Spirit AirlinesProudly Presents

2026 Williamsburg Bridge Marathon

Aug 7th, 2026

Hear from our fans

“There are no adults in the room.”
— Sam Altman
“Help, seriously please help.”
— Santiago Reyes
“Please god help me escape this place.”
— Clyde
“I had a dream that I played the idol”
— Oscar Lusth
“It's slow, it's unrewarding... and it's silly in bad ways.”
— Hudson Williams
“It's 9 degrees hotter and I feel constant buzzing. I can no longer afford electricity.”
— Radical Activist
“Amateur city.”
— Satya Nadella
“The bridge showed me things about myself that I didn't want to see.”
— Aaron Rodgers
“Directionally very bad.”
— Mira Murati
“Too many walkers last year, could barely tolerate it.”
— Nike Marketing
“By all means, move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.”
— Miranda Priestly
“There are no adults in the room.”
— Sam Altman
“Help, seriously please help.”
— Santiago Reyes
“Please god help me escape this place.”
— Clyde
“I had a dream that I played the idol”
— Oscar Lusth
“It's slow, it's unrewarding... and it's silly in bad ways.”
— Hudson Williams
“It's 9 degrees hotter and I feel constant buzzing. I can no longer afford electricity.”
— Radical Activist
“Amateur city.”
— Satya Nadella
“The bridge showed me things about myself that I didn't want to see.”
— Aaron Rodgers
“Directionally very bad.”
— Mira Murati
“Too many walkers last year, could barely tolerate it.”
— Nike Marketing
“By all means, move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.”
— Miranda Priestly
$0No Entry Fee
0No Aid Stations
0No Event Permit
???Unknown Distance
>$1000Cash Prizes

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How does it work?

The 2026 distance is drawn at random from a truncated log-normal distribution between 10 and 100 miles.

To pick the distance, we:

  1. Draw u∼U(0,1)u \sim \mathcal{U}(0,1), a uniform random number.
  2. Map it to a standard normal value z=Φ−1(u)z = \Phi^{-1}(u).
  3. Apply the log-normal transform below.
  4. Reject any draw outside [10,100][10, 100] and resample.
d=exp⁡ ⁣(ln⁡25+0.75 z),10≤d≤100d = \exp\!\bigl(\ln 25 + 0.75\,z\bigr), \qquad 10 \le d \le 100
median 25 mi10255075100

The drawn distance is published 6.5d6.5d minutes after the start. The race ends once you have covered that distance back and forth on the bridge.

Example: a draw of 32 miles posts 208 minutes (~3.5 hours) after the start.

In order to be eligible for prize money, racers must:

  • Submit a Strava file that begins at the start time of the race and completes the full distance.
  • Distance will be determined by the number of full bridge laps in the file, NOT the distance reported by Strava.

2026 Course Preview

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FAQs

Q: How long is the race?
A: I genuinely do not know. As described above, the race is a random distance between 10 and 100 miles. The distance will be picked by a computer and sent out to participants as they're running. I'll find out when you find out.
Q: Does everyone race the same distance?
A: Yes. (Unless you DNF)
Q: How does the course work if the distance is unknown?
A: The course is just back and forth on the Williamsburg Bridge. It will repeat until the distance has been covered.
Q: Can I race as a relay?
A: Yes. Feel free to make a relay of any size and switch off as often as you'd like.
Q: Are relays eligible for prize money?
A: Yes. There will be a separate category for relays. Important: to be eligible for the prize, your relay MUST submit a SINGLE Strava activity. Best way to do this is to use a running watch as a baton.
Q: How will the prize money be split?

Top relay: $201

Open Category

First: $250

Second: $100

Third: $50

Female Category

First: $250

Second: $100

Third: $50

If there are fewer than three finishers in a category, prize money will roll up.

Q: How will I get paid?
A: Venmo.
Q: I don't think I can run 100 miles.
A: I think you can, so I guess it's a tied vote.
Q: Why?
A: You never know what life will throw at you, why should you know how long your Marathon will be?

Complete logistics emailed week of the event.
questions/requests/complaints: williamsburgbridgemarathon<at>gmail<dot>com