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Nantucket Half Marathon

Nantucket Half Marathon

Race Date

Oct 11, 2026

Location

Nantucket, MA

Standout72

The Experience

The 15th Annual Nantucket Half Marathon! Sunday, October 11th, 2026 at 8:00 am The Nantucket Half Marathon is one of the most scenic half marathon courses on the East Coast!  Runners' World recognized the Nantucket Half Marathon as one of the nation's top ten beach town races!  Set on iconic Nantucket Island, the course travels through sandy beach roads, bike paths, lightly traveled neighborhood streets, a few patches of sand, and features incredible ocean views. The 2025 race was challenging with high wind and an impending storm.  The route begins and ends at historic Bartlett's Farm and highlights the Nantucket Land Bank's Smooth Hummocks Coastal Preserve.  The Preserve is a globally rare sand plain grassland ecosystem.  There is also a free kids fun run!  Each kid gets a treasured Bartlett's Farm pumpkin!  There will not be a Quarter Marathon Option this year, so start training- you will have to run the entire course!  This is one of the best half marathon's in the country and it will sell out!  Register today and enjoy a terrific day on Nantucket.  Race Registration prices will increase on April1st!  REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.  Last year we sold out on August 1st so register early.   Racers registered before September 1st will be guaranteed a t-shirt, after that sizes and availability are on a first come, first serve basis! Please register early!

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Start Time

8:00 AM

Giveaway

1/4 Zip Performance Pullover

Start Location

33 Bartlett Farm Rd, Nantucket, MA, 02554

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Quality Score

Standout72
Methodology
Heritage20/20

10 years running

Size12/15

~236 finishers a year

Momentum3/5

shrinking

Loyalty12/20

12% returning runners

Course & details6/15

2 timing sources · 6 photos

National draw8/10

runners from 20 states

Front-pack speed3/5

winner 1:24:34

Weather8/10

typical high 63°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

58°

Afternoon (High)

63°

Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish

0.2"

Precipitation

21 mph

Wind

76%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 2,319 finishers actually crossed the line across 10 years.

Most recent

2022

Total finishers

2,319

Median time

2:01:46

Latest turnout

236

States

38

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:15p50 median ≈ 2:003:50

Turnout by year

20132022

'13'14'15'16'18'19'21'22
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