Course | A scenic course in Charlottesville, VA starting and finishing on the Historic Downtown Mall. The course showcases Charlottesville's historic neighborhoods and the scenic paths along the Rivanna river loved by all local runners: it includes the historic Woolen Mills. The course is hilly with about 5 miles flat along the Rivanna river: please click on the mountain icon at the bottom left of the map for the profile.
Course Safety | This is an OPEN course with traffic present on the roadways. Please follow police and volunteer instructions and be aware of traffic on the course. Do not wear headphones if you cannot properly hear approaching vehicles or volunteer instructions.
Time Limit | The Half Marathon time limit is 3.5 hours (this is a 16.02 minute per mile pace). There will be a cutoff at mile 4.1, where the 10k and half marathon split. Anyone registered for the half marathon arriving at the 10k halfway point after 8:06 am (or 1 hour and 6 minutes after race start), will need to complete the 10k course only.
Half Marathon Interactive Course Map
Click on the mountain icon at the bottom left of the map for the profile.
PDF Course Map with water stop locations
Toilets are located at the start and finish and at miles 2.5, 3.5, 5.7, 7.7, 9.8 and 11.5 (at both water stops). Water, Gatorade and gels are located at miles 2.5, 3.5, 5.7, 7.7, 9.8, 11.5.