Tag Archives: Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon

This weekend: a run, a poetic hike, a festival of fun

images

Run a distance that suits you at the coast, try something new in the mountains. And in the Piedmont/Lace up and grab your pencil/For some trail magic.

Coast

What the heck, it’s flat: why not do a half marathon — or a full! — at the coast this weekend? read more

This weekend: Keep running, start paddling

Fini!

Spring race season is in full swing across North Carolina while the paddling season is just getting underway. Weatherwise, we’re looking at pretty good weather for both.

Coast

Distance runners, sprinters, fun runners — Saturday’s 4th Annual Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon has ‘em all covered: full and half marathons, marathon relay, 5K, 1-mile fun run for kids. Racing starts on Wrightsville Beach, then, depending how far you’re going, heads into the nearby The Landfall Community (perhaps you’ve seen the walls and gates surrounding it on the drive to Wrightsville Beach). read more