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Williamsburg Bridge Marathon

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Hear from our fans

“Amateur city.”
— Satya Nadella
“It's slow, it's unrewarding... and it's silly in bad ways.”
— Hudson Williams
“There are no adults in the room.”
— Sam Altman
“Help, seriously please help.”
— Santiago Reyes
“Please god help me escape this place.”
— Clyde
“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
“Directionally very bad.”
— Mira Murati
“It's 9 degrees hotter and I feel constant buzzing. I can no longer afford electricity.”
— Radical Activist
“The bridge showed me things about myself that I didn't want to see.”
— Aaron Rodgers
“I had a dream that I played the idol”
— Oscar Lusth
“Amateur city.”
— Satya Nadella
“It's slow, it's unrewarding... and it's silly in bad ways.”
— Hudson Williams
“There are no adults in the room.”
— Sam Altman
“Help, seriously please help.”
— Santiago Reyes
“Please god help me escape this place.”
— Clyde
“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
“Directionally very bad.”
— Mira Murati
“It's 9 degrees hotter and I feel constant buzzing. I can no longer afford electricity.”
— Radical Activist
“The bridge showed me things about myself that I didn't want to see.”
— Aaron Rodgers
“I had a dream that I played the idol”
— Oscar Lusth

Results

Email me for corrections: williamburgbridgemarathon@gmail.com

Women's

  1. 1Maya Geller3:15:04
  2. 2Lauren Saltus3:20:46
  3. 3Rachel Sumerson3:25:34
  4. 4Rachel Sumerson3:25:34
  5. 5Faith Sutton3:32:18
  6. 6Isabel Babb3:37:50
  7. 7Alicia Kuang3:43:27
  8. 8Jen3:56:33
  9. 9Margaret Lorenc4:28:20
  10. 10Tina Janulis5:47:32
  11. 11Danielle Yucht5:47:35
  12. 12Chloe Mcfarlanednf15.72 mi
  13. 13Lilly Mearsheimerdnf13.11 mi
  14. 14Ashleydnf11.73 mi
  15. 15J9dnf11.55 mi

Men's

  1. 1Joe Cady2:30:13
  2. 2Will Eaton2:39:42
  3. 3Sean Pokorney2:59:45
  4. 4Sam Klein2:59:47
  5. 5Camp Seats3:00:17
  6. 6JJ Zhou3:00:31
  7. 7Caleb Ayers3:02:57
  8. 8Nick Bishop3:02:59
  9. 9Rob Harlan3:03:11
  10. 10Thomas Knight3:08:10
  11. 11Sutton Raphael3:11:06
  12. 12Milton Hernandez3:16:48
  13. 13Christopher Liu3:17:08
  14. 14Matt Bloom3:18:38
  15. 15Luke Towers3:22:29
  16. 16Rob O'Callaghan3:22:39
  17. 17Nathan Ueng3:25:53
  18. 18Sam Park3:28:45
  19. 19Ryan3:28:57
  20. 20John G3:30:33
  21. 21Vincent Bommier3:30:48
  22. 22Stefan Armijo3:31:49
  23. 23Dylan Galasso3:32:32
  24. 24David Waldherr3:33:16
  25. 25Reid3:33:28
  26. 26Sebastian Ortiz3:35:58
  27. 27Simon Schiller3:38:59
  28. 28Evan Moody3:39:48
  29. 29Jeremy Medina3:45:00
  30. 30Jeremy Medina3:45:37
  31. 31Josh3:49:06
  32. 32Wade3:49:19
  33. 33Truman Parsons3:59:16
  34. 34Matt Weinstein4:01:26
  35. 35Bangaly kante4:12:08
  36. 36Pete Briguglio4:28:19
  37. 37Alex Coyne4:31:37
  38. 38Maciej4:32:19
  39. 39Givaldo Aires Goncalves4:32:22
  40. 40Fred4:35:17
  41. 41Matt4:37:45
  42. 42Daniel Boisselle4:38:00
  43. 43Diante Johnson5:18:08
  44. 44Keshavdnf18.83 mi
  45. 45Natednf14 mi
  46. 46Mark Vitkovdnf12.58 mi
  47. 47Ethan Hodgesdnf11.76 mi
  48. 48Dan Stilwelldnf11.37 mi
  49. 49Jung Hoon Chungdnf10.14 mi
  50. 50Nathan (dj runner guy)dnf9.06 mi

Relays

  1. 1Vita Coco Track Club2:00:38
  2. 2The More, The Harrier2:09:39
  3. 3Laura Justis2:44:21
  4. 4Extended Fam2:46:55
  5. 5Crossing Bridge Noodles2:47:02
  6. 6NBR really relay3:10:18
  7. 7The Bridgertons3:11:54
  8. 8Brendan Speedy & Co3:21:22
  9. 9Lisi Schauer3:29:55
  10. 10Frolicking3:32:05
  11. 11Eric and Jordan3:32:31
  12. 12Team Sun Country Airlines3:35:19
  13. 13Williamsbears3:59:17
$0No Entry Fee
0No Aid Stations
0No Event Permit
???Unknown Distance
>$1000Cash Prizes

How does it work?

The 2026 distance is drawn at random from a truncated, right-skewed log-normal distribution between 10 and 100 miles — tight below the median, wider above.

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⁡27+σ(z) z),σ(z)=0.15+0.051+e−z,10≤d≤100d = \exp\!\bigl(\ln 27 + \sigma(z)\,z\bigr), \quad \sigma(z) = 0.15 + \frac{0.05}{1 + e^{-z}}, \quad 10 \le d \le 100
median 26.46 mi10255075100

The drawn distance is published 5.5d5.5d minutes after the 8:30pm reveal clock — set between the 8pm early wave and the rain-delayed 9pm start. The race ends once you have covered that distance back and forth on the bridge.

Example: a draw of 32 miles posts 176 minutes later, at ~11:26pm.

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.