March 17 – Wrightsville Beach, N.C.

 

The Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon presented by Landfall Realty is your chance to experience “Marathon Madness” on March 17, 2013 – St. Patty’s Day!

 

What a great time of year to enjoy one of the best running events on the East Coast while celebrating your favorite college team during the NCAA Tournament. Organizers are also planning a massive St. Patty’s Day celebration at our finish-line party. 

 

Check out the new one-mile fun run benefiting the Cherubs Organization on Saturday, March 16.

 

And what better place to enjoy it all than Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington, N.C.! With world-class shopping, beautiful beaches, famous restaurants, and a historic downtown waterfront, why participate in just another race weekend when you can have a complete vacation experience and notch your PR too! 

 

A new marathon course provides runners two loops on Wrightsville Beach and more scenic water views. Organizers expect this to be the fastest course in our event’s history. Throughout this fast, flat, Boston-qualifier course, participants will run through Landfall Community and finish at Mayfaire Town Center.

 

Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray will be the 2013 Pasta Dinner speaker. McGillivray manages and oversees all operational and logistical aspects of the most famous marathon in the world.

 

Registration for the fourth annual Quintiles Marathon is open. The event will be the largest participatory race in the Wilmington/Cape Fear area, and is expected to draw nearly 3,000 competitors from dozens of states, and a spectator crowd of roughly 10,000. Sign up now at www.wrightvillebeachmarathon.com. Don’t wait; organizers expect another sold-out event in 2013.

 

Proceeds from the event benefit the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, the Landfall Foundation, and the Cherubs Organization.