Historic Drawbridge Running Festival
St. Michaels, MD
- Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Have trouble with course maps? Afraid of missing turns? Looking to set your PR with an all-out effort? Have we got the race for you!!! The Historic Drawbridge Half will navigate from Tilghman Island, straight up Route 33, and to St Michaels, making one of the only true turns of … MORE
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Generous cut-off, flat.
Good choice for back of packers, 8 hr cut off and the last finisher came thru at 8.5 hrs with a big cheer from race director. Kind of boring course … MORE
Good choice for back of packers, 8 hr cut off and the last finisher came thru at 8.5 hrs with a big cheer from race director. Kind of boring course on 2 highways but plenty of shade. I ate at Limoncello and it had excellent Italian food. St Michael’s is a quaint town with plenty of shopping temptations. If you can’t find parking at the museum, there is free public parking next to the museum. As soon as you get off the bus, get in the porta potty line bc there aren’t many. I don’t understand why they have a bag check because your car is parked at the finish line but the bag might be helpful if you’re waiting on a ride.
Table top flat, good weather
I think this would be a great alternative to Baltimore marathon if you still need to check off Maryland. St Michael’s is a charming little waterfront town, very historic with … MORE
I think this would be a great alternative to Baltimore marathon if you still need to check off Maryland. St Michael’s is a charming little waterfront town, very historic with many great restaurants and shops. It’s about 2 hrs from Baltimore depending on bay bridge traffic. We stayed at St Michael’s Inn, which is about 2 miles from finish line. There are other places to stay much closer to the action but they are very pricey. Overall I think it was great place to stay for the race. This race is pretty small, about 300 runners for Half, 130 for Full. The course was as flat as it gets, but you will be running on the shoulders of open traffic. The scenery did get kinda boring, no views of ocean at all. For those that are running the full, it can get kinda lonely out there. But the good thing is, they give you a whopping 8 hours to finish. I was very much back of the pack, I would say last 10 people to finish, and I can say that they really did keep the course open for the entire 8 hours. The swag was a hoody, and you get a small medal.
Flat, easy course
This race is a great scenic and flat course. You park at the finish and are shuttled to the start. The course winds through the bay inlets and farmland. Aide … MORE
This race is a great scenic and flat course. You park at the finish and are shuttled to the start. The course winds through the bay inlets and farmland. Aide stations were great and the running lane was coned off from vehicle traffic, but there was hardly any cars anyway. Finish was great with snacks and beer. The only real disappointment was the medal. In past years it was a nice medal with an actual sliding draw bridge but the years was a generic round medal with a sticker on it. I travel for a lot of races and past medals is definitely a factor in my race selections. Had I known this was going to be a cheap generic medal I probably would have not picked this race.
Well run easy course perfect weather
Stay in St Michaels lots of places within walking distance of the start line and many great restaurants and shops. If you drive to the finish to catch the bus, … MORE
Stay in St Michaels lots of places within walking distance of the start line and many great restaurants and shops. If you drive to the finish to catch the bus, get there before 645 there is not a lot enough parking.
There are real bathrooms at the start and finish. And the inn at the start let us sit inside until the race began. Which was great as it was 38 degrees. The course is 12+ miles running in the left shoulder of a 2 lane road with 50 MPH traffic. Lots of farms and trees to watch as you run with only a couple glimpses of the water. Aid stations were well manned and ample. My left pinky toe was not pleased after running on the left angled crown of the road, all in all an easy course. Almost no spectators and no police presence except the beginning and end.
Sweatshirt was nice. Medal was mediocre. Race instruction and communication was great before and during. The post race “snack” was my favorite so far. Simple stuff that was all natural. 250 runners all doing a half.