Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon
About this race
The Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon will return to the classic course, starting at Gateway Plaza on Saturday, December 5, 2026!
Additional information will be updated soon!
The Raleigh (Holiday) Half Marathon is directed and promoted by Sir Walter Running, a Raleigh-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring the Greater Raleigh running community together through innovation, activation, and inclusivity. Sir Walter Running is a USATF club that also produces the Sir Walter Miler, the Pop Up Miles series, the Raleigh RunDown Downhill Mile, a series of Strava Challenges, and the Summer of Miles podcast.
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Half Marathon
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Raleigh, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 5:00 PM local time (EST) in Raleigh on December 5, 2026 — 9h 51m of daylight.
Course
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Find upcoming events by distance:
- Raleigh 5K Races 48 races
- 10K Run Events in Raleigh 14 races
- Raleigh Half Marathons 18 races
- Raleigh Running Calendar 2026 67 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, 69 Raleigh events
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