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Newport Rhode Races

Newport Rhode Races

Race Date

Apr 18, 2026

Location

Newport, RI

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The Experience

Join us in the City-by-the-Sea for this stunning marathon, half marathon and 5k.  Newport Rhode Races partners with the upcoming Annual Newport Daffodil Days Festival to give you a true Spring Newport Experience. Our courses will pass along many of the over 1,200,000 starting to bloom around the City by the Sea. (We'll call it Dash through the Daffodils!) The Marathon will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Easton's Beach in Newport, RI. The Half Marathon will start at 7:45 a.m. from the same location.  The 5k will follow at 8:15 am - all from the same beautiful seaside start.  The marathon course is USATF certified and is a Boston Marathon Qualifier. Please respect our native environment - STAY OFF THE DUNES, use trash receptacles, and recycle as much as possible.  Please Note: Newport Rhode Races will be happening rain or shine. Because of the logistics of planning for a race of this size, we cannot offer refunds for any reason. In the event that weather is severe enough to create an unsafe environment for participants, organizers will cancel the event with no refunds issued.   For more information visit our event website, RhodeRaces.com Get social to stay updated on the latest news and race updates! @RhodeRacesRI #RunRI

Logistics

Race Day

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Start Time

7:45 AM

Giveaway

T-Shirt

Start Location

175 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI, 02840

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

26.2 Miles3.1 Miles13.1 Miles5KSpectator Shuttle Tickets

Quality Score

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Methodology
Heritage18/20

9 years running

Size15/15

~2,799 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty14/20

14% returning runners

Course & details8/15

3 timing sources · 8 photos

National draw10/10

runners from 45 states

Front-pack speed5/5

winner 1:09:29

Weather8/10

typical high 54°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

44°

Afternoon (High)

54°

Ideal racing weather — cool and comfortable

0.1"

Precipitation

17 mph

Wind

72%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 15,535 finishers actually crossed the line across 9 years.

Most recent

2026

Total finishers

15,535

Median time

2:06:29

Latest turnout

3,167

States

51

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:05p50 median ≈ 2:005:05

Turnout by year

20182026

'18'19'21'22'23'24'25'26
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Race Photos

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