2026 - New River Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
2026 distances
Running
New River 5K
New River Marathon / 5K Combo
Run the New River Friday Night 5K and follow it up with the New River Marathon on Saturday morning.
New River Half Marathon / 5K Combo
Run the New River Friday Night 5K and follow it up with the New River Half Marathon on Saturday morning.
New River Marathon
In North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, the New River Marathon courses along the banks of the South Fork New River, one of only 14 American Heritage Rivers in the United States. 20.8 miles roll along the banks of the scenic New River offering pastoral views of the River, Christmas tree farms, and horse and cattle farms. “The most beautiful race venue ever!”
New River Half Marathon
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 15, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 8:25 PM local time (EDT) in Todd on May 15, 2026 — 14h 06m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — New River Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
729 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the New River 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIAN ULRICH | 19:14 | 6:12 /mi |
| 2 | DEVIN ROE | 22:23 | 7:13 /mi |
| 3 | C. HACKETT | 23:12 | 7:28 /mi |
| 4 | SCHUYLER KENNEDY | 22:59 | 7:24 /mi |
| 5 | MOSES WHITE | 23:16 | 7:30 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 1 Todd event
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