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Sledgehammer Half Marathon

Race Date

Apr 11, 2026

Location

North Topsail Beach, NC

Solid Pick42

Logistics

Race Day

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Start Time

TBA

Start Location

North Topsail Beach, NC

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Rolling Hills

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

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Quality Score

Solid Pick42
Methodology
Heritage8/20

4 years running

Size9/15

~78 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty7/20

7% returning runners

Course & details0/15

limited extras

National draw6/10

runners from 11 states

Front-pack speed1/5

winner 1:26:54

Weather5/10

typical high 69°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

53°

Afternoon (High)

69°

Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish

0.1"

Precipitation

15 mph

Wind

70%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 307 finishers actually crossed the line across 4 years.

Most recent

2026

Total finishers

307

Median time

2:15:29

Latest turnout

115

States

17

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:20p50 median ≈ 2:103:55

Turnout by year

20202026

'20'23'24'26
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