Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marathon

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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marathon

19 Oct 2003

4.0

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Where

Virginia Beach, VA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

October 19 2003

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

Top 3 Women

Top 3 Men

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Race Details

Contact information

Phone Number

757-498-0215

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Reviews

3.9

Based on 19 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Jeff W.

Posted: December 01, 2003

Poor Organization

Fair course. The scenic start out on the bridge/causeway/tunnel gets old after about the first 5 miles. Wicked wind. It seemed that no one but the marathon director knew anything. When asked simple questions the volunteers at the expo couldn't help with any real questions. No one showed up for the Saturday 4PM course briefing. Very spectator unfriendly! Spectators discouraged from going anywhere but the finish. The volunteers were great, however instructions for them was non-existent. My wife decided to volunteer because she was discouraged from spectating. Spectators were great along the beach in the last half mile.

2.0

By: Florida Runner

Posted: November 12, 2003

Strong Headwind

Good: Organization was well done from start to finish Nice age group medals, five deep, with a low amount of entrants Water/aid/Gu stations were at right spots Liked the tie-die t-shirts Bad: Extreme headwind for whole time on bridge More hilly than described Only Champion Chip time was at start and finish, no splits Receive certificate with medal at finish when sweaty and they don't put your name or time on it

3.0

By: Anastasia T.

Posted: October 29, 2003

Great First Marathon

This was my first marathon and I had a great time running it. It was pretty painful waking up at 3am, and the bus ride seemed to take forever. But the sunrise over the ocean was beautiful and worth the wait. I heard stories of the terrible headwind last year, and although there was a pretty good wind blowing this year, it wasn't unbearable. I didn't even notice a gradual uphill towards Fort Story (as stated in comment below), so it must have been really gradual. The volunteers at the water and Gatorade stops were very supportive, and there were plenty of stops. I thought our certificates would be mailed to us with our official times. I was suprised to get a blank certificate at the finish. Overall, I thought it was a great race and I'd run it again.

4.0

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The Anthem Bay Bridge Marathon, a weekend of October running events produced by the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival, has been discontinued, according to race organizers.

(Eastern Shore News: 2/18/2004)

posted: Feb 18, 2004

Second annual Anthem Bay Bridge Marathon

Several runners from the Eastern Shore of Virginia participated in the second annual Anthem Bay Bridge Marathon Sunday. Of the local runners the team of Susan Murphy and Martha Holdsworth were the only ones to receive trophies.

(Eastern Shore News: 10/22/2003)

posted: Oct 22, 2003

Russians rule men’s, women’s races at Bay Bridge Marathon

Russians dominated the second annual Anthem Bay Bridge Marathon. Defending champion Mikhail Knobotov won the race in 2:26:52. Andrey Kuznetsov, 45, was second in 2:37:29. Teammates Victoria Zveva, 20, and Tatyana Maslova, 37, were the top two women. with times of 2:45:51 and 2:54:44 respectively.

(Virginian-Pilot: 10/20/2003)

posted: Oct 20, 2003

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marathon to add new relay division

For its second running, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Marathon Marathon will feature a relay team option, where two runners can split the race in half.

(The Daily Times: 6/25/2003)

posted: Jun 25, 2003