Wilmington Marathon - February 28th, 2026 North Carolina
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  1. Event Overview
  2. Full Marathon
  3. Half Marathon
  4. Fleet Feet 5k
  5. 1 Mile Glow Run

Participants

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  8. Elite Athletes
  9. Pace Groups
  10. Training
  11. Past Results
  12. RaceJoy Live Tracking
  13. FAQs

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  5. About Us
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Wilmington Marathon

Beach to Boardwalk

The backdrop for setting personal bests with a fast, flat, and scenic point to point race. With a flat course we are the fastest paced course on the East Coast. Enjoy a fun and scenic race running by the beach and historic downtown!

 

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February 28th, 2026
Wilmington / Wrightsville Beach, NC

2026 Half and Full are Sold Out

 

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26.2

Full Marathon

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Starting in Wrightsville Beach with a straight shot to downtown Wilmington. The back half of the marathon in Greenfield Lake…

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13.1

Half Marathon

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The Half Marathon is a fast-paced trip through Wrightsville Beach to the Cape Fear River. A fun, fast, flat point to point race… through…

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5k

Fleet Feet

A manageable course making it easy to mark your progress, show off your hard work with this flat…

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1 mile

LIDL Glow Run

Supporting our healthy kid’s initiative, we present the Novant Health Wilmington Marathon featuring a FREE kids glow race.

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Race Information

Schedule

1 Mile Glow Run
We offer a variety of races differing in length, speed, and route. Look through our course maps and information to find out what best suits you.
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Volunteers

Volunteers
Our volunteers are essential to the Wilmington Marathon experience, learn about how you can be a part of race weekend!
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Past Results

Past Results

Information about past results can be found here to see average and winning times for our course.

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Course Maps

Full Marathon

Half Marathon

Fleet Feet 5k

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We are so grateful for our sponsors. The Wilmington Marathon would not be possible without their support. Our sponsors have recognized how much this event means to our community, and we appreciate that we the companies whose values align with ours. We encourage you to support the organizations that support this event.

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