Ocean State Rhode Race
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Event overview
The Ocean State Rhode Races take place in Narragansett, Rhode Island, with the main race day on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The weekend includes an in-person expo and shakeout run on Saturday, October 25. Event distances offered include:
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
- 5k
- Virtual Half Marathon
- Virtual Full Marathon
- Virtual 5k
The full marathon course is USATF certified and is a Boston Marathon and Abbott World Marathon Majors qualifier. The half marathon serves as the final stop of the Rhode Race Series, a five-stop series of Rhode Island half marathons.
Race logistics and services
All in-person races are chip timed and provide both gun time and chip time. RaceJoy smartphone tracking and text/email timing alerts are available. Packet pickup is available at local partner locations on the days before the race and at Narragansett Town Beach on race morning. Aid stations are placed throughout the course and supply water and Nuun; some stations also offer HoneyStinger gels and bananas. A gear bag check is provided at the start; participants must use their own labeled bags. Roads are not closed to traffic; coned running lanes are used. The event has an official time limit of six hours. Medals are awarded to finishers of the full and half marathon, and registration includes an event T-shirt (sizes guaranteed only before June 1). The race has a no-refund policy and may be canceled for extreme or unsafe weather with no refunds issued. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.