
Race Date
Oct 24, 2026
Location
Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Run Ocean Isle Beach - October 24, 2026 Join us for our 13th annual Run Ocean Isle Beach & Last Race of the 2026 BAM! Races. Ocean Isle Beach is a beautiful coastal island in SE North Carolina. Our courses take you through some beautiful communities and the half marathon takes you around most of the island with unforgettable oceanfront views. We host a half marathon, 5K & 1 Mile in late October when the average temperatures are a High of 75 and a Low of 56. Finisher Swag: This year we our finisher shirts will be going back to our extremely soft tri-blend T's with a beautiful unique design and an absolutely MASSIVE race medals. Over the years we’ve had surfboard, flip flop, glass, lockets, artistic connecting medals, a pirate theme, mosaic designs, and much more - we change it up each year to bring unique medals but this year might top them all. We hope you enjoy them!
Race Day
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Start Time
7:00 AM
Giveaway
Finisher Shirt
Start Location
6278 Beach Dr SW, Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 28469
Course Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Net Drop/km
0 m (Flat)
Separation
0.0%
Also Offers
USATF Certified Course
NC25010BDS · Expires 2035 · Run OIB Half Marathon 2025
Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.
Median Finish
2:18:15
10:33/mi
Winning Time
1:18:59
6:02/mi
Finishers (2025)
1,087
States Represented
41 / 50
Gender Split
FASTER 25%
2:02:40
MEDIAN
2:18:15
SLOWER 25%
2:38:59
Start (Low)
56°
Afternoon (High)
73°
Warm — hydration strategy is key, start conservatively
0.0"
Precipitation
10 mph
Wind
73%
Humidity
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