Margarita Half and 5K (fka Portsmouth Half)

It’s time to party, because the Margarita Half & 5K (formerly the Portsmouth Half & 5K) returns to Portsmouth, NH this May! Our fans have come to love our gently rolling courses and can’t-beat after party that features delicious burritos, mouth-watering margaritas, and the best beer from Smuttynose Brewing (must be 21+). Now that’s celebrating in style.

The Margarita Half features a gently rolling, scenic, and relatively easy course. The race course is revised slightly this year. The new course starts at the Lowes parking lot and makes a loop around a Portsmouth avenue neighborhood. Then it heads out onto Newington Road with views of the Great Bay Estuary and pastoral farm fields. As you cross the town border into Newington, you experience the serenity of the Great Bay National Wildlife preserve before coming into the village area where you run by centuries-old stone walls and cemeteries. At the turn around you will be treated to views of the Newington Historic district complete with the Old Town Hall. Next you will high five your friends on the out and back section and retrace your steps back to the finish. The 5K starts in the same place as the half marathon, and both races run together until 3.1 miles where the 5K finishes at the Portsmouth Mercedes Benz.

It’s a full morning of running fun, so what are you waiting for? Treat yourself and sign up today!