ANTHEM SHAMROCK HALF MARATHON

Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM

The Anthem Shamrock Half Marathon is flat and fast, making it the perfect place for a PR (personal record). Participants will enjoy spectators and entertainment along the course as well as a festive finish line celebration.

COURSE DETAIL

The half marathon loop course takes you north from the Virginia Beach resort area past welcoming neighborhoods. The course then traverses tree-lined Shore Drive as it winds along First Landing State Park on its way to Joint Expeditionary Base, Ft. Story. In Ft. Story participants will pass by the site where John Smith, Christopher Newport, John Rolfe and the other Jamestown colonists first landed in America in 1607, and by Cape Henry Lighthouse–the oldest standing lighthouse in the United States. The course then heads south again for a finish on the world famous Virginia Beach Boardwalk, just past the majestic figure of King Neptune, with the beautiful Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop. A Shamrockin’ post-race party on the beach awaits all finishers and guests.

RACE PERKS

HALF MARATHON COURSE SUPPORT

  • Water Stops | approximately every 1.5 miles on the course
  • Nuun | Nuun Endurance Lemon Lime available at every water stop
  • GU Energy Gel | Energy Gel available at Mile 5.5
  • Port-a-Potties | Start/Finish Line and adjacent to every water stop
  • Pace Groups | Join one of our pace groups on race day, and allow the Running Etc. Pace Team to help you achieve your goal

2025 HALF MARATHON SWAG COMING SOON

All Half Marathon participants will receive a Finisher’s Medal and tech tee.

Quick Facts

  • 7:30 AM start at 42nd Street and Atlantic Avenue
  • Minimum Age: 12
  • Dogs are not permitted on the course
  • Course Time Limit: 4 hours (18:19 mile pace)
  • The participant limit is 7500 runners
  • Course Certification #VA22009RT
  • USATF Sanctioned Event #148519

Course Records

Men’s Record

1:06:43, Harrison Toney, 2022

Women’s Record

1:13:29, Kate Sanborn, 2022

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