{"id":164678,"date":"2026-04-13T18:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/164678\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:19:05","slug":"picture-this-scranton-half-marathon-race-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/164678\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture This: Scranton Half Marathon Race Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the weekend, we spent the Saturday morning in downtown <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/live-in-nepa\/scranton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scranton<\/a> capturing the <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/events\/races-and-walks\/scranton-half-marathon-guide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scranton Half Marathon<\/a> as runners made their way through the city\u2019s streets. As one of <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/events\/races-and-walks\/step-into-spring-at-these-races-walks-around-nepa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NEPA\u2019s signature spring races<\/a>, the event arrived with cool temperatures and clear skies\u2014near-perfect conditions for pushing the pace and testing endurance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nitro-lazy\">From the starting line to the final stretch, the Scranton Half Marathon brought a steady wave of energy to the city. Runners found their rhythm early, while spectators lined sidewalks and intersections to cheer them on. Every mile showcased a combination of determination, endurance and strong community support.<\/p>\n<p>The course highlighted some of Scranton\u2019s most recognizable streets, turning the city into a lively race-day backdrop filled with movement and momentum. Whether competing for a personal best or simply aiming to cross the finish line, runners delivered memorable moments throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p>Missed the Scranton Half Marathon this year? Spring is packed with <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/events\/races-and-walks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">races, runs and walks across NEPA<\/a>. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/events\/races-and-walks\/step-into-spring-at-these-races-walks-around-nepa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spring races guide<\/a> or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/events\/races-and-walks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">races and walks page<\/a> to find <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernepa.com\/events\/calendar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming events<\/a> and start planning your next race day.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the highlights below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over the weekend, we spent the Saturday morning in downtown Scranton capturing the Scranton Half Marathon as runners&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1647,178,180,179],"class_list":["post-164678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-picture-this","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}