Newport News One City Marathon
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Newport News One City Marathon
The Newport News One City Marathon is a multi-day running event held in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Now entering its 13th year, the event features a point-to-point marathon course. This specific route is noted for yielding fast times and has a high percentage of participants achieving Boston Qualifying times.
The race weekend includes several different distances and competitive categories:
- One City Marathon: 26.2 miles
- One City Half Marathon: 13.1 miles
- Maritime 5K: 3.1 miles
- Nautical Mile Fun Run: 1.15 miles
- Carrier Challenge: 29.4 miles (Full Marathon and 5K combination)
- Submarine Challenge: 16.2 miles (Half Marathon and 5K combination)
The schedule is divided across two days, with the shorter distances and challenges beginning on Saturday, followed by the half and full marathon distances on Sunday. Participants opting for the challenges complete the Maritime 5K on the first day before taking part in their respective longer distance on the second day. All events take place in Newport News, at the 2400 Washington Avenue location. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.