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Wallis Sands Half Marathon

Wallis Sands Half Marathon

Race Date

May 3, 2026

Location

Rye, NH

Standout75

The Experience

The Wallis Sands Half Marathon will take place on May 3, 2026 SPOTS ARE LIMITED Welcome to the Wallis Sands Half Marathon. On behalf of our entire team, a big thanks to our athletes, volunteers and sponsors for making this event a perennial favorite on the running circuit. Thank you also to the residents of Rye for their ongoing support in this community-building event. Register for the fun, fast, flat course, along the NH Seacoast, post event BBQ, music and festivities! Many thanks for your support! TriME Team This is a flat and fast course through the town of Rye and up the NH coast. The 13.1 mile course will start in the Wallis Sands State parking lot and run a clockwise loop along the seacoast and through downtown Rye, NH. Runners will exit the park, go south along Route 1A coast for several miles, turn inland and go north through the town of Rye, then hit Route 1A again and travel south along the coast to finish inside Wallis Sands State Park.

Logistics

Race Day

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Start Time

8:00 AM

Giveaway

long sleeve, tech race shirt

Start Location

1050 Ocean Blvd, Rye, NH, 03870

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

PloggingVirtual Half Marathon

Quality Score

Standout75
Methodology
Heritage20/20

14 years running

Size13/15

~463 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty13/20

13% returning runners

Course & details3/15

2 timing sources

National draw8/10

runners from 22 states

Front-pack speed3/5

winner 1:19:33

Weather10/10

typical high 58°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

44°

Afternoon (High)

58°

Ideal racing weather — cool and comfortable

0.2"

Precipitation

11 mph

Wind

79%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 9,349 finishers actually crossed the line across 14 years.

Most recent

2025

Total finishers

9,349

Median time

2:07:02

Latest turnout

463

States

43

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:10p50 median ≈ 2:054:45

Turnout by year

20172025

'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
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