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Amica Newport Marathon
The Amica Newport Marathon is a course of 42.2 km (26.2 miles) with 129.6 m (425 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 1 m (3 ft) and its highest 23 m (75 ft) above sea level. Next race: Sunday 10 October 2027.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon
- Total climb
- 129.6 m425 ft
- Highest point 23 m75 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe course stays between 0.9 m and 23.4 m above sea level, with the highest point at 31.6 km and the lowest at 27.4 km, and climbs 129.6 m over the marathon.
Start, finish
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- Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain
km 8.7mile 5.4
Brenton Point State Park
The organiser lists Brenton Point State Park among the great viewing spots on the course.
km 16.5mile 10.3
Bellevue Avenue
The organiser says the course runs past the storied Bellevue Avenue mansions.
km 26mile 16.1
Sachuest Point
The organiser lists Sachuest Point among the great viewing spots on the course.
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Never above 24 metres, with the highest point at 31.6 kmA seaside course with its top at 31.6 km, in Middletown's rolling second half.
- From Easton's Beach past the mansions and out to MiddletownA USATF-certified, Boston-qualifying loop from Easton's Beach.
- A six hour limit and an optional 6:30 startSlower runners could start at 6:30 AM, but early starters are out of the awards.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GradientNever above 24 metres, with the highest point at 31.6 kmA seaside course with its top at 31.6 km, in Middletown's rolling second half.
The marathon is a low coastal course: it never rises above 23.4 m or drops below 0.9 m, 22.5 m from the lowest point to the highest. The top comes at 31.6 km and the bottom at 27.4 km, both in the second half that the organiser describes as rolling hills on Middletown’s quiet, rural roads.
The climbing adds up to 129.6 m in the whole marathon. The organiser measures the 2026 course at 847 feet of gain, a watch figure that counts every short rise, so a watch on the day will read higher.
Measured
km 0 to 42.2LandmarkFrom Easton's Beach past the mansions and out to MiddletownA USATF-certified, Boston-qualifying loop from Easton's Beach.
The organiser calls the course a tour of Newport’s highlights, from gilded age mansions to sandy beaches, with the crashing Atlantic coastline and the Bellevue Avenue mansions. Start and finish are both at Easton’s Beach. Both the marathon and the half are USATF-certified and the marathon qualifies for Boston. The organiser names Fort Adams State Park, Brenton Point State Park and Sachuest Point as great places to watch. In 2026 the marathon runners parked at Second Beach in Middletown and rode a shuttle to the start.
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km 0 to 42.2TacticsA six hour limit and an optional 6:30 startSlower runners could start at 6:30 AM, but early starters are out of the awards.
For the 2026 race the organiser asked every marathon participant to be able to finish in 6 hours, a pace of 13:44 per mile. The marathon and half marathon both started at 7:30 AM in waves, faster runners first. Anyone expecting to finish close to the limit could take the early 6:30 AM start, when the course was marked but not yet fully supported, and early starters were not eligible for age group or overall awards.
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The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Newport, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Newport stays within 23 m75 ft of height, so they go by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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