2021 - Novant Health Wilmington NC Marathon
2021 distances
Running
Virtual Half Marathon #flattenthecurve
Virtual Marathon #flattenthecurve
NHRMC Virtual 5K #flattenthecurve
NHRMC Virtual Marathon Relay #flattenthecurve
NHRMC Wilmington Kids 1 mile Run
NHRMC Wilmington 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.
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.
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.
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.
Race-day weather
Conditions on January 19, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:16 AM and sets at 5:29 PM local time (EST) in Wilmington on January 19, 2021 — 10h 13m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
Reviews
Done this event?
If you've participated in this event, share your experience with other runners
2021 results — Novant Health Wilmington NC Marathon
1,510 finishers across 10 distances · leading places in the Virtual Half Marathon #flattenthecurve
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Gorman | 1:28:07 | 6:44 /mi |
| 2 | JENNIFER Delahooke | 1:45:30 | 8:03 /mi |
| 3 | Elijah Jay | 1:48:24 | 8:16 /mi |
| 4 | Christopher Demos | 1:49:24 | 8:21 /mi |
| 5 | Susannah Early | 1:50:12 | 8:25 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Wilmington
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Wilmington Historic Half, 10K & 5K
Crh Run for Recovery 5K
Uncw I Am Chhs 5K
Parkway Subaru Battleship Half Marathon & GFL 10K|5K
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Wilmington
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Wilmington 5K Races 45 races
- 10K Run Events in Wilmington 22 races
- Wilmington Half Marathons 22 races
- Wilmington Running Calendar 2026 54 races
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, 58 Wilmington events
Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.