Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon returns to the Capital Area Greenway System on the Crabtree Creek Greenway, with an additional section on the Neuse River Greenway.

The December race will be the 2024 USATF State Championship. All finishers will receive a unique 2024 Raleigh Half Marathon Finisher’s medal, and the Top 75 Men and Top 75 Women overall, as well as age group winners (1st) outside the Top 75, will receive a Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon Coffee Mug.

The Top 3 Male and Female finishers will receive prize money. A $250 bonus will be available as well for event records. The race will be limited to 750 runners.

Course Info:

Due to greenway construction, the race will start on the corner of Somerset Road and Crabtree Boulevard, near Lockwood Park. Runners will gather from 7:00-8:00am with the race beginning at 8:00am. The race will go down Crabtree Boulevard for about 400 feet before entering the greenway at Lockwood Park. The remainder of the race and finish will be on the greenway, which will follow the Crabtree Creek Trail to Anderson Point Park and onto the Neuse River Greenway, where the turnaround will be near the Poole Road trailhead, located at 1721 Riverview Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610.

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Awards:

All finishers will receive a unique 2024 Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon Finisher’s medal, and the Top 75 Men and Women earn a Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon Coffee Mug. Age Group Winners (1st) that aren’t in the Top 75 will receive a mug, as well.

Prize Money will be awarded as follows for Male and Female Athletes. Also, all athletes must comply with our Fair Competition Policies.

1st Overall – $300
2nd Overall – $200
3rd Overall – $100

Event Record Bonus Money will be awarded to breaking current records – $250 (Winner only)

Cost:

Half Marathon - $84.00
Virtual Half Marathon - $50.00

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