MarathonMixed road & trail🇺🇸 Rehoboth Beach, United States

Rehoboth Seashore Marathon

Saturday, 5 December 2026In 40 days · Start 07:00

A flat December marathon from the Rehoboth Avenue bandstand north through Cape Henlopen State Park's crushed-stone trails past Gordons Pond and Herring Point, finishing back in town by the boardwalk. A popular late-season Boston qualifier on the Delaware shore.

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Elevation gain

60 m

Flat · ↓ 60 m

Start altitude

8 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

5°C

Peaks around 8°C

Entry fee

≈ $195

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

7h cut-off

Getting thereFly into PHL (Philadelphia), about 129 km from the start

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Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 60 m of climbing and 60 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

5°C

Peak during race

8°C

Humidity

70%

Chance of rain

13%

Wind

17 km/h

5 December in past years

Historical averages for 5 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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