Historic Drawbridge Running Festival

🏃‍♀️ Welcome to the Historic Drawbridge Running Festival

We can't wait to show off one of Maryland's FLATTEST courses, with our Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k events, we welcome you to beautiful Talbot County! Our marathon and half marathon share the first 10.5 miles of the half marathon course and a 5k (out and back from the finish line). Be sure to check out all of the options available.

📜 Course Certification

ALL COURSES: USATF CERTIFIED COURSES!!!

🗺️ Navigating the Course

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!!!

🏅 Race Day Details

The Historic Drawbridge Running Festival will take place on Saturday, October 31st, 2026. 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 Course

The 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 Information

Our 5k event, starting at 8:30 AM, will start and finish from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!!! The course will be 1.55 out and back on the same course as the Full and Half.

🕗 Start Time and Check-in

THE EVENT WILL START FROM THE WYLDER HOTEL ON TILGHMAN ISLAND AT 8 AM! 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, which is where the race starts. This way your vehicle is available for you upon your finish at the entrance to the Maritime Museum.

⏱️ Event Cutoff

A 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. Our friends at the marathon distance will get a whopping 8 hours to complete the event!!!

🔗 More Information

For more details, visit the official race page: Historic Drawbridge Running Festival.