EMBRACE THE RACE – WILMINGTON HISTORIC HALF MARATHON & 5K

RACE DATE:  12/3/2022

All races take place on roads throughout Wilmington NC from 7am to 11:30am.  Runners will be lined up in the new Riverfront park before the start of the race at 7:00am for the 5K and again at 7:45 for the half marathon.

The 5K starts at 7:00am and the Half Marathon starts at 7:45 am downtown in the new Riverfront park.  Runners are out of the downtown area by 8:30am.

We have an after party and awards located in the park that will take place until 12:00.

The half marathon is 13.1 Mile.  It starts downtown in the new riverfront park. Runners go through the historic district, up Market St to 5th st. and head out of town over Isabella Holmes Bridge.  Runners are over the 3 bridges and cross over the Cape Fear Memorial bridge in the first 5 miles (by 9:00am).  Runners will head out to Greenfield Lake using the Northbound lane of S. Front St. turning on Greenfield St.  After runners have gone all the way around the lake on the greenway, they come back onto the road at Burnett/3rd St. and use Greenfield St. to get back onto Front St.  This brings runners back into town and they take Nun St. onto the boardwalk.  Runners come off of the boardwalk onto Water St. for a brief moment around some current construction but quickly get back onto the boardwalk and finish back in the park.

The 5K takes runner through the same downtown area but before going over Isabella Holmes, these runners head down Cowan/Nutt St. to the boardwalk and head to the finish line in the park.

 

Key Traffic Control To Know:

  • Downtown Front St., 2nd St., Market St. (Front to 5th) will have extremely heavy runner traffic on the roads, lots of barricades and officers until 8:30am.
  • The entire boardwalk downtown will be used by runners until 11:30am
  • Runners will have a lane on all 3 bridges (Isabella Holmes, Thomas Rhodes & Cape Fear Memorial)
    • Exit to Northbound Front St. off of Cape Fear Memorial bridge will be closed until 11:30am
    • Entrance ramp from Front St. onto Cape Fear Memorial bridge will be closed until 11:30am
  • Northbound lane of S. Front St. from Burnett/3rd St. out by Greenfield Lake all the way to Nun St. downtown will be closed for runners only until 11:30am
  • Greenfield St. will be shut down for runners only from Front St. to 5th St.

We would absolutely love some volunteers.  It takes well over 100 volunteers and officers to put on a race of this size.  All volunteers will receive a race shirt and we'll make a donation to a cause of your choice when you sign up to volunteer.  Please click here to help!  Or you can choose to participate in another event of ours for FREE just for volunteering.

If you're not able to officially volunteer on the course, please consider cheering on runners as they pass by your house.  Loud noise makers like cowbells are encouraged, give them a high five or even make a sign.  Don't worry about water stops, we've got that covered but runners love a little encouragement along the way.

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