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New Bedford Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 11:0011:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon
- Time limit
- 3 hours
The course
The USATF-certified course is a single 13.1-mile loop that starts and finishes on Pleasant Street in front of City Hall, through the city's North and South Ends.
- A single loop from City Hall through the North and South EndsSingle loop, Pleasant Street start and finish, waterfront and Clarks Cove.
- A 3-hour limit and two mile checkpointsMile 7 in 100 min, mile 10 in 140 min; streets reopen at 2pm.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA single loop from City Hall through the North and South EndsSingle loop, Pleasant Street start and finish, waterfront and Clarks Cove.
The organiser describes a fast urban route with views of the waterfront, Clarks Cove and the harbor. The 2027 race is the 50th anniversary of the New Bedford Half Marathon, hosted by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and the course carries USATF certification MA08003JK. The event has been a championship race of the USATF-New England Grand Prix Series more than a dozen times.
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Whole courseTacticsA 3-hour limit and two mile checkpointsMile 7 in 100 min, mile 10 in 140 min; streets reopen at 2pm.
The 11:00 start gives three hours against a city rule that every street, the start and finish on Pleasant Street included, reopens to traffic by 2pm. Runners behind at mile 7 are sent along Cove Road and County Street to rejoin for a shortened course, and those behind at mile 10 are offered a ride back to the start and finish. All aid stations carry water and Gatorade.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at New Bedford YMCA, 25 South Water StreetSaturday 20 March Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–16:004:00 PM
Early bib and apparel pick-up New Bedford YMCA, 25 South Water Street
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Sunday 21 March Race day
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09:009:00 AM–10:3010:30 AM
Race day registration and bib pick-up New Bedford YMCA, 25 South Water Street
Cut-offs and other races (4)
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11:0011:00 AM
Half marathon start Pleasant Street, in front of City Hall -
14:002:00 PM
Course closes The city requires every street, the start and finish on Pleasant Street included, to reopen to cars no later than 2pm. The time limit for the race is 3 hours. -
Time not published
Mile 7 cut-off Runners who have not reached mile 7 within 100 minutes are diverted to Cove Road and County Street and rejoin for a shortened course to the finish. -
Time not published
Mile 10 cut-off Runners who have not reached mile 10 within 140 minutes are stopped and offered transport back to the start and finish.
Times as published by the organiser, in New Bedford time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
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.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in New Bedford time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for New Bedford, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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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