Petersburg Half Marathon & 5K
Petersburg, VA
- Half Marathon, 5K, Kids Run
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The scenic course of the annual Petersburg Half Marathon & 5K will feature views of Old Towne Petersburg, rural areas of Petersburg, Blandford Cemetery, Underground railroad homes, Trapezium Home and Pocahontas Island. A running city tour of Petersburg’s most historical areas. Witness a battle re-enactment taking place in the Petersburg … MORE
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Cool Race, Nice Medal
Pre/ Post race - It is a small town race. Parking was easy to find and not a lot of runners. Bib pick up was easy and post race activities … MORE
Pre/ Post race – It is a small town race. Parking was easy to find and not a lot of runners. Bib pick up was easy and post race activities were fun (there was a farmers market in the area which was nice.
Race: Not a lot of port a potties – but we made due. Running through the park was nice and the Renactors were a great addition. Nothing like running past a group of civil war people fighting it out! No issues with Aid stations – they were spread out. Some hills, mostly in the park but nothing that killed us!
Medal/ Swag: We loved the design and size. It was pretty cool and kept with the theme of Civil War.
Avoid this race at all cost
Signed up to run spring 2020. Covid bumped to Aug 2020. Re-bumped to March 2021, then bumped to 2022, date conflicts with Boston. Absolutely no refunds given. Other races have … MORE
Signed up to run spring 2020. Covid bumped to Aug 2020. Re-bumped to March 2021, then bumped to 2022, date conflicts with Boston. Absolutely no refunds given. Other races have been in-person in Virginia in this time frame. Sketchy “charity partner” when I started looking into it. No response from race director. NEVER PARTICIPATE WITH RUNPETERSBURG!!
One of my favorites
This is not the easiest route I have run for a half marathon, but this is still one of my favorite half marathons. Packet pick up at a local running … MORE
This is not the easiest route I have run for a half marathon, but this is still one of my favorite half marathons. Packet pick up at a local running store was quick and efficient both years. Shirts both years are well designed and comfortable (liked the switch to red this year) and the medal is huge. Packet this year was more elaborate with items I have actually used. Race itself is a smaller one, parking is easy to find within a block and is free. Really do not need to arrive until a half hour before the race. Route is very cool starting off in Pocahontas Island then taking you through the various areas of the city. Actually liked the route change this year even though it meant not going directly through the battlefield-got one of the main hills out of the way early. Plenty of water stops and gatorade-much better this year as I recall in orecious year they seemwd to stop at mile 9 while this year there was one at 11. This is hilly but a great race for me to end the racing season.
Hilly Petersburg
Ran the 2019 Petersburg half marathon. The race started and finished in downtown Petersburg at Union Train Station. The course was very hilly with the first half net uphill and … MORE
Ran the 2019 Petersburg half marathon. The race started and finished in downtown Petersburg at Union Train Station. The course was very hilly with the first half net uphill and the 2nd half net downhill; even though the 2nd half was net downhill, there were plenty of rolling hills to keep you honest with your pace. Sprinkled around the course were Civil War reenactors and there were also a few staged at the start / finish line. Nice technical running shirts were given to all participants and the finishers medals were impressive. Plenty of American history to see in the area, making this a very enjoyable trip.