<h4 style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#e03e2d">Welcome to the Tidewater Striders Marathon and Half Marathon Home to one of the Flattest and fastest Marathons in the country and the Fastest in Virginia!!!!</span></b></h4>
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<h4><b><span style="color:#e03e2d">Website Find my Marathon rates The Tidewater Strider Marathon as the 52nd fastest Marathon in the Country and the Fastest Marathon in Virginia! This marathon ranked 37th in 2025 for BQ percentage in the country <a href="https://findmymarathon.com/race-detail.php?zname=Tidewater%20Strider%20Marathon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://findmymarathon.com/race-detail.php?zname=Tidewater%20Strider%20Marathon</a></span></b></h4>
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<h4><b><span style="color:#e03e2d">In 2021, the Tidewater Strider BQ invitational and the Strider Marathon both ran on the same course and were ranked #2 and #35 in the country for their Boston Qualifying percentages!</span></b></h4>
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<h5 style="text-align:left"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600">COURSE:</span></strong><strong style="color:#0000ff"> This is a Marathon and Half Marathon course on the closed 2-lane roadway at the Dismal Swamp Trail Park in Chesapeake. The full Marathon course will be USATF </strong><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Certified</strong></span><strong style="color:#0000ff"> course and that means its a Boston </strong><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Qualifying</strong></span><strong style="color:#0000ff"> race</strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff"></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#ba372a"><strong><span style="color:#f7800c">PACKET PICKUP:</span> <span style="color:#236fa1"><span style="color:#1d35e9"> Early Packet pick-up will be at Point 2 running company in Chesapeake Friday, April 24th from 3-<span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="color:#1d35e9">6pm! Race day pick-up will be from 6:15 -7:30 am</span>!</span></span></span></strong></span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align:left"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600">FLUIDS AND FOOD:</span> There will be 4 aid stations with water for the half Marathon and 9 water stations for the full.</strong></span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align:left"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600">AMENITIES &amp; POST-RACE:</span>  Finishers receive a Medal and Premium Long Sleeve Shirt. Onsite hospitality &amp; refreshments. Post-race party onsite!<br /></strong></span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align:left"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600">TIME LIMITS:</span> The Full Marathon will start at 7 am and Half Marathon will start at 7:30 AM! The finish line will close at 1:30 PM. Walkers may arrange an early start or self-time after 1:30 PM.</strong></span></h5>
<h5><strong><span style="color:#f7800c">AWARDS:</span> </strong><span style="color:#e67e23"><span style="color:#1100ff"><strong>Top 3 overall Males and Females and top 3 overall Masters Male &amp; Female the top 3 males and females in 10-year age groups will </strong><strong>receive</strong><strong> </strong></span></span><span style="color:#1100ff"><strong>awards!</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><span style="color:#ff6600;background-color:#ff6600"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><strong>REGISTRATION</strong>:<span style="color:#0000ff;background-color:#ffffff"> </span></span></span><strong style="color:#0000ff"> </strong><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Registration</strong></span><strong style="color:#0000ff"> will be open until </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>April 24th, 2026. </strong></span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align:left"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600">LEGACY RUNNERS/STRIDERS PLUS: </span></strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Discounts available thru April 25th. </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff"></span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align:left"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600">CLUB MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS:</span> A Club membership discount of $5.00 is available up thru April 24th. Discounts are automatically applied on the payment page during registration. You should use the account you used to register for the club to apply for this discount. We will also attempt to match on name/date of birth.</strong></span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align:left"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Paper entry forms are not available.</strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff"></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong><span style="color:rgb( 230 , 126 , 35 )">ELITE FIELD:</span> Back this year we will have an Elite Entry for this year&#39;s Race: to receive a Comp Elite Entry, you had to have run faster than the time listed below in the last 2 years! If you would like to claim the entry, contact Thomas  <a href="mailto:Orangerunning&#64;yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Orangerunning&#64;yahoo.com</a>! We will also have Prize Money for the top 3 Males &amp; Females in the Marathon &amp; Top Males &amp; Females in the Half! We will also have Nutrition drop tables set up in multiple areas of the course.</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Marathon</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>MEN: 2:40</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Women 3:00</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Half Marathon</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Men 1:15</strong></span></h5>
<h5><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>Women 1:23</strong></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#dc2948"><strong>Strider Spring Running Festival Challenge is Back - Run the Dismal Swamp 5 Miler on Saturday and the Half or the Full on Sunday to receive a challenge Medal!</strong></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#dc2948"><strong>Snake Challenge- 5 miler &amp; Half Marathon</strong></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#dc2948"><strong>Bear Challenge- 5 miler &amp; Full Marathon</strong></span></h5>
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