Tidewater Strider Marathon and Half Marathon Spring Edition
About this race
Welcome to the Tidewater Striders Marathon and Half Marathon Home to one of the Flattest and fastest Marathons in the country and the Fastest in Virginia!!!!
Website Find my Marathon rates The Tidewater Strider Marathon as the 52nd fastest Marathon in the Country and the Fastest Marathon in Virginia! This marathon ranked 37th in 2025 for BQ percentage in the country https://findmymarathon.com/race-detail.php?zname=Tidewater%20Strider%20Marathon
In 2021, the Tidewater Strider BQ invitational and the Strider Marathon both ran on the same course and were ranked #2 and #35 in the country for their Boston Qualifying percentages!
COURSE: This is a Marathon and Half Marathon course on the closed 2-lane roadway at the Dismal Swamp Trail Park in Chesapeake. The full Marathon course will be USATF Certified course and that means its a Boston Qualifying race PACKET PICKUP: Early Packet pick-up will be at Running etc VB Friday, April 24th from 3-6pm! Race day pick-up will be from 6:15 -7:30 am! FLUIDS AND FOOD: There will be 4 aid stations with water for the half Marathon and 9 water stations for the full. AMENITIES & POST-RACE: Finishers receive a Medal and Premium Long Sleeve Shirt. Onsite hospitality & refreshments. Post-race party onsite!TIME LIMITS: New this year, the Marathon and Half Marathon will both start at 7 AM! The finish line will close at 1:30 PM. Walkers may arrange an early start or self-time after 1:30 PM. AWARDS: Top 3 overall Males and Females and top 3 overall Masters Male & Female the top 3 males and females in 10-year age groups will receive awards! REGISTRATION: Registration will be open until April 24th, 2027. LEGACY RUNNERS/STRIDERS PLUS: Discounts available thru April 24th. CLUB MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS: A Club membership discount of $5.00 is available up thru April 24th. Discounts are automatically applied on the payment page during registration. You should use the account you used to register for the club to apply for this discount. We will also attempt to match on name/date of birth. Paper entry forms are not available. ELITE FIELD: Back this year we will have an Elite Entry for this year's Race: to receive a Comp Elite Entry, you had to have run faster than the time listed below in the last 2 years! If you would like to claim the entry, contact Thomas Orangerunning@yahoo.com! We will also have Prize Money for the top 3 Males & Females in the Marathon & Top Males & Females in the Half! We will also have Nutrition drop tables set up in multiple areas of the course. Marathon MEN: 2:40 Women 3:00 Half Marathon Men 1:15 Women 1:23
Strider Spring Running Festival Challenge is Back - Run the Dismal Swamp 5 Miler on Saturday and the Half or the Full on Sunday to receive a challenge Medal! Snake Challenge- 5 miler & Half Marathon Bear Challenge- 5 miler & Full Marathon
Pick your distance
Running
Strider Marathon
Runners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day.
Strider Half Marathon
Runners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day.
Walking
Strider Marathon Walkers
Runners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day. This event is for participants walking the entire race! if you do not walk the entire race you will not be scored as a walker!
Strider Half Marathon Walkers
Runners may pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 6:30 AM on race day. This event is for participants walking the entire race! if you do not walk the entire race you will not be scored as a walker!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chesapeake, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 7:47 PM local time (EDT) in Chesapeake on April 25, 2027 — 13h 29m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Tidewater Strider Marathon and Half Marathon Spring Edition
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- Chesapeake Running Calendar 2026 36 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, 37 Chesapeake events
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