New Bedford Half Marathon

NEW BEDFORD HALF MARATHON
RACE DATE & TIMES
Sunday, March 21, 2027
11:00am – Half Marathon Start

EARLY BIB & APPAREL PICK-UP
Available at the New Bedford YMCA (25 South Water Street, New Bedford, MA 02740) on Saturday, March 20, 2027 from 12pm to 4pm

RACE DAY REGISTRATION and/or BIB & APPAREL PICK-UP
Available at the New Bedford YMCA (25 South Water Street, New Bedford, MA 02740) on Sunday, March 21, 2027 from 9am to 10:30am

PARKING
There are 2 City Owned Parking Lots that will offer complimentary parking on race day. We highly encourage taking advantage of these parking options. Parking restrictions will be enforced on race day, including towing, so please pay attention to all posted parking signs. The following Parking Lots are OPEN and FREE OF CHARGE.

GEAR CHECK
TBD.   Gear check will be available for all participants in the registration area. Simply check your bag in the Gear Check tent and pick it up after you finish.

AID STATIONS
All aid Stations will include water, Gatorade and port-o-johns/toilets.

BATHROOMS
Ample facilities will be provided near the Start/Finish line. Each aid station (see above for locations) will have a port-o-john as well.

TIME LIMITS & COURSE CUT OFFS
The New Bedford Half Marathon has a 3-hour time limit to finish the 13.1 mile race course.   Runners are provided with a ‘closed racecourse’ free of automobile traffic, but we are required by the City of New Bedford to reopen the streets to automotive traffic no later than 2pm. This includes the start/finish line on Pleasant Street.  In order to meet this requirement, we have put in place several accommodations.

1. Runners failing to reach mile 7 in 100 minutes will be safely diverted to Cove Rd. and County Street to -re-enter the race with a shortened course to the finish.
2. Runners failing to reach mile 10 in 140 minutes will be stopped and offered transportation back to the Start/Finish.

This is for the safety of all participants and with the consideration that the streets need to reopen for vehicular traffic at 2pm.

FINISHER MEDALS
New Bedford Half Marathon finisher medals for all half marathon finishers will be distributed at the finish line.

SPECTATORS INFO ANND RUNNER TRACKING
There is no shortage of amazing community and fan support along the course.
Track your favorite half marathon athletes as they navigate their way around the course. Simply select the “Follow” button on the RESULTS PAGE next to your desired athlete(s).

RESULTS
Live online results will be published exclusively on millenniumrunning.com

TEXT RESULTS
If you opt into receiving text results, you will get a text with your finisher time and a link to the full results page.

POST-RACE REFRESHMENTS
Water, snacks and fresh bananas will be available in the finish area.

RACE PHOTOS
Millennium Running is happy to provide FREE digital race photos from this event.. Photos will be posted online 1-2 business days following the event.

FINISHER VIDEO
Finishers of the event will receive a link to their finisher video. The link will be emailed online 1-2 business days following the event.

AWARDS
Awards will be given to the top 3 male and female in each 5-yr age group. (19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34 … 80+). Stop by the Awards Tent following the race to claim your award. Awards will not be mailed after the event.

PRIZE MONEY
TBA

TRANSFER TO VIRTUAL, A NEW RACE DISTANCE, OR TO A NEW PARTICIPANT
Should you wish to transfer to the virtual option or a new race distance, begin HERE by editing your entry. After triggering your edit entry link via email, please select “Change Category” button at the top of your entry. From there, you will complete and check out with a new registration in the new desired category and your existing entry will be removed. Be sure to complete and finish the check out of your new registration to finalize your transfer.
If you’d like to transfer your registration to a new participant, begin HERE by editing your entry. After triggering your edit entry link via email, please select “”Transfer Registration” button at the top of your entry. You may then enter the email address of the person who will be transferring into the event in your place. They’ll receive a link to register with your previous entry fee carrying over. Please note, there is a $10 transfer fee to complete this process. Please read our Refund & Transfer Policy for full information.

GENERAL FAQs
Read a full list of General FAQ’s here.

VIRTUAL RACE DATE & TIMES
Race with us from wherever you are on whatever day & time that works for you before 11:59pm the day following the published in-person race date.

BIBS, MEDALS & SHIRT
T-shirts are limited to the first 2,000 registered in-person and virtual participants combined. Virtual participants that qualify for event give-a-ways can choose to have them either mailed to them (which is part of the online registration process or part the transfer to virtual process) or pick them up during the scheduled Early Bib Pick Up times. If you are unable to make early bib pickup, please elect to have your item(s) shipped as they cannot be guaranteed past event day.
*Shipments are mailed out approximately 3-4 days prior to event day. Any subsequent virtual transfers or virtual registrants that process shipping will be mailed out the first business day following the event.

HOW DO I SUBMIT MY RESULTS?
It’s easy! On race week, we will send you a unique link via email to your RunReg entry that will allow you to submit your race results.

You can also access your entry to add your virtual time by clicking HERE to edit your entry. After triggering your edit entry link via email, please scroll down to the question asking for your virtual time. You can enter your time, scroll down to the bottom of the entry, then complete your submission by saving the edit. (Please note that the ability to submit results will not be available until Thursday of race week).

Results must be submitted by 11:59pm on the Monday following the in-person event date.

RESULTS
Official Results will be published exclusively on millenniumrunning.com on Tuesday following the in-person event date.  You have until 11:59pm on Monday following the in-person event date to submit your time using the unique link provided in your confirmation email.

What about the Elliot Millennium Series and Delta Dental Points Chase?
Virtual registrants will earn miles towards the Elliot Millennium Series Jacket! However, no points will be assigned for the Delta Dental Points Chase.