Dismal Swamp 50K
Chesapeake, United States • 7 Dec 2025
Event details
The Tidewater Strider Dismal Swamp event takes place on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in Chesapeake, VA (Rest stop at mile post 4, Dismal Swamp). The event program includes the following distances and formats:
- 50K
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
- 50K Relay
- Half Marathon Walkers
Relay teams may have between 2 and 4 members. Registration is available through race day.
Course and services
The marathon and 50K courses are USATF certified. The 50K course is an out-and-back with 3.88 miles each way and four loops. The marathon course uses a 6.55-mile out-and-back loop completed twice; the half marathon is one loop of that course. Aid is provided with a full aid station at the start/finish after every loop offering food, water, and nutrition drinks. Additional water stations are placed on the marathon and half marathon courses; unmanned water will remain near the 50K turnaround after marathon services conclude.
Finishers receive a medal; the 50K finisher item is a hoodie sweatshirt and marathon and half marathon finishers receive a long-sleeve shirt. Runners who qualify for Boston will receive a BQ shirt. Awards are given to the top three male and female overall finishers and to age-group top three finishers as specified for each distance. A beer garden and pizza are provided as post-race amenities. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.