Tidewater Strider Marathon and Half Marathon Spring Edition
- Date Sun 26th April 2026
- Time 7:00AM EDT
- Location Chesapeake, Virginia
- Price $80.50 - $101.70
- Races 4 races
- Distances Marathon, Half Marathon
Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating experience at the Tidewater Strider Marathon and Half Marathon Spring Edition, taking place on Sunday, April 26, 2026, in beautiful Chesapeake, Virginia! This event is celebrated for being one of the flattest and fastest marathons in the country, making it an ideal choice for both seasoned runners and newcomers alike. Participants can choose between a full marathon or a half marathon, both of which will be held on a USATF certified course at the stunning Dismal Swamp Trail Park.
With an early start for the full marathon at 7 AM and the half marathon at 7:30 AM, runners can anticipate a supportive atmosphere complete with multiple aid stations, post-race festivities, and unique awards for top finishers. The Tidewater Strider Marathon is renowned for its Boston qualifying percentages, making it a must-join event for those aiming for personal bests or a coveted spot in the Boston Marathon. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting spring running celebration—register by April 24, 2026, and enjoy the thrill of crossing the finish line with fellow running enthusiasts!
With an early start for the full marathon at 7 AM and the half marathon at 7:30 AM, runners can anticipate a supportive atmosphere complete with multiple aid stations, post-race festivities, and unique awards for top finishers. The Tidewater Strider Marathon is renowned for its Boston qualifying percentages, making it a must-join event for those aiming for personal bests or a coveted spot in the Boston Marathon. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting spring running celebration—register by April 24, 2026, and enjoy the thrill of crossing the finish line with fellow running enthusiasts!
Organiser's Description
WELCOME TO THE TIDEWATER STRIDERS MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON HOME TO ONE OF THE FLATTEST AND FASTEST MARATHONS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FASTEST IN VIRGINIA!!!!
WEBSITE FIND MY MARATHON RATES THE TIDEWATER STRIDER MARATHON AS THE 52ND FASTEST MARATHON IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FASTEST MARATHON IN VIRGINIA! THIS MARATHON RANKED 37TH IN 2025 FOR BQ PERCENTAGE IN THE COUNTRY HTTPS://FINDMYMARATHON.COM/RACE-DETAIL.PHP?ZNAME=TIDEWATER%20STRIDER%20MARATHON [https://findmymarathon.com/race-detail.php?zname=Tidewater%20Strider%20Marathon]
IN 2021, THE TIDEWATER STRIDER BQ INVITATIONAL AND THE STRIDER MARATHON BOTH RAN ON THE SAME COURSE AND WERE RANKED #2 AND #35 IN THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR BOSTON QUALIFYING PERCENTAGES!
COURSE: THIS IS A MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON COURSE ON THE CLOSED 2-LANE ROADWAY AT THE DISMAL SWAMP TRAIL PARK IN CHESAPEAKE. THE FULL MARATHON COURSE WILL BE USATF CERTIFIED COURSE AND THAT MEANS ITS A BOSTON QUALIFYING RACE
PACKET PICKUP: EARLY PACKET PICK-UP WILL BE AT RUNNING ETC VB FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH FROM 3-6PM! RACE DAY PICK-UP WILL BE FROM 6:15 -7:30 AM!
FLUIDS AND FOOD: THERE WILL BE 4 AID STATIONS WITH WATER FOR THE HALF MARATHON AND 9 WATER STATIONS FOR THE FULL.
AMENITIES & POST-RACE: FINISHERS RECEIVE A MEDAL AND PREMIUM LONG SLEEVE SHIRT. ONSITE HOSPITALITY & REFRESHMENTS. POST-RACE PARTY ONSITE!
TIME LIMITS: THE FULL MARATHON WILL START AT 7 AM AND HALF MARATHON WILL START AT 7:30 AM! THE FINISH LINE WILL CLOSE AT 1:30 PM. WALKERS MAY ARRANGE AN EARLY START OR SELF-TIME AFTER 1:30 PM.
AWARDS: TOP 3 OVERALL MALES AND FEMALES AND TOP 3 OVERALL MASTERS MALE & FEMALE THE TOP 3 MALES AND FEMALES IN 10-YEAR AGE GROUPS WILL RECEIVE AWARDS!
REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN UNTIL APRIL 24TH, 2026.
LEGACY RUNNERS/STRIDERS PLUS: DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE THRU APRIL 25TH.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS: A CLUB MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT OF $5.00 IS AVAILABLE UP THRU APRIL 24TH. DISCOUNTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED ON THE PAYMENT PAGE DURING REGISTRATION. YOU SHOULD USE THE ACCOUNT YOU USED TO REGISTER FOR THE CLUB TO APPLY FOR THIS DISCOUNT. WE WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO MATCH ON NAME/DATE OF BIRTH.
PAPER ENTRY FORMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
ELITE FIELD: BACK THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE AN ELITE ENTRY FOR THIS YEAR'S RACE: TO RECEIVE A COMP ELITE ENTRY, YOU HAD TO HAVE RUN FASTER THAN THE TIME LISTED BELOW IN THE LAST 2 YEARS! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CLAIM THE ENTRY, CONTACT THOMAS ORANGERUNNING@YAHOO.COM! WE WILL ALSO HAVE PRIZE MONEY FOR THE TOP 3 MALES & FEMALES IN THE MARATHON & TOP MALES & FEMALES IN THE HALF! WE WILL ALSO HAVE NUTRITION DROP TABLES SET UP IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE COURSE.
MARATHON
MEN: 2:40
WOMEN 3:00
HALF MARATHON
MEN 1:15
WOMEN 1:23
STRIDER SPRING RUNNING FESTIVAL CHALLENGE IS BACK - RUN THE DISMAL SWAMP 5 MILER ON SATURDAY AND THE HALF OR THE FULL ON SUNDAY TO RECEIVE A CHALLENGE MEDAL!
SNAKE CHALLENGE- 5 MILER & HALF MARATHON
BEAR CHALLENGE- 5 MILER & FULL MARATHON
WEBSITE FIND MY MARATHON RATES THE TIDEWATER STRIDER MARATHON AS THE 52ND FASTEST MARATHON IN THE COUNTRY AND THE FASTEST MARATHON IN VIRGINIA! THIS MARATHON RANKED 37TH IN 2025 FOR BQ PERCENTAGE IN THE COUNTRY HTTPS://FINDMYMARATHON.COM/RACE-DETAIL.PHP?ZNAME=TIDEWATER%20STRIDER%20MARATHON [https://findmymarathon.com/race-detail.php?zname=Tidewater%20Strider%20Marathon]
IN 2021, THE TIDEWATER STRIDER BQ INVITATIONAL AND THE STRIDER MARATHON BOTH RAN ON THE SAME COURSE AND WERE RANKED #2 AND #35 IN THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR BOSTON QUALIFYING PERCENTAGES!
COURSE: THIS IS A MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON COURSE ON THE CLOSED 2-LANE ROADWAY AT THE DISMAL SWAMP TRAIL PARK IN CHESAPEAKE. THE FULL MARATHON COURSE WILL BE USATF CERTIFIED COURSE AND THAT MEANS ITS A BOSTON QUALIFYING RACE
PACKET PICKUP: EARLY PACKET PICK-UP WILL BE AT RUNNING ETC VB FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH FROM 3-6PM! RACE DAY PICK-UP WILL BE FROM 6:15 -7:30 AM!
FLUIDS AND FOOD: THERE WILL BE 4 AID STATIONS WITH WATER FOR THE HALF MARATHON AND 9 WATER STATIONS FOR THE FULL.
AMENITIES & POST-RACE: FINISHERS RECEIVE A MEDAL AND PREMIUM LONG SLEEVE SHIRT. ONSITE HOSPITALITY & REFRESHMENTS. POST-RACE PARTY ONSITE!
TIME LIMITS: THE FULL MARATHON WILL START AT 7 AM AND HALF MARATHON WILL START AT 7:30 AM! THE FINISH LINE WILL CLOSE AT 1:30 PM. WALKERS MAY ARRANGE AN EARLY START OR SELF-TIME AFTER 1:30 PM.
AWARDS: TOP 3 OVERALL MALES AND FEMALES AND TOP 3 OVERALL MASTERS MALE & FEMALE THE TOP 3 MALES AND FEMALES IN 10-YEAR AGE GROUPS WILL RECEIVE AWARDS!
REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN UNTIL APRIL 24TH, 2026.
LEGACY RUNNERS/STRIDERS PLUS: DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE THRU APRIL 25TH.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS: A CLUB MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT OF $5.00 IS AVAILABLE UP THRU APRIL 24TH. DISCOUNTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED ON THE PAYMENT PAGE DURING REGISTRATION. YOU SHOULD USE THE ACCOUNT YOU USED TO REGISTER FOR THE CLUB TO APPLY FOR THIS DISCOUNT. WE WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO MATCH ON NAME/DATE OF BIRTH.
PAPER ENTRY FORMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
ELITE FIELD: BACK THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE AN ELITE ENTRY FOR THIS YEAR'S RACE: TO RECEIVE A COMP ELITE ENTRY, YOU HAD TO HAVE RUN FASTER THAN THE TIME LISTED BELOW IN THE LAST 2 YEARS! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CLAIM THE ENTRY, CONTACT THOMAS ORANGERUNNING@YAHOO.COM! WE WILL ALSO HAVE PRIZE MONEY FOR THE TOP 3 MALES & FEMALES IN THE MARATHON & TOP MALES & FEMALES IN THE HALF! WE WILL ALSO HAVE NUTRITION DROP TABLES SET UP IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE COURSE.
MARATHON
MEN: 2:40
WOMEN 3:00
HALF MARATHON
MEN 1:15
WOMEN 1:23
STRIDER SPRING RUNNING FESTIVAL CHALLENGE IS BACK - RUN THE DISMAL SWAMP 5 MILER ON SATURDAY AND THE HALF OR THE FULL ON SUNDAY TO RECEIVE A CHALLENGE MEDAL!
SNAKE CHALLENGE- 5 MILER & HALF MARATHON
BEAR CHALLENGE- 5 MILER & FULL MARATHON
Races
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Strider Marathon
Incl. $6.70 Fee & Long Sleeve Shirt
Sun 26th April 2026 (7:00AM EDT)
$101.70
CLOSEDRunners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day. -
Strider Half Marathon
Incl. $5.50 Fee & Long Sleeve Shirt
Sun 26th April 2026 (7:30AM EDT)
$80.50
CLOSEDRunners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day. -
Strider Marathon Walkers
Incl. $6.70 Fee & Long Sleeve Shirt
Sun 26th April 2026 (7:00AM EDT)
$101.70
CLOSEDRunners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day. This event is for participants walking the entire race! if you do not walk the entire race you will not be scored as a walker! -
Strider Half Marathon Walkers
Incl. $5.50 Fee & Long Sleeve Shirt
Sun 26th April 2026 (7:30AM EDT)
$80.50
CLOSEDRunners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day. This event is for participants walking the entire race! if you do not walk the entire race you will not be scored as a walker!
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