Expansion: NEW this year, we are expanding to a full blown running festival with the addition of a Marathon (Share the first 10.5 miles of the half marathon course) and a 5k (out and back from the finish line).
Certification: ALL COURSES WILL BE USATF CERTIFIED COURSES!!!
Course Navigation: Have trouble with course maps? Afraid of missing turns? Looking to set your PR with an all-out effort? Have we got the race for you!!!
Location: The Historic Drawbridge Running Festival will take place on Saturday, November 16th, 2024 at 213 NORTH TALBOT STREET, St Michaels, MD.
🏅 Half Marathon Details
Course Route: The half will navigate from Tilghman Island, straight up Route 33, and to St Michaels, making one of the only true turns of the race into the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!! That's a 13.1 mile STRAIGHT RUN with little to no elevation or turns!!!
🏆 Full Marathon Route
Course Information: The NEW full marathon will follow the same course, but turn right on Bozman-Neavitt Rd (MD Route 579) and travel through tiny Bozman, and turn around right before Neavitt, before you turn around and return to St Michaels, rejoining the marathon course around mile 24.
🏃♀️ 5k Event Details
Start Time: Our 5k event, starting at 8:30 am, will start and finish from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!!!
Course Length: The course will be 1.55 out and back on the same course as the Full and Half.
⏲️ Race Start Information
Start Location: THE EVENT WILL START FROM THE WYLDER HOTEL ON TILGHMAN ISLAND AT 8 AM!!!
Timing: RUNNERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE MAT WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES (8:00:00 TO 8:05:00) TO PROPERLY DISTANCE THEMSELVES. ALL RUNNERS MUST BE ON SITE AT THE START BY 7:45 am.
Transportation: We encourage participants to take advantage of the buses that will be available at the Maritime Museum on race morning to transport you to the start line at the Wylder Hotel in Tilghman Island.
Traffic Control: From the start at Wylder Hotel, we will begin as a group, with traffic briefly shut down on the Island, until we can get everyone safely over the FIRST OF TWO DRAWBRIDGES and on to the shoulder of MD Route 33.
🕗 Cutoff Times
Cutoff Policy: An eight (8) hour cutoff, for the marathon and half marathon, will let you move as fast as you like, all the way to an 18 min 30 second pace. Perfect for those recovering from a long season, or just pushing their limits at the end of the year.
Marathon Duration: Our friends at the marathon distance will get a whopping 8 hours to complete the event!!!
🚒 Community Support
Local Partnerships: We are working with the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Department and the St Michaels Volunteer Fire Department to bring you a safe and fun event!
Fundraising: A portion of the proceeds will go to EACH of the departments to assist with their annual fundraising efforts.