Rhode Island Half Marathon & 5K

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Pierce Memorial Stadium, East Providence RI

Sunday, May 18th, 2025

📅 SAVE THE DATE!

The Rhode Island Half Marathon and 5K is BACK and set for Sunday, May 18th, 2025.

🏃‍♂️ RACE OPTIONS

Half Marathon: Choose the half marathon or 5K, which offer some of the best views in Rhode Island, including scenic views of Narragansett Bay and the iconic Providence skyline along the East Bay Bike Path.
Course Details: Both USATF-certified courses conveniently start and finish at Pierce Memorial Stadium in East Providence, RI.
Participant Limit: The Rhode Island Half Marathon will be capped at 2,000 participants. Once the field is sold out, a waitlist will be opened in the event more slots become available.
Registration: Register today to reserve your spot on the start line with us!

🛤️ COURSE UPDATES FOR 2025

Final Hill: The Half Marathon course will no longer include the final hill of the 2024 course at Mile 12.
Start Time: The Half Marathon & 5K races will start together at 7:30am at Pierce Field.
5K Details: The 5K will follow Veteran’s Memorial Parkway with the half marathon before turning right onto the bike path at Kettle Point Ave.
Facilities: Additional porta-potties at Pierce Field as well as on-course.

🥪 PERKS

Breakfast: FREE breakfast sandwich for all participants in the 5K and half marathon.
21 and over: One FREE Chair 2 beer for all participants age 21 and over.
Finisher Medallions: Finisher Medallions for the Half Marathon & 5K.
Chip-Timed: All participants will be chip-timed with a time limit for the half marathon of 3.5 hours.

🕒 ONLINE ENTRY FEES

Half Marathon:
- $70 to 12/31/2024
- $75 1/1/2025 to 2/28/2025
- $80 3/1/2025 to 4/14/2025
- $90 4/15/2025 to 5/17/2025
- $100 Walk Up Registration Race Weekend
5K Fees:
- $32 to 12/31/2024
- $36 1/1/2025 to 3/2/2025
- $38 3/3/2025 to 4/14/2025
- $40 4/15/2025 to 5/17/2025
- $45 Walk Up Registration Race Weekend
No Refunds: No refunds. No pets. If you are running or walking with a stroller, we ask that you start in the back for safety purposes.

📍 PACKET PICKUP INFORMATION

We encourage everyone who is able to pick up their race number before race day to make for a stress-free race morning!

🗓️ Pre-Race Packet Pickup

Saturday, May 10th // 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Marathon Sports, Providence Place, Level One, 1 Providence Place, Providence, RI
Friday, May 16th // 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Marathon Sports, Providence Place, Level One, 1 Providence Place, Providence, RI
Saturday, May 17th // 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Marathon Sports, Providence Place, Level One, 1 Providence Place, Providence, RI

🎟️ Race Day Packet Pickup

Race day, Sunday May 18th, 2025. Starting at 6:15am. at Pierce Memorial Stadium, 201 Mercer St, East Providence, RI 02914

🚗 PARKING

Parking is available at the stadium parking lots on Mercer Ave and at parking lots located at 450 Veterans Memorial Pkwy. Street parking is also allowed on Sunday in East Providence. Please do not park where cones are placed on the course.

🏆 PRIZE STRUCTURE

See below for prize structure for the RI Half Marathon & 5K races.

🏅 Individual Awards (Based on Gun Times)

Top 3 Overall
Winners (Under 19)
Winners (age 20-29)
Winners (age 30-39)
Winners (age 40-49)
Winners (age 50-59)
Winners (age 60-69)
Winners (age 70+)

👥 Team Awards

Top Family and Friends Team (Unlimited team entries. Top 3 score). Teams must use the online system for team entries. Team awards are based on chip times.