15th Annual Novant Health Wilmington Marathon steps off this weekend

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The 15th Annual Novant Health Wilmington Marathon presented by Wicked Weed, Toyota Hendrick Half Marathon, Fleet Feet Downtown 5K, and Lidl Glow Mile presented by Truist will be taking place this Saturday, February 22.

This year’s race is on track to be record breaking as 5,000 athletes are expected to participate. This is nearly 1,000 more than the race last year.

The marathon course will start in Wrightsville Beach at Johnnie Mercers Pier on Saturday morning.

The marathon, half-marathon, and relay marathon courses all lead to downtown, and will finish at Live Oak Bank Pavilion.

The Fleet Feet 5K and kid’s Lidl 1-mile race will start and end downtown at Live Oak Bank Pavilion.

Roads will be open to traffic with detour routes in place to minimize any disruptions to commutes.

The Wilmington Marathon has partnered with Nourish NC and numerous teams, churches, groups, high school organizations, and nonprofits that will be on the course taking part and receiving donations for being involved in the event.

Event organizers are seeking additional groups that can provide volunteers to help with the event. Interested organizations can reach out via email.

For more information regarding the race, and the courses click here.