking (volunteers will be able to help assist teams and direct parking). SEE MAP #1
• After 8:30AM, teams can only drop off and unload at Country Park gate entrance via Orman Rd. Once unloaded, vehicles will turn around and exit via Orman Rd. and proceed to Jaycee Park via Lawndale Rd. SEE MAP #2
• After 9:15AM the Orman Rd. entrance will be closed. Teams must proceed to Jaycee Park to park, unload and walk to race site (SEE MAP #3).
• **NO PARKING AT THE GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER FOR THE EVENT.  RISK BEING TOWED AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.

MAP #1: EARLY DROP OFF 7:30AM - 8:30AM

MAP #2: LATE DROP OFF 8:30AM - 9:15AM 

MAP #3: LATE DROP OFF, PARK AND WALK TO TEAM STAGING AREA

The race will be chip timed using baton-chip for relays and bib-chip for solo participants. 

• Solo Division – Top 3 Male and Female Overall

Awards will be given to the Top 3 Teams in each category unless otherwise noted.

Two-person teams:

• DUDES - All Male 2 Person Team 
• DUDETTES - All Female 2 Person Team
• COED - Coed 2 Person Team

Four or more person teams:

• DUDES - All Male 4 Person Team
• YOUNG PUNKS - 4 Person Team with combined ages of 80 years or younger
• DUDETTES - All Female 4 Person Team
• COED - Coed Teams 4 Person Team
• GEEZERS (ALL MALE) - 4 Person all-male team with combined ages of 200 years or older
• GEEZERS (ALL FEMALE) - 4 Person all-female team with combined ages of 200 years or older
• GEEZERS COED - 4 Person coed team with combined ages of 200 years or older. Can be all male, female or coed.
• SUPER GEEZERS - 4 Person team with combined ages of 240 years or older. Can be all male, female or coed.
• ROLLING THUNDER/ CLYDESDALE - Teams whose combined weight is over 800 lbs. Can be all male, female or coed teams.
• 5+ Party People - Teams of 5-8, can be all male, female or coed (Only the top team will be awarded)

**You MUST pick up awards on race day. If you have to leave before the awards ceremony, please check with a Junction311 team member and we will get your award. Awards WILL NOT be mailed or be available for pickup after race day.

There really is no better way to share the day with a few of your closest friends, families, co-workers, and running groups by taking a stroll around Greensboro's challenging loop in beautiful Country Park. You can't find an experience like this anywhere! 

Every participant receives a hoodie (must register at least 3 weeks in advance), finisher's medal, hospitality and the most fantastic race day experience.

Get your team together and start planning the fun. The hoodie is always awesome. The day will be epic.