Registration is building for the valley’s Community Futures Dinosaur Valley Half Marathon.
The fifth annual marathon, which runs September 14, has around 400 entrants signed up.
The half-marathon of 21 kilometres now has 175 registered runners and walkers, and the full 42k marathon has 24 people signed up who want to conquer the course.
The numbers to date are fairly close for the 5k and the 10k walk and/or run, with the 5k at 103 people registered and the 10k at 100.
The total number of registrations are up 13.5 per cent over last year, which means 68 more people have signed up for the 2014 event compared to 2013.
Community Futures has been the main sponsor of this event since it began four years ago.
In those four years, the sponsorship and the participants have helped the Half Marathon organization contribute $53,000 to Drumheller’s Badlands Community Facility.
People interested in participating without running the course could assist as a volunteer for the event by contacting Becky Kowalchuk at 403-820-620, or email becky.kowalchuk@gov.ab.ca.
