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Run Ocean Isle Beach 2026

Run Ocean Isle Beach 2026

Race Date

Oct 24, 2026

Location

Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Solid Pick52

The Experience

Run Ocean Isle Beach - October 24, 2026 Join us for our 13th annual Run Ocean Isle Beach & Last Race of the 2026 BAM! Races. Ocean Isle Beach is a beautiful coastal island in SE North Carolina. Our courses take you through some beautiful communities and the half marathon takes you around most of the island with unforgettable oceanfront views. We host a half marathon, 5K & 1 Mile in late October when the average temperatures are a High of 75 and a Low of 56.   Finisher Swag: This year we our finisher shirts will be going back to our extremely soft tri-blend T's with a beautiful unique design and an absolutely MASSIVE race medals.  Over the years we’ve had  surfboard, flip flop, glass, lockets, artistic connecting medals, a pirate theme,  mosaic designs, and much more - we change it up each year to bring unique medals but this year might top them all. We hope you enjoy them!

Logistics

Race Day

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Start Time

7:00 AM

Giveaway

Finisher Shirt

Start Location

6278 Beach Dr SW, Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 28469

Directions

Course Info

USATF Certified

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.2%

Also Offers

6.2 Miles5K1 Miles13.1 Miles3.1 Miles

USATF Certified Course

NC18003DW · Run Ocean Isle Beach half Marathon

Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.

Quality Score

Solid Pick52
Methodology
Heritage6/20

3 years running

Size13/15

~481 finishers a year

Momentum4/5

shrinking

Loyalty0/20

0% returning runners

Course & details15/15

USATF certified · 3 timing sources · 7 photos

National draw9/10

runners from 28 states

Front-pack speed3/5

winner 1:15:52

Weather2/10

typical high 73°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

56°

Afternoon (High)

73°

Warm — hydration strategy is key, start conservatively

0.0"

Precipitation

10 mph

Wind

73%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 1,454 finishers actually crossed the line across 3 years.

Most recent

2024

Total finishers

1,454

Median time

2:16:19

Latest turnout

481

States

27

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:15p50 median ≈ 2:204:10

Turnout by year

20192024

'19'21'24
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Race Photos

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