10th Annual Helvetia Half Marathon, Saturday, June 12, 2010. Race is limited to the first 5000 participants in 2010.

Oregon Live Blog: What to expect at Helvetia....by Kelly Johnson

 Directions to the race

The Helvetia Half Marathon & Drop Top 10K are both running and walking events! Sign up today!

Welcome to the Helvetia Half Marathon and Drop Top 10K. We are excited for our 10th running of this award winning event. We are pleased to continue our partnership with our amazing sponsors. Thank you to Widmer Brothers, the Helvetia Tavern, The Old Spaghetti Factory, Jamba Juice, Clif, Portland Running Company, Portland Fit and Intel. A huge thank you to the Helvetia community for their support over the years and to the City of Hillsboro and the Gordon Faber Hillsboro Stadium for all of their assistance. A portion of our proceeds go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's TEAM IN TRAINING. Thank you to all of your many volunteers for making this event the best half marathon in the Northwest!

Looking for cool things to do while in town? Check out the Washington County Visitors Association!

*Both the half marathon and 10K start at 8:00am Saturday, June 12. (run and walk)

Please note: Our course is open for 4 hours only. Please abide by regular traffic signals if you are on the course for more than 4 hours. Also, we love our canine friends but the Hillsboro Stadium does not allow dogs on site. Please remember to leave your puppies at home as they will bored and tired in you car!

Road Closures: Hwy 26 ramps at Shute Road will be closed at 7:30am on race day morning. ODOT and the Hillsboro Police will allow participants to enter the race from Hwy 26 on several exits including 185th, Cornelius Pass South, Shute Rd. and Jackson School Rd. however Shute Rd will be closed to traffic at 7:30am as this is the race course. Remember to come early and get parked and pick up your packet, stretch and enjoy the atmosphere as we have 4000 participants that will be entering the area. Please plan to arrive at the stadium by 6:45am - for most people that is leaving your house by 6:15am!