Race Perks
- Two-day Sports & Fitness Expo
- Finish Line Celebration with Live Entertainment
- Yuengling included in your registration
- Irish Stew from Murphy’s Irish Pub included in your registration
- Technical race shirts
- Unique bottle opener Medal for all finishers
- 2023 Finisher Item: Coming Soon
- Earn extra bling by running the 8K on Saturday to complete the Dolphin Challenge (You must register for the Challenge, not each individual race.)
Half Marathon Course Information
Course Highlights
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.
Course Map
Half Marathon Course Support
- Water Stops | approximately every 1.5 miles on the course
- Nuun | 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
Quick Facts
- 7:30am 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
Course Records
Men’s Record
1:06:43, Harrison Toney, 2022
Women’s Record
1:13:29, Kate Sanborn, 2022