RACE DAY:

Saturday, December 7, 2024

The 7th Annual Wilmington Historic Half Marathon, 10K & 5K will take place on Saturday December 7th, 2024. Starting in the heart of downtown, runners will take a beautiful, closed course through the streets as they see the true southern beauty in Historic Wilmington, North Carolina.  After 2.5 miles of downtown running, the 5K splits off to the boardwalk to finish while the Half Marathon will continue straight over 3 bridges and around a scenic lake before finishing down one of the nation's top-rated boardwalks! The 10K splits after the 3rd bridge and heads down the boardwalk to the finish line!

Expo/Packet Pick-Up: 

Lumina on Wrightsville Beach
1706 N. Lumina Ave.
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
 
12:00-6:00 PM

We are happy to announce Lumina on Wrightsville Beach as our Expo Sponsor!  Stop by to grab your race packet and meet our awesome local vendors! Be sure to join us as the excitement builds for an incredible race day experience!

*If you can't make it to Packet Pickup, someone else may pick up your packet for you. We will also have Packet Pickup available on race morning.

Lodging: 

Lumina on Wrightsville Beach

1706 N. Lumina Ave.

Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

Lumina on Wrightsville Beach, our Expo Sponsor, is offering a block of rooms for our runners at an incredible rate. The link to book can be found HERE.

Start Line:

Riverfront Park

10 Cowan St.

Wilmington, NC 28401

Finish Line:  

Riverfront Park 
10 Cowan St.
Wilmington, NC 28401

You can plan on a good time at our Finish Line After Party! Race Bash is bringing all the fun and even some surprises...you don't want to miss it! Hosted at Riverfront Park, the after-party includes beer from Wrightsville Beach Brewery & yummy food (you will have voucher tabs on your bib for these). The after-party will run until at 11:30 AM. See you there!!

Start Times:   

5K: 7:00 AM

10K: 7:30 AM

Half Marathon: 7:45 AM

*If you are running the Challenge, you must complete the 5K under 45 min. in order to be at the Half Marathon start line by 7:45. There will be no late starts.   

Parking: 

There are over 10,000 public parking spots in Downtown Wilmington Click Here for a complete list of available parking.  (Don't park along the race route or if there is a covered meter or sign.)

Awards: 

Every participant will earn a finisher medal! In addition to that, we would like to celebrate some of our top runners! Stop by the Awards Tent (at the finish line) to pick up your award! (We will not have a ceremony due to the different start times of the races.) We will offer awards for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Overall Male/Female; 1st, 2nd & 3rd Masters Male/Female for all races, as well as the top 3 in age groups using 5 year age brackets.

Course Information: 

All 3 courses are certified and sanctioned. The time limit for the 5K is 90 minutes and 3.5 hours for the 10K and Half Marathon.  If you are interested in completing the Historic Challenge you must be able to complete your 5K in under 45 minutes or less and make your way back to the Starting Line by 7:45 AM.  (There will be NO late starts for the Half Marathon).  No Dogs are allowed at this event or on course.  No one without a bib is allowed on the course at any time.  No dogs, companion bikes, scooters, rollerblades or motorbikes are allowed on course.  Anyone without a registered bib will be removed from the course.

Volunteers:  We LOVE Volunteers!  And we need a lot of them.  If any of your friends or family are interested in volunteering please ask them to register HERE.