2020 - Novant Health Wilmington NC Marathon

Marathon Madness 1 mile Run

Marathon Madness 5K

Half Marathon

The half marathon will start in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina and span New Hanover County finishing downtown Wilmington on the Cape Fear River.

Marathon

The marathon will start in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina and span New Hanover County finishing downtown Wilmington on the Cape Fear River. The Marathon will cross 6 bridges of Wilmington with view of the ocean, intracoastal waterway, downtown Wilmington, the Cape Fear River and Greenfield Park.

Marathon Relay Mixed Division

If you have men and women on your team, you must sign up for this division

Marathon Relay All Female Division

If you have all women on your team, you must sign up for this division.

Marathon Relay All Male Division

If you have all men on your team, you must sign up for this division.

Virtual Half Marathon

Virtual Marathon

Physically Challenged 13.1

Physically Challenged (PC): A physically challenged (PC) athlete for the purposes of Go Time Events is defined as any person with a significant and permanent physical or motor deficiency but still allows them to be ambulatory for road racing. Examples of appropriate permanent physical challenges include: Partial or complete loss of a lower extremity, such as a Symes or leg amputation. Some have significant loss of motor function due to stroke or a serious degenerative neurological condition affecting the extremities such as Multiple Sclerosis. Awards will be given to the top three males/females in the PC Division.

Visually Impaired 13.1

Visually Impaired: A visually impaired runner must meet the classifications of IBSA Visual Classifications Class B1, B2, B3 and B4. See below for Rules for Visually Impaired. Awards will be given to the top three males/females in the Visually Impaired Division.

Physically Challenged 26.2

Physically Challenged (PC): A physically challenged (PC) athlete for the purposes of Go Time Events is defined as any person with a significant and permanent physical or motor deficiency but still allows them to be ambulatory for road racing. Examples of appropriate permanent physical challenges include: Partial or complete loss of a lower extremity, such as a Symes or leg amputation. Some have significant loss of motor function due to stroke or a serious degenerative neurological condition affecting the extremities such as Multiple Sclerosis. Awards will be given to the top three males/females in the PC Division.

Visually Impaired 26.2

Visually Impaired: A visually impaired runner must meet the classifications of IBSA Visual Classifications Class B1, B2, B3 and B4. See below for Rules for Visually Impaired. Awards will be given to the top three males/females in the Visually Impaired Division

Duo Runners - Runner Pushing a Person with Permanent Disability 26.2

Duo Runners: Are identified as a runner or walker pushing a person with permanent disabilities in a customized racing wheelchair. Awards will be given to the top three males/females in the Duo Runner division. For simplicity the abled bodied athlete will be scored in the abled bodied race. The rider will be recognized for awards and results based on the riders gender. This allows the pusher to be eligible for the general awards in the open event. And the rider to be awarded based on his or her age/gender.

Push-Rim Wheelchair 13.1

Push-Rim Wheelchair: A wheelchair athlete for the purposes of Go Time Events is defined as any person with a significant and permanent physical or motor deficiency requiring the use of a push-rim wheelchair (not hand cranks) to compete. Able-bodied individuals may not participate in the Wheelchair Division. Rules and regulations for wheelchairs will be based from the International Paralympic Committee’s regulations. See below for wheelchair specifications. Awards will be given to the top three males/females in the Push-rim Division. For the safety of the athlete and all participants, athlete finish time must not be faster than 45 minutes in the half marathon. Finishing faster than this time will disqualify the athlete from the event and potentially ban them from future events.

Push-Rim Wheelchair 26.2

Push-Rim Wheelchair: A wheelchair athlete for the purposes of our events is defined as any person with a significant and permanent physical or motor deficiency requiring the use of a push-rim wheelchair (not hand cranks) to compete. Able-bodied individuals may not participate in the Wheelchair Division. Rules and regulations for wheelchairs will be based from the International Paralympic Committee’s regulations. See below for wheelchair specifications. Awards will be given to the top three males/females in the Push-rim Division. For the safety of the athlete and all participants, athlete finish time must not be faster than 90 minutes in the marathon. Finishing faster than this time will disqualify the athlete from the event and potentially ban them from future events.