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.

Race information

50 km
Dismal 50k Relay
50 km
Dismal Swamp 50k
42 km
Dismal Swamp Marathon
21 km
Dismal Swamp Half Marathon
21 km
Dismal Swamp Half Marathon Walkers
Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
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