
Holiday Half - Half Marathon
Race Date
Dec 14, 2025
Location
Annandale, VA
The Experience
Packet pickup is ready! Stop in for your bib, sweatshirt, and medal. We are keeping an eye on the winter weather, but for now we are planning to see you Sunday morning. If anything changes, we will be sure to keep you posted. Keep an eye open for email updates! Packet pick up information. packet pick up information The 2025 Holiday Half is back for the 11th year! Sunday, December 14 at 8:00 am starting at Wakefield Park. The Half Marathon will begin at 8:00 am, This event runs through the the Annandale trail near and around Lake Accotink. The course will traverse primarily paved trails, some gravel and some dirt trails as well. The Half Marathon course begins by turning right onto the CCT and heads towards Americana Park, after a small loop in the neighborhood they will head back towards the lake and run clockwise around the lake until they get to the Lake Accotink parking lots. Runners run through the parking lot to get back on the trail running towards Byron Park. There will be a short dog leg, taking runners under Old Keene Mill Rd, before they complete the loop around Byron Park, putting runners back on the trail heading back towards Lake Accotink. At the Lake runners will head towards the finish line by running counter clock wise around the Lake...returning the same way runners went out. There will be 4 waterstops along the way, with the opportunity to stop twice at most of them, the last waterstop will be roughly at mile 11. NEW this year, the 4 miler will start and end at Lake Accotink Park!!!
Logistics
Race Day
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Start Time
8:00 AM
Giveaway
Full Zip Sweatshirt
Start Location
8100 VA-620 (Braddock Rd), Annandale, VA, 22003
Course Info
USATF CertifiedCourse Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
0 m (Flat)
Separation
0.0%
Also Offers
USATF Certified Course
VA16060RT · Holiday Half Marathon
Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.
Quality Score
Standout688 years running
~316 finishers a year
shrinking
27% returning runners
USATF certified · 2 timing sources
runners from 4 states
winner 1:31:45
typical high 47°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
32°
Afternoon (High)
47°
Cool conditions — dress in layers, perfect for fast times
0.2"
Precipitation
11 mph
Wind
69%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 1,915 finishers actually crossed the line across 8 years.
Most recent
2025
Total finishers
1,915
Median time
2:05:25
Latest turnout
71
States
26
Turnout by year
2018–2025
Hover the histogram to inspect specific finish times.
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