Savin Rock Marathon Half Marathon

March 23, 2024

West Haven

Trail

Distances

Marathon, Half-Marathon

Starting Time

9:00 AM

Fees

$95+

Perfect For

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100-500

Some Hills

Oceanfront

High: 50°

/ Low: 33°

The race typically draws between 400 and 500 runners in both races combined each year — including between 250 and 300 finishers in the half marathon — for a race that follows an out-and-back course that starts and finishes on the Savin Rock Trail, named for the famous rock here that sits out on a peninsula that juts out into the sound.

Marathon,Half-Marathon

From there, the race route follows a counter-clockwise loop through West Haven, which lies just a few miles south of New Haven, mostly through its residential neighborhoods and city parks. Runners will get to see the water for both the opening mile and the final 2 1/2 miles of the race, as the course starts off by heading east along the Savin Rock shoreline trail and then heads onto Beach Street, taking them along the beachfront and then into Morse Park. The final couple of miles feature the longest scenic stretch of the race, when runners leave Jones Hill Road about half-way between miles 10 and 11 and head onto Ocean Avenue, following the curve of the land back toward the beach and the shoreline trail. Just before reaching the finish line, runners make a quick detour out onto the narrow peninsula to see the rock for which the area and the race is named, out in the sound just beyond the edge of the shore.

Savin Rock Marathon Half Marathon Results

Overview

Set for its annual early spring running under its relatively new name — after being run last year in October, pushed back from March due to the coronavirus pandemic — the Savin Rock Marathon & Half Marathon takes runners for nearly a third of the race along the shoreline of Connecticut’s Long Island Sound coastline. The race typically draws between 400 and 500 runners in both races combined each year — including between 250 and 300 finishers in the half marathon — for a race that follows an out-and-back course that starts and finishes on the Savin Rock Trail, named for the famous rock here that sits out on a peninsula that juts out into the sound. Marathon,Half-Marathon

Course Description

Past Results

Savin Rock Marathon Half Marathon Results