Review of the Hatfield McCoy Marathonin the Appalachia Mountains

Grab your shotgun and straw hat; leave your shoes at home, unless they are running shoes of course, because we are going to the Appalachia Mountains for the Hatfield McCoy marathon.

The Hatfield's and McCoy's are two different families notorious for their violent feud, which lasted several years and rocked the Appalachian Mountains with murder and gunfire. Years after the feud was settled the families began to come together to celebrate life and remember those lost to violence. Since then the annual Hatfield & McCoy reunion festival has been held in Williamsburg West Virginia, which is directly next to Goody Kentucky. The festival lasts for several days and includes an old fashioned hoedown, music festival, reenactments, tug-o-war, and most importantly marathon and half marathon.

In 2000 the Hatfield/McCoy Marathon and half marathon was established with the intent of having a marathon which crossed back and forth from Kentucky into West Virginia and circled all the notorious spots where violent occurrences between the two notorious families occurred. Since it's debut seven years ago the marathon has grown to host a field of over two hundred runners and be the largest event in the small town of Goody Kentucky. The marathon kicks off at 7:30am on Saturday June 10^th of this year and expects to host the largest field of runners yet. The marathon is preceded by a pasta dinner the night before and is followed by a post race BBQ and music festival that seems to be the climax of the entire reunion.