Run Ocean Isle Beach 2026

About the Event

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!

Races Offered

10K

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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07:00

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$40.00

Half Marathon

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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$65.00

Virtual 10K

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$40.00

Virtual 5K

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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07:00

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$30.00

Virtual Half Marathon

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:00

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$65.00

5K

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$30.00

1 Mile

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$19.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Ocean Isle Beach.

thermostat Temperature

14.3° / 22.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

12.2° / 21.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 22m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

13.1 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:19

nightlight Sunset

18:38

About Ocean Isle Beach

Learn more about the host city, Ocean Isle Beach.

Ocean Isle Beach is a town on the North Carolina Coastal Plain.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Run Ocean Isle Beach 2026.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Trevor Hendricks	M	28	Fayetteville, NC	36:37
🥈	Antonio Tranquilino	M	21	Calabash, NC	40:38
🥉	Christopher Skvarka	M	44	Murrells Inlet, SC	43:03
4	Michael Pacacha	M	31	—	44:19
5	Jason Edgison	M	43	Concord, NC	45:08
6	William Martz	M	14	Chapel Hill, NC	45:52
7	James Freeman	M	50	Winston Salem, NC	46:35
8	Matthew Farabow	M	56	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	46:54
9	Thomas Hopkins	M	34	Charlotte, NC	47:53
10	Carlos Ochoa	M	40	Sanford, NC	48:33
11	Scott Girard	M	48	Charlotte, NC	48:38
12	Taryn Lyles	F	33	Shallotte, NC	49:08
13	Joanne Ryan	F	60	Morristown, NJ	50:11
14	William Derks	M	65	Cary, NC	50:51
15	Aaron Drye	M	37	Concord, NC	51:04
16	Timothy Gleeson	M	59	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	51:05
17	RICKY TINDAL	M	62	Moncks Corner, SC	51:12
18	Karyn Cumming	F	26	Glen Allen, VA	51:37
19	Blaine Freeman	M	22	Winston Salem, NC	51:50
20	B. Ochoa	M	12	Sanford, NC	51:55
21	L. Towne	M	12	Wilmington, NC	52:02
22	Lilly Rainey	F	22	Hampstead, NC	52:03
23	Baily Uscinski	F	32	Fairfax, VA	52:09
24	C. Towne	M	12	Wilmington, NC	52:16
25	Wilson Weathers	M	58	Sanford, NC	52:52
26	Dan Gedman	M	44	Southport, NC	53:10
27	Chad Towne	M	45	Wilmington, NC	53:27
28	Zachary Littler	M	32	Carolina Beach, NC	54:12
29	Scott Sams	M	55	Wake Forest, NC	54:49
30	Jacob McMillan	M	33	Vinton, VA	54:59
31	Thomas Danford	M	57	Shaker Heights, OH	55:19
32	Crystal Woodruff	F	43	Bloomsburg, PA	55:20
33	Cherie Childers Witte	F	54	Greensboro, NC	55:56
34	Bruce Beck	M	53	Henderson, NC	56:09
35	Ashley Gore	F	37	Whiteville, NC	56:16
36	Terry Bache	M	38	Henrico, VA	56:18
37	Shana Song	F	40	Henrico, VA	56:21
38	Melissa Branson	F	47	Apex, NC	56:25
39	Kristy Gedman	F	44	Southport, NC	56:45
40	Carlo Bonci	M	38	New BernNew Bern, NC	56:45
41	Mikayla Hopkins	F	32	Charlotte, NC	56:51
42	Grace Ridley	F	46	Conover, NC	56:54
43	Paul Rogers	M	67	Myrtle Beach, SC	57:11
44	Charles Sites	M	57	Little River, SC	57:19
45	Laura Girard	F	47	Oak Island, NC	57:21
46	Brianna McMillan	F	32	Vinton, VA	57:31
47	Amanda Austin	F	41	Apex, NC	57:47
48	Joel Ward	M	43	Vinton, VA	57:48
49	Joseph Mando	M	31	Valley Stream, NY	57:50
50	Amanda Pysher	F	23	Conway, SC	58:02