Wrightsville Beach Marathon

Course Map

Aid Stations and Nutrition

The course will have 7 aid station that will be hit 2 to 3 times each. About every 1.5 to 2 miles.

UPDATED 2-12-12!!!

GATERADE and HAMMER GELS will be served at Aid Stations along with Coke, Pretzles, and LICORICE Sticks.

You will also receive G-SERIES PRIME and G SERIES Unreleased Product – Carb Energy Chews.

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Aid Stations will be at the following miles for the Half and Full: 2,4, 5.2, 6.8, 9, 10.5, 11, 12, 13.5, 15.8, 16.5, 19, 20.5, 21, 22, 23.5, 24.5,

Course Description:

The Marathon and the Half Marathon will start together on E. Salisbury Street just outside of the Wrightsville Beach Museum. The race will head east towards the Atlantic Ocean, go around the famous John Nesbitt Loop and exit the island via the Wrightsville Beach Drawbridge. During this portion of the course, you will run over 3 bridges with scenic views of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
Runners will then head up Eastwood Rd. taking a right onto Military Cutoff.
Military cutoff will continue straight to Arboretum Dr. where runners will take a right to enter Landfall.
Runners will continue on Arboretum and turn right on Deer Island Dr.
About 100yards on Deer Island Dr. Runners will take a right on South Moorings.
South Moorings meets back up with Deer Island Dr. and continues straight meeting up with Arboretum.
Runners will take a right on Arboretum to Pembroke Jones Dr.
Pembroke Jones will continue straight to Dryesdale Dr.
Runners will take a Right on Dryesdale (which exits Landfall) and will be back out on Military Cutoff and will take a right.
At Mile 12 the HALF WILL TURN LEFT to FINISH and the full will CONTINUE STRAIGHT.
The Full Marathon will re-enter Arboretum into Landfall and continue straight
Runners will turn right onto the far end of Deer Island going in the opposite direction that they went the first time through.
Runners will pass through a timing chip mat and grab a neon wrist band and REPEAT the portion of Arboretum that is shaded in DARK GREEN on the map.
After they complete that portion twice, the race will continue straight to Pembroke Jones and out the Dryesdale Gate to Military Cutoff.
Runners will turn left onto Town Center Dr. into Mayfaire and then turn right onto Wells road until they hit Tanbridge, doing a 1.3 mile out and back.
After the out and back, the full course will go around WORLD MARKET in Mayfaire and finish on Conservation Way, the same way the Half Marathon finishes.