Independence Rhode Race
About this race
The Independence Rhode Race will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2026. In partnership with the Bristol Fourth of July Committee, the half marathon will follow the beautiful downtown streets of America’s quintessential community when it is decked out in its finest - during the Oldest 4th of July Celebration in America. The course includes incredible historic homes, a town common and the America’s Cup Museum before heading out along the scenic coastline, through Roger Williams University, following the parade route, and finishing along the water at Independence Park.
The Official Post Race Party will be Pivotal Brewing, 500 Wood St, Bristol (Mile 3 of the course). Join us after the race, and show your bib for one free beer on race day only.
For more information visit our event website, RhodeRaces.com
Please Note: The Independence Rhode Race 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 the weather is severe enough to create an unsafe environment for participants, organizers will cancel the event with no refunds issued.
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Running
Half Marathon
2 Person Relay
New - 2 person relay. The exchange zone will be at the Aid Station near Roger Williams University. The first runner on the team will run 7.5 miles with the 2nd person completing the half marathon distance with 5.6 miles. Each team will be given a race bib belt to act as the "baton" with the chipped bib attached. Individual splits will not be recorded - only the total team time. Team captain registers themselves, sets up their team and pays the full entry fee. The 2nd member of the team will register for that same team, with their entry fee discounted to $0. Awards will be given for Top All Male team, Top All Female team and Top "Open" team for co-ed and non-binary teams. Participants must transport themselves to and from the exchange zone, but there is plenty of parking available at RWU.
Virtual Half Marathon
If you can't make it on race day, join us virtually! Sign up by race day and complete the 13.1 distance between June 1 and June 30 on your own time and course. Learn more about the Virtual Event at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wvC2BoWS7oqgDZC3ixde84YRYUXrHN1KiBO-UwhPqL8/edit?usp=sharing
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bristol, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:12 AM and sets at 8:23 PM local time (EDT) in Bristol on June 26, 2027 — 15h 11m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 8 Bristol events
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