Published on November 07, 2025
The 27th annual Battleship Half Marathon, 10K & 5K will take place on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and bring approximately 2,500 participants to the downtown Wilmington area.
The half marathon course (view the course map here) begins on Water Street near the Alton Lennon Federal Building and heads south toward and across the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, north on US 421 toward and across the Isabel Holmes Bridge, looping back through downtown, and toward and around Greenfield Lake, ending back at Water Street in front of the federal courthouse.
The 10K race (view the course map here) follows the same route as the half marathon but turns around on Greenfield Street and heads to the finish line on Water Street.
The 5K race (view the course map here) stays in downtown Wilmington.
Saturday, November 15 at noon:
Sunday, November 16 at 3:00 a.m.: