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Upcoming Marathon races near Salisbury

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Salisbury · 80 km
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Recurring Marathon races near Salisbury

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Historic Drawbridge Running Festival
SAT OCT 31
The Historic Drawbridge Running Festival takes runners over and alongside Talbot County’s historic drawbridges on a fast waterfront route. The event typically provides a 5K, 10K, half marathon, and Kids Dash, suitable for walkers, families, first-timers, and runners seeking a longer challenge. The organization is practical: chip timing, marked turns, staffed aid stations, posted course maps, elevation profiles, and pace limits inform participants before race day. The courses trace the county’s working waterways, featuring flat sections, coastal breezes, harbors, marsh views, historic neighborhoods, boats, and potential wildlife. Local authorities manage bridge operations and traffic control, important as the route uses active drawbridges. Many editions include finisher medals, race shirts, age-group awards, race photos, real-time results, post-race refreshments, and sometimes a shakeout run or course talk before the main events.
Coastal Delaware Running Festival
SAT APR 10
The Coastal Delaware Running Festival starts and finishes on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, with a race weekend centered on flat, fast routes along the Delaware coast. Runners can select a full marathon, half marathon, 9K run/walk, Saturday 5K run/walk, or challenge runs. The full marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier for runners age 16 and up. The courses incorporate coastal Delaware landmarks, Delaware State Park paths, and historic Lewes, making the event more than a simple road race by the beach. Participants may include marathoners seeking a qualifier, half-marathon runners, walkers, 5K participants, and individuals completing multiple races via the challenge format. Following the finish, the event features a boardwalk gathering with complimentary beer, food, music, and cheering. Proceeds benefit the Delaware Seashore Preservation Foundation and other local charities.
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AUG 3060 km away swimming

4th Boardwalk Mile Open Water Swim

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SEP 1228 km away swimming

Rev3 Back Bay Swim

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SEP 2645 km away cycling

The Wild Goose Chase - 2026

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About Marathon races in Salisbury

Salisbury Base Miles

Salisbury hosts 2 Marathon races in 2026 within 80 km of the city centre — upcoming dates, recurring series, and other races nearby, all in one place.

Salisbury runners keep it practical, with Salisbury City Park and Zoo, Riverwalk Park, Pemberton Historical Park, Schumaker Park, and Naylor Mill Forest Trail doing a lot of the daily work. 3 miles. The longer routes go 5 miles or more, so base miles happen before breakfast. Locals line up for Salisbury Marathon, Salisbury Half Marathon, 21st Annual Ben Layton 5K Run/Walk, The Pemberton 24, and eRACE The Stigma 5K RUN/WALK.

Salisbury riders get a flat Delmarva setup with 63 mapped routes covering 6,647 km, so Z2 days can stretch without much drama. Ocean Velo Club sits in Salisbury and pulls riders from across Delmarva for year-round training and social rides. Sea Gull Century is the anchor event, and Salisbury University sends riders onto 100-mile, 63-mile, and 40-mile routes through Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester counties. The climbs live in little pieces, because the Salisbury Marathon course has a couple of overpasses and a small incline leaving the Salisbury University tunnel. The marathon course climbs 4 km total, which tells you the local rhythm pretty clearly.

July and August bring the most riding, and Salisbury’s humid subtropical weather gives the city hot, humid summers with average July temperatures around 25°C. Locals still get out early, because the heat and humidity of recent early morning runs can be a challenge, and a breeze at 5:30 a.m. feels like a small win. Winter changes the mood more than the terrain, because January averages 3°C and Salisbury gets cool to mild winters. Eastern Shore Running Club cancels for icy or hazardous courses and extreme cold at 5°F or below, while riders keep the base miles shorter and steadier when the mornings turn dark.

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