Mathews Marathon & Half Marathon

World’s Flattest Race Course
A Boston Qualifier Race– Participant limit is 500
2026 Registration for Mathews Marathon, Half Marathon & Marathon Relay includes a Friday Carbo Load meal provided by Mathews Family YMCA.
Before 9/1 – $100 Full Marathon — $75 Half Marathon
Eff 9/1 – $125 Full Marathon – $100 Half Marathon
Run along peaceful, rural backroads in beautiful Mathews County, Virginia. Enjoy the fast, flat course that winds through dirt, gravel and paved roads and past the serenity of one of Virginia’s last great country sides. Registration will close on October 10. Cost will increase on Sept 1. No refunds one month from event date – anyone unable to attend will be able to transfer registration to the Virtual Race.
The race start & finish is in the town center of Mathews at Put In Creek Pavilion (for GPS purposes use 117 Brickbat Rd, Mathews 23109 – that is fire station which is next to pavilion): The course will have volunteers staged every 2.5-3 miles with water and gel – scroll down to view course maps.






