Blue Ridge Marathon preview Gene Marrano April 7, 2015 1 minute read The Blue Ridge Marathon is happening on April 18th, dubbed as one of the “Worlds 15 toughest Marathons by the Weather Channel. WFIR’s Kelsea Pieters has a preview on what’s in store for this year: Share: Post navigation Previous: Safe driving campaign for teens starts in VirginiaNext: Sunday Art Market will debut downtown in May Related Stories U.S. Supreme Court denies Virginia Dems appeal on referendum vote Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 The Roanoke Region Food and Farm Trail officially launches Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 Roanoke Women’s Foundation honors two people with ties to Taubman Museum Gene Marrano May 14, 2026