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Delmarva Area Annual Events, Races,
and Rides Below is a selection of popular triathlons, duathlons, road races, and organized group rides on the Eastern Shore of Maryland or within a reasonable daytrip drive. Usually these are held in the same month of each year, but caution - several links are from last year. Please use the information for building your own race calendar and notify us of any additions or corrections for the list! Also see for other events throughout the mid-Atlantic region:
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| JANUARY | No events |
| FEBRUARY | No events |
| MARCH |
March 2, 2008: Tim Kennard 10M River Run and 5K run/walk, Salisbury, MD March 8, 2008: Talbot Kids' Fun Run, ages 4 & up (age 4-6: 1 mile walk, age 7+, 3 mile walk/run), Talbot County YMCA, Easton, MD March 15, 2008: St. Patrick's Day 5K Race and 1 MIle Fun Walk, Denton, MD March 29, 2008:
Viking 5k,
Pemberton
Park, Salisbury, MD |
| APRIL |
April 3-5, 2008:
Eastern
Shore Senior Games, Salisbury, MD. For age 49 on January 1, 2008 and
older. Aquatics, 40 km cycling race, 5K road race, track and field events,
and much more. Advance registration required. April 12, 2008: Ocean City Half Marathon, Ocean City, MD April 19, 2008: Zoo Stampede 5K, 9:00 AM, Salisbury, MD April 19, 2008: Bridge to Bridge Half Marathon: Tilghman Island to St. Michaels, Maryland. Unofficial, self-organized and self-supported. Carry a water bottle (there will be a water refill stop at the halfway point). Run at your own risk, but wear brightly colored clothes and carry ID & phone. Meet at Perry Cabin Park, Rt. 33, west side of St. Michaels at 6AM to carpool to Tilghman Elementary School for 7AM start. April 26, 2008: Oxford Day 10k, Oxford, MD April 26, 2008: Pedal Delmarva ride (21, 35, 50 miles), Berlin, MD (rain date April 27) April 27, 2008: LDAF Half Marathon, Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, DE |
| MAY |
May 3, 2008:
H.O.P.E. 10k for Mental Health, 9AM, Cambridge, MD May 4, 2008: Nanticoke River Sprint Triathlon and 3 Mile Swim, Bivalve, MD May 18, 2008: Columbia Triathlon, Columbia, MD: Popular Olympic-distance event that sells out fast. May 24, 2008: Annual Classic Distance Run (10 miler and 5K), Chestertown Tea Party Festival, Chestertown, MD. Registration. May 31, 2008: Pedal Delmarva ride (21, 35, 50 miles), Berlin, MD (rain date June 1) May ??, 2008?: 5K Police Chase, Easton, MD May ??, 2008?: Cambridge Multi-Sport annual practice sprint triathlon, TBA, usually Memorial Day weekend. May ?, ????: Bay Bridge 10k run and bridge walk: Cancelled for 2008 and 2009 due to decking work. |
| JUNE |
June ??, 2008?:
Tour de Talbot, Easton, MD: 20, 65, or 100 mile options. June 7, 2008. Tuckahoe Triathlon: 2-mile run, 10-mile bike, 1-mile canoe. Tuckahoe State Park, Queen Anne, MD
June 8, 2008:
Eagleman Triathlon, Cambridge, MD: Popular 70.3 (half Ironman)
event that sells out fast. 2008 USAT Elite Long Course Triathlon
National Championship; qualifier for Ford Ironman World
Championships in Hawaii and Ford Ironman 70.3 Championships in
Clearwater, FL.
June 8, 2008:
Great
Chesapeake Bay Swim, 4.4 miles between two spans of Bay
Bridge. Entry by lottery prior November; plus
Toyota One Mile
Bay Challenge Swim. June 28, 2008:
Escape from Fort Delaware Triathlon, Delaware City, DE June 28, 2008:
Pedal
Delmarva ride (21, 35, 50 miles), Berlin, MD (rain date
June 29) June 29, 2008:
General Smallwood Triathlon, Indianhead, MD: Sprint and
Olympic distances. |
| JULY |
July 6, 2008:
Dave
Reynolds Swim/Run Biathlon (ocean swim, no wetsuits),
Rehoboth Beach, DE July 12, 2008: Diamond in the Rough Triathlon, Perryville, MD July 19, 2008: Swim for Life, DC Aquatics Club open water swimming event held in the Chester River. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mile swim distances. July ??, 2008?: Overfalls Lightship Aquathlon (bay swim-run), Lewes, DE July 26, 2008: Pedal Delmarva ride (21, 35, 50 miles), Berlin, MD (rain date July 27) |
| AUGUST |
August 17, 2008:
North East Triathlon, North East, MD: Olympic and sprint
distances. August 17, 2008: Lums Pond Triathlon and Duathlon, Bear, DE August 24, 2008: Iron Girl Triathlon, Columbia, MD August 30, 2008: Pedal Delmarva ride (21, 35, 50 miles), Berlin, MD (rain date August 31) |
| SEPTEMBER |
September ??, 2008?:
Annapolis Triathlon, Annapolis, MD: Olympic distance
event in its 2nd year. September ??, 2008?: St. Michaels Century, St. Michaels, MD: 30, 62, and 100 mile options. September 7, 2008: Sea Colony Swim-Run Biathlon (ocean swim-run), Bethany Beach, DE September 7, 2008: Delaware Diamondman Triathlons, Bear, DE: Sprint and half Ironman distances. September 14, 2008: Nation's Triathlon, Washington, DC September 20, 2008: Make-A-Wish at Sea Colony Triathlon, Bethany Beach, DE September 21, 2008: Savageman Triathlon Festival, Deep Creek Lake, MD September 27, 2008: Chesapeakeman Ultra Triathlon, Aqua Velo, and Swim Fest, Cambridge, MD: Our only local iron-distance event. September 27, 2008: Pedal Delmarva ride (21, 35, 50 miles), Berlin, MD (rain date September 28) September 28, 2008: Cape Henlopen Triathlon and Duathlon, Lewes, DE September ??, 2008?: Chesapeake Bay Eco-Tri, Grasonville, MD |
| OCTOBER |
October 4, 2008:
Seagull Century, Salisbury, MD October 4, 2008: Osprey Sprint Triathlon, Public Landing, MD October ??, 2008?: Sports Boosters 5K, St. Michaels, MD October ??, 2008?: Hurlock Fall Festival 5K, Hurlock, MD October ??, 2008?: Doggy Dash 5K, Dorchester County Humane Society, Cambridge, MD October 25, 2008: Seaside 10 Mile and 5K runs, Ocean City, MD October 25, 2008: Pedal Delmarva ride (21, 35, 50 miles), Berlin, MD (rain date October 26) |
| NOVEMBER |
November ??, 2008?: Run for Hospice 10K,
Talbot YMCA, Easton, MD November 22, 2008: Rehoboth Beach Running Co. Seashore Marathon and 2-person Relay, Rehoboth, DE |
| DECEMBER | None yet - stay tuned! |
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