Historic Drawbridge Running Festival

We can't wait to show off one of Maryland's FLATTEST courses, with our Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k events, we welcome you to beautiful Talbot County! Our marathon and half marathon share the first 10.5 miles of the half marathon course) and a 5k (out and back from the finish line). Be sure to check out all of the options available. 

ALL COURSES ARE USATF CERTIFIED COURSES!!!

Have trouble with course maps? Afraid of missing turns? Looking to set your PR with an all-out effort? Have we got the race for you!!!

The Historic Drawbridge Running Festival will take place on Saturday, November 8th, 2025. The half will navigate from Tilghman Island, straight up Route 33, and to St Michaels, making one of the only true turns of the race in to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!! That's a 13.1 mile STRAIGHT RUN with little to no elevation or turns!!!

The Full marathon will follow the same course, but turn right on Bozman-Neavitt Rd (MD Route 579) and travel through tiny Bozman, and turn around right before Neavitt, before you turn around and return to St Michaels, rejoining the marathon course around mile 24. 

Our 5k event, starting at 830am, will start and finish from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!!! The course will be 1.55 out and back on the same course as the Full and Half. 

THE EVENT WILL START FROM THE WYLDER HOTEL ON TILGHMAN ISLAND AT 8AM!! RUNNERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE MAT WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES (8:00:00 TO 8:05:00) TO PROPERLY DISTANCE THEMSELVES. ALL RUNNERS MUST BE ON SITE AT THE START BY 7:45am.

We encourage participants to take advantage of the buses that will be available at the Maritime Museum on race morning to transport you to the start line at the Wylder Hotel in Tilghman Island, which is where the race starts.  This way your vehicle is available for you upon your finish at the entrance to the Maritime Museum.  From the start at Wylder Hotel, we will begin as a group, with traffic briefly shut down on the Island, until we can get everyone safely over the FIRST OF TWO DRAWBRIDGES and on to the shoulder of MD Route 33. Aide stations will be located along the course for your hydration and nutrition needs. 

A eight (8) hour cutoff, for the marathon and half marathon, will let you move as fast as you like, all the way to an 18 min 30 second pace. Perfect for those recovering from a long season, or just pushing their limits at the end of the year. 

Our friends at the marathon distance will get a whopping 8 hours to complete the event!!! 

Don't forget, if you missed the packet pickup and shuttle email yesterday, they are under a tab called EMAILS at the top of the main page (www.HistoricDrawbridgeHalf.com) 

We will begin the event promptly at 8am, with the first small wave of runners going off. THIS EVENT IS A CHIP TIMED EVENT, meaning your time starts when you cross the start line. This means that you COULD start 2 minutes behind the first person over the line, and still win the whole thing! That means that you don’t need to crowd the start line, or be worried about being in that first wave. Things are going to open up, VERY quickly, when you get on course!! We are going to allow for a mass start this year, but understand if folks want to hang back a little bit at the start.

The only time that we will see any type of traffic control will be in the first mile, to make sure that you get off of Tilghman Island, and over the first Drawbridge, safely, and without delay. WE EXPECT ALL RUNNERS TO BE STARTED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE START SIGNAL.

WHEN YOU START YOUR RUN, PLEASE RUN WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, UNTIL WE GET NEAR THE BRIDGE, WHERE YOU WILL CROSS OVER AND RUN AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, ON THE SHOULDER, FOR THE DURATION.  We are trying to minimize our traffic impact on the residents as much as possible.

ON THE COURSE

There are currently 6 aide stations scheduled to be on course (possibly 7, depending on the weather). These rest stops will consist of tables with cups of Gatorade and Water.  There will also be an assortment of gels at every other aide station. We will have trashcans both at the aide station, as well as about 100 feet beyond, for you to deposit your trash. Please try to assist us in getting your trash in the cans on site. Please respect our volunteers at the aide stations.

There will be TWO portable toilets on course, with the first being at Mile 4, and the second at Mile 8. Please use the hand sanitizer on site before entering and upon leaving the portable toilet.  

This course is a STRAIGHT course, with two turns on the course. One is about 50 yards beyond the start line, one is about 200 yards before the finish lines. The course will be marked with mile markers and cones will be spaced about every 1/10th of a mile along the entire course. There will be ONE FINAL TURN in to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to complete your journey. 

We ask that you be able to complete the course in 4 hours. Should you need assistance on course, please contact us at 443-328-4323. 

Upon completion of the course, we will have small Bento boxes of food for you from our friends at Sprout, in St Michaels. 

Should you have any questions about the event, or logistics, please feel free to reach out us at info@tcreventmanagement.com 

Welcome to the Historic Drawbridge Half marathon, produced by TCR Event Management, and with the support of our sponsors, Carrion Electric and Marasun Roofing and the Pemberton Pharmacy. We are excited to put on this event to support the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Company and the St Michaels Fire Department. We have lots in store for you and hope that you are ready for a great event this weekend!! Let’s get to your pre-race information!!!

Certification

Yes, this course is a USATF certified course, with certification number 19019NP. What does this mean for YOU? It means that you can rest assured knowing that your distance is a TRUE half marathon distance!

Packet Pickup

                Friday, November 4th, 2022    10:00 am to 7:00 pm

TriCycle and Run    929 S. Talbot Street, St Michaels, MD 21663 

Saturday, November 7th, 2022    6:00 am to 7:30 am

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum entrance can be found at 213 North Talbot Street, St Michaels, MD. Bathrooms are located inside the Steamboat Building on the grounds, so no porto-jons for you at this spot!

THE BUSES LEAVE FOR TILGHMAN ISLAND AT 730 AM, SO DON’T BE LATE!!!

Morning Of The Race

Please be at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (213 N Talbot Street) no later than 7:15am, so that you can be sure to be on the buses! We are allowing for morning of Packet Pickup this year. 

WE WILL HAVE MORNING CLOTHES BAGS available for you to bring some gear down to the start line. We are not planning on hanging around at the start line for too long, so don’t dress too warm. We will have sharpies to write your bib number on your bag, for easier identification at the finish line.

Restrooms will be available at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, inside the Steamboat Building. There will also be porto-jons at the Start Line for use.

Staying at the Wylder Hotel of Tilghman Island? Be sure to pick up your packet on Friday evening at our first packet pickup. IF you have your bib already, you may start from the Wylder hotel. We will have shuttles that will bring you back to the Start area afterwards. 

IF you are being dropped off at the Wylder, please have your person temporarily park over at the Tilghman Island Elementary School. DO NOT PARK AT OUR START VENUE!!! THEY ARE AT CAPACITY FOR A WEDDING. If someone drops you off, they will be guided to park over at the school. YOU MAY NOT LEAVE A CAR AT THE WYLDER HOTEL. 

Course

The course is a STRAIGHT course, with one turn from the Wylder Hotel on to MD Route 33 and one turn at the finish to get you back in to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Beyond that, no need to worry about anything else.

The run is against the flow of traffic, on a very wide shoulder of the road. There will be traffic cones on the shoulder of the road, every 1/10th of a mile, for the entire, course, letting motorists (and cyclists) know that they are still on the race course. We ask that you stay to the left of the cone when facing an oncoming vehicle or biker. Please do not run in the roadway!

AIDE STATIONS are about every 1.5 miles on the course. They are on the shoulder of the road for easy access and will have Water, Gatorade, and alternating stations with gels.  There will be a PORTO-JOHN at Mile 4 and Mile 8 of the course for use.

Spectators are encouraged to come out on the course and cheer your runners on!! Please park on the opposite shoulder and cheer your hearts out!!! Straight runs are harder than you think, so get out there and cheer some people on!!

Our friends at the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office will be on course to help us out and make sure that we are all safe. You have the right-of-way at all intersections, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be safe. Keep an eye out for cars coming up to the intersections and always be safe!!

We will have a FOUR (4) hour time limit on the course

Finish

Congratulations!!!! You are finished!!! So what now? Stick around and cheer on your other runners! Grab your morning clothes bag (or grab some clothes from the car) and get changed inside the Steamboat building (sorry, no showers on site).

We have prizes for the Top 3 Overall Male and Overall Female.  , Top 3 in age groups from 19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70 and Over!! 

At 10am, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will open up and YOU AND ALL YOUR SPECTATORS receive FREE entry to the museum on Saturday! 

And let’s not forget all that St Michaels itself, has to offer. Shopping, dining, or just walking around!! 

Should you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to Jason at Info@TCREventManagement.com .

Please be sure to check out the EMAILS tab at the top of our page for up to the minute information in the weeks leading up to the event. 

The course will have aide stations approximately 1.5 miles apart from each other. There will be a porto-john at Mile 8 for racers. 

Spectators are encouraged to come out on course and cheer you on!! Please have them park on the opposite shoulder! 

There will be a cone line (every 1/10th of a mile) along the shoulder of the road, separating runners from bikers and vehicles. Please stay to the left of the cones, for your safety. 

VIEW COURSE ROUTE: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41081236 

Please click on the below PDF for instructions on how to claim your 2020 Deferral. 

We are excited to host you tomorrow for the 2021 Historic Drawbridge Half. We just wanted to go over some of the major points, and let you know, if you JUST registered, that all of our past emails are in an EMAIL tab, at the top of the race page. 

 
PACKET PICKUP
TODAY from 10am to 7pm at TriCycle and Run (929 S. Talbot Street, St Michaels)
RACE MORNING PACKET PICKUP is tomorrow (obviously) from 6am to 730am at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (213 N Talbot Street, St Michaels, MD). 

SHUTTLES
Shuttles will begin to leave the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum lot (213 N Talbot Street) at 7am, until 730am. Participants are expected to ride the shuttle, BUT if they are being dropped off at the Wylder, all spectators (and drivers) should park over at the Tilghman Elementary School and walk over to the start line. ATHLETES CANNOT LEAVE VEHICLES AT THE START AREA

PORTOS
There are actual bathrooms on the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for use. There are also 8 portos at the start line. There is a single porto around Mile 4 and Mile 8 on the course. 

MORNING CLOTHES
When you check in you will be given a large, clear bag, to put morning clothes in. With start temperatures in the high 30s, we recommend you wear some warm clothes to the start area, as you may be outside for just a few minutes. You will drop the clear bags in the appropriate bin (so it's easier for us at the finish line to sort them) and will find all of your gear waiting for you at the finish! Keys are ok... maybe a cellphone... try to leave your wallet in your car.... We will have control over the bags, but still, keep your valuables in your car at the finish line, if you can. 

AID STATIONS
About every 1.5 miles. Water, Gatorade. Every other (Station 2, 4, 6) will have gels too. Porto at Mile 4 and Mile 8 

Questions? Send us an email to info@tcreventmanagement.com and we'll be happy to help! See you all today (or tomorrow) for packet pickup!

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46287438

Our new 5k event will start and end at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, with a simple out and back 5k event, starting at 830am!

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46287356

NEW this year!! We are expanding our offerings and adding a Marathon distance! This adds a whopping 3 turns to the course (making your total turns 5) and will share the same course for about 10.5 miles, before splitting from the marathon. 

The course will have aide stations approximately 1.5 miles apart from each other.

Spectators are encouraged to come out on course and cheer you on!! Please have them park on the opposite shoulder! 

We can't wait to host you for the 2021 Historic Drawbridge Half this Saturday, and hope you are just as excited! If you haven't run this before, welcome to one of the straightest half marathons in the area! If you HAVE run with us before, welcome back, and looking forward to you getting your next PR with us!

Packet Pickup

We ARE expecting to have our bibs in hand in the next day or so. For those of you who did bib mailing, your fee has been refunded and we have opted to have a RACE DAY packet pickup, as well as our packet pickup on Friday. 

Friday - Nov 5, TriCycle and Run (929 S. Talbot Street, St Michaels, MD) from 10am to 7pm

Saturday - Nov 6, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (213 N Talbot Street, St Michaels, MD) from 6am to 730am (bus loading starts at 730)

Race Morning

All runners are asked to come to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (213 N Talbot Street, St Michaels, MD) to load on a shuttle bus, so that we can take you down to the start area. This way, when you finish, you will be right at your car. 

IF you are going to get a ride with someone down to the Start Line, YOU CAN ONLY BE DROPPED OFF. There is no parking, at the site, as they are booked for a wedding. We will have a staff member there, to move you along. There is NO PARKING on their grounds. 

IF someone were to want to park for a moment, we would recommend the Tilghman Island Elementary School, right across the street. This is NOT parking for athletes, just for spectators. ATHLETES SHOULD PARK AT THE FINISH LINE AND TAKE THE SHUTTLE TO THE START. 

First shuttle leaves around 710 am and it is a 13.1 mile drive (duh) to the start area. There will be portojohns at the Start area for use. There are actual bathrooms that will be opened at the Finish area at 6am (not earlier) for use as you wait. 

LAST SHUTTLE will leave no later than 740am, so that you can make it to the start on time. 

We will have MORNING CLOTHES DROP BAGS for you. You can wear what you need to stay dry and warm and drop it at the start line, and it will be waiting for you at the finish. These bags are secured by our staff/volunteers, so you can put keys in them. We DO recommend you leave your wallet in the car... phone's up to you. 

Now that you are at the Start Line, we will continue this conversation TOMORROW (Wednesday) about the course! 

Talk to you tomorrow! Feel free to reach out with any questions at info@tcreventmanagement.com 

Phew. We are all done cleaning up, putting things away, and generally recovering from yesterday's event! How are you doing? Hopefully you had a chance to rest (either actively OR in a comfy chair today) and have a feeling of pride from your accomplishment yesterday. 

If you were able to join us yesterday, WAY TO GO!!! All of the results are published and finalized at the top of the page at www.HistoricDrawbridgeHalf.com Not only are the RESULTS there, but also ANY of the photos that are awesome photographers snapped of you. There are A LOT of pictures, and we went through and tried to tag EVERY ONE that we could see! If you don't see yourself in the photos, be sure to look in the UNTAGGED ones. These photos are OUR GIFT TO YOU, and you can download and have them processed at any number of places! No watermarks... no nothing... Just YOU!!

So, finish times. CHECK. Photos from the course, CHECK. Hm... how about a FINISHER CERTIFICATE? Done. When you find your result, click your name and look in the upper right corner for the CERTIFICATE tab. Congratulations on your finish!! Now you can show EVERYONE!!

Oh! You are super appreciative and have a few minutes to spare? Want to help us make this event even BETTER FOR 2021? Great!! Take a moment and fill out our survey, if you don't mind! You can find it at https://forms.gle/Zk8NKMXohCVCFyjVA OR we put a link on the top of the page. You know... right there next to RESULTS and those FREE PHOTOS. ;)

In all seriousness, we hope that you had a great time yesterday! We hope that you felt safe during the event, and after, and hope that you will keep watching TCR Event Management (www.TCREventManagement.com) for our events in 2021!!

Thank you! Be safe! Be well! Be kind!!

Jason and Laura

Welcome to RACE WEEK for the 2020 Historic Drawbridge Half marathon in beautiful Talbot County, Maryland. Our flat and STRAIGHT course is perfect for your next Personal Record (PR). We wanted to talk about some of the logistics for the In-Person racers first!

For those wondering about your packets from the bib-mailing option, all bibs went out on Friday and should be to you shortly. The remainder of your gear can be picked up at either the drive through packet pickup Friday, or after the race, near your morning clothes, at the Maritime Museum. Due to the fact that we have TWO areas that you can go on race morning, it will not be possible to grab your bag BEFORE the event on Saturday. 

DRIVE THROUGH PACKET PICKUP

This event is for VIRTUAL and IN PERSON RUNNERS. Virtual runners, please follow similar instructions. If you do not attend Friday's packet pickup, your SWAG will be mailed to you on Saturday, after the event. Specific directions for you will be forthcoming. 

Our drive through packet pickup event will be at the main drive to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, located at 213 North Talbot Street. You will drive right underneath the last Drawbridge on the course to get to the packet pickup. DRIVE THROUGH PACKET PICKUP WILL BE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, FROM 5:30 PM TO 8:00 PM.

For the packet pickup, please note your bib number from the www.HistoricDrawbridgeHalf.com -> More -> Search Participants. We would like for you to write this (preferably with a Sharpie) on a piece of paper and place it in your dash. If you are picking up for someone else, please add their number too. This way, as we are handing the bags to you in the front car, we can be prepping for the NEXT car! This whole process will be fast fast FAST!! IF there is any type of concern with the sweatshirt sizing, we will handle all of that on race morning. Your packets will be stuffed with the sizing that you signed up with.

COVID QUESTIONNAIRE

All registered, in person, runners will receive a COVID-19 Questionnaire to complete, electronically, on Friday morning at 8am. We will ALSO post this questionnaire on our website, at the top of the page. This 2 minute questionnaire has the basic CDC questions regarding COVID-19 exposure, and DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PRINTED. When you complete the form, we will receive a digital signature. Please fill one out for EACH registered runner (changing the name section on each). If you do not complete this, you will have the opportunity to do so with a scannable QR code at both the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum AND at the Wylder Hotel.

RACE MORNING – Getting to the Start (and back after)

Bus riders -

You will park in this same lot (213 North Talbot Street, St Michaels, MD) on race morning to catch the shuttle bus down to the start line. Athletes taking the bus, we will allow athletes to show up at the Maritime Museum around 630 am. We ask that you please check in, under the white tent near the finish line, to have your temperature checked. After your temperature is checked, you will be given a wristband, designating that you have been screened. NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE BUS WITHOUT A WRISTBAND. THE BUSES WILL LEAVE AT 7:30am SHARP. ANYONE RIDING THE BUS WILL NEED TO WEAR A MASK FOR THE RIDE TO THE START LINE.

At that time, we ask that you have your bib on and with you (if there is an emergency need for a bib, please speak with Jason at the START line). You can wear whatever clothes that you need to stay warm on your way down to the start line. There are plastic bags in your Packet Pickup for a morning clothes drop (you will find the drop off area right by the start line) at the start line area. There will also be extra bags at the START LINE for those who did the bib mailing, and did not get the plastic bags. We ask that you please use our clear, plastic bags, for safety issues.

Drop off runners –

This year, we ARE allowing your friends and family to drop you off at the Start line, located at the Wylder Hotel (21499 Chesapeake Acc Drive, Tilghman Island, MD). We ask that you drop off between 715 and 730 am. As this is a functioning hotel, we ask that YOUR RIDE DOES NOT PARK ON THE GROUNDS. Unless an athlete is staying at the hotel, PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE TO, AND PARK AT THE WYLDER HOTEL. Registered guests are welcome to start at the Wylder.

***We will begin temperature screening at 715 at the Wylder Hotel. Please come over to the tent area near the finish line and have your temperature scanned for race morning. Those with over a 100.4 degree temperature will be asked to not participate on race morning. After a successful scan, you will be given a wristband, designating that you have been screened. Please, for the safety of all involved, take the few seconds to be temperature screened so that we can have a safe and healthy event.

POSSIBLE parking off site –

We are working with the Talbot County Public Schools to see if they will allow off-site parking at the Tilghman Island Elementary Schools for those who wish to drive themselves to the Start line. This has not been finalized yet and will be made clear this week.

SHUTTLES FOR RETURN –

There will be a 15 passenger van running from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to the Wylder Hotel, starting around 930 am until Noon. This shuttle will take up to 6 people to the Wylder Hotel, should you be a registered guest or if off-site parking is allowed. PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK WHEN INSIDE OF THE SHUTTLE.

RACE MORNING – START LINE

There will be portable toilets at the start line of the event for you to use. Last year, we MAY have broken a toilet or two inside the Wylder, so they are politely asking that we not use their facilities. Please respect this business as they are gracious enough to allow us to use their property on Saturday morning for our start line.

Athletes will see rows of cones on the main start area on Chesapeake Acc Drive. These cones designate 6 feet of distance between you and the next persons in line, and should be used to space yourselves accordingly. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MARYLAND DIRECTIVES, UNTIL YOU START RUNNING, PLEASE BE SURE TO HAVE A MASK ON. If you do not have a mask with you, we will have plenty of disposable masks for you to use. Please just ask at the temperature screen tent.

We will begin the event promptly at 8am, with the first small wave of runners going off. THIS EVENT IS A CHIP TIMED EVENT, meaning your time starts when you cross the start line. This means that you COULD start 2 minutes behind the first person over the line, and still win the whole thing! That means that you don’t need to crowd the start line, or be worried about being in that first wave. Things are going to open up, VERY quickly, when you get on course!! We will be launching small waves of runners every 10 seconds, so we are going to get through this very quickly. The only time that we will see any type of traffic control will be in the first mile, to make sure that you get off of Tilghman Island, and over the first Drawbridge, safely, and without delay. WE EXPECT ALL RUNNERS TO BE STARTED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE FIRST WAVE.

WHEN YOU START YOUR RUN, PLEASE RUN WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, UNTIL WE GET NEAR THE BRIDGE, WHERE YOU WILL CROSS OVER AND RUN AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, ON THE SHOULDER, FOR THE DURATION.  We are trying to minimize our traffic impact on the residents as much as possible.

ON THE COURSE

There are currently 6 aide stations scheduled to be on course (possibly 7, depending on the weather). These rest stops will consist of tables with small (8 oz) bottles of water and Gatorade, in sealed containers, on the table for you. There will also be an assortment of gels and mini Clif bars. We will have trashcans both at the aide station, as well as about 100 feet beyond, for you to deposit your trash. Please try to assist us in getting your trash in the cans on site.

Aide station volunteers that you see there WILL NOT HAND YOU ANYTHING. They are there to restock, and make sure that we have the product needed to make sure that you have a safe run. Please respect our volunteers at the aide stations.

There will be TWO portable toilets on course, with the first being at Mile 4, and the second at Mile 8. Please use the hand sanitizer on site before entering and upon leaving the portable toilet.  

This course is a STRAIGHT course, with two turns on the course. One is about 50 yards beyond the start line, one is about 200 yards before the finish lines. The course will be marked with mile markers and cones will be spaced about every 1/10th of a mile along the entire course. There will be ONE FINAL TURN in to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to complete your journey. 

We ask that you be able to complete the course in 4 hours. Should you need assistance on course, please contact us at 443-328-4323. 

Upon completion of the course, we will have small Bento boxes of food for you from our friends at Sprout, in St Michaels. 

FINISH

Congratulations on your finish!!! We ARE excited to provide you with the very best finish line that we can, with a professional announcer, large moving medals, and finish line photos. 

Please be sure to check your times by either downloading the TCR Event Management app, or check the website at www.HistoricDrawbridgeHalf.com. Many of you will also get email notifications as soon as you cross the finish line from our partners at RunSignUp. 

If you are looking for your morning clothes bag, you will find them spaced out by the Steamboat Building (just beyond the finish line). Here you will also find coolers with “drinks”, water, Gatorade, and food boxes. 

We will be able to verify your placings as soon as the elapsed time between waves has passed from your finish. That means if you start at 8am, and the last wave starts at 8:05, we need to wait 5 minutes to make sure that someone who left after you does not run faster. REMEMBER, THIS IS A CHIP TIMED EVENT. 

Once we verify your placing within your FIVE YEAR AGE GROUP, we will be able to present you with your award. Sadly, there will not be a large gathering for an awards ceremony. We DO encourage you to use our podium boxes and backdrop to have your photo taken from family or friends!

As a part of your entry, you, and your Sherpas, are given free access to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum as a part of your entry. If you are a member of the YMCA, there is also a brand-new facility at 300 Seymour Avenue, behind St Michaels High School, to be able to shower and clean up. If you are NOT a member, we are working on getting you access as well. 

WRAP UP

We encourage you to check out https://www.stmichaelsmd.com/ for more information on what to do at the finish line. 

The SCHEDULE OF EVENTS has been added to the website for ease of use, and we will be sending out smaller emails this week, as we finalize a few other offers from supporters of the race. 

We are looking forward to hosting you for the 2020 Historic Drawbridge Half. We understand that situations are still fluid with everyone’s travel, and how they feel, so at any time this week, please feel free to reach out to us at info@tcreventmanagement.com if you do not feel comfortable racing in-person and we can switch you to virtual or defer you to 2021. 

Be safe! Be well! Be kind!

See you later this week!!

Jason and Laura Chance

Goooood morning! WOW what a nice change in the weather! This year is going to be a lot warmer than last year, but still nice enough that it is going to be amazing day for running!! We just wanted to reach out and remind you a few things for this weekend AND DON'T FORGET, YOU WILL GET AN EMAIL AT 8AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FOR THE COVID SURVEY!!

First and foremost, packet pickup. If anyone is planning on coming to our Drive Through Packet Pickup, it will be at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (213 N Talbot Street, St Michaels) FRIDAY ONLY from 5:30 pm to 8pm. You MAY pick up packets for other people. The process for this will be that we would like for you to:
Look up the participant bib numbers that you want to collect using the PARTICIPANT TRACKING tab at the top. 
Write those bib numbers down on a sheet of paper, preferably with a thick marker, so we can see them. 
Place the piece of paper in your windshield as you drive up. 
Collect your gear and head out to get some food!
That's it. Super simple, and doesn't matter if you are a virtual or a in-person, your packets are waiting for you!

Now, on the race morning! Just a quick rundown...
SATURDAY MORNING

6:30-7:20 Arrival time at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for buses to the start line

7:30 BUSES LEAVE FOR THE START.. Don't miss this

**If you have someone dropping you off at the start (21551 Chesapeake Acc Dr, Tilghman, MD) or are staying at the Wylder Hotel, we ask that you show up no earlier than 7am there, so that we can set up our temperature screen check there. 

(You will drop off your Morning Clothes Bag right next to the Start Line. We will have extra bags at the start line for you to use race morning, so be sure to utilize that service!)

8:00 - First Wave of Runners starts
       * Runners will see rows of cones, designed for 6 people in each row, at 6 foot distance. Runners will be released EVERY 10 seconds. 

8:05 - Last Runner begins

9:15 - First Runner Finishes

12:00 - Last Runner Finishes

AFTER YOUR FINISH!!!
We would like to thank CARPENTER STREET SALOON and THE GALLEY, both restaurants in town that serve breakfast and lunch, for offering 10% off to our runners!!! Just show your bib!

The folks that are bringing our finish line Bento Boxes (a nice little snack) at SPROUT are also offering free coffee to any of our runners or volunteers as well! Thank you SPROUT!!! 

If you are looking to spend a bit more time in St Michaels, your entry in to the Historic Drawbridge Half marathon also gets you and your family FREE ENTRY to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Just check in with us at the finish line and we can get you wristbands for entry! A great way to cap off the day in St Michaels!!

Don't forget to look for that email at 8am tomorrow (24 hours before our start) for our COVID Questionnaire. If ANYONE is experiencing any type of symptoms, or if you are just concerned about an in-person race, just send us an email to info@tcreventmanagement.com and we will happily DEFER or transfer you to VIRTUAL, without question. 

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you over the next few days!!

Jason and Laura

Goooood morning! WOW what a nice change in the weather! The question is... who knocked out their half already and is bummed they don't get to run in THIS weather?!?

First and foremost, packet pickup. If anyone is planning on coming to our Drive Through Packet Pickup, it will be at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (213 N Talbot Street, St Michaels) FRIDAY ONLY from 5:30 pm to 8pm. You MAY pick up packets for other people. The process for this will be that we would like for you to:

Look up the participant bib numbers that you want to collect using the PARTICIPANT TRACKING tab at the top. 
Write those bib numbers down on a sheet of paper, preferably with a thick marker, so we can see them. 
Place the piece of paper in your windshield as you drive up. 
Collect your gear and head out to get some food!
That's it. Super simple, and doesn't matter if you are a virtual or a in-person, your packets are waiting for you!

If you don't get your packet, we will be mailing everything out to you on Saturday, and you should get everything next week!

RESULTS
Have you already done your run? Wondering how to enter your results? Well check out the RESULTS tab at the top of the page at www.HistoricDrawbridgeHalf.com

We have moved the RESULTS tab to the very first thing and, when you click it, right at the top of the page there is a button that gives you the ability to enter your time!! We technically opened this up last weekend, and will keep it open through NEXT weekend, for those of you whose schedules won't allow you to run it right now, but you will want to hurry up. I don't think this weather is going to stick around much longer. 

Thank you for being  a part of the virtual event. We know that it isn't the same as running, in person, but you are helping to contribute to our two local Volunteer Fire Departments, the St Michaels Volunteer Fire Department and the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Department, and they appreciate the support. 

We can't wait to see those times start to come in and are excited for YOU to get your sweatshirts, buffs and medals in the mail!!!

Should you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to us at info@tcreventmanagement.com 

Thank you, and stay safe!

Jason and Laura

Good morning and welcome to the race prep for the 2020 Historic Drawbridge Half. In this crazy 2020 COVID-19 world, we are happy to be able to put on a certified running event for our running community! This is a unique event for the area as the Start line and the Finish line are two separate places, separated by... well... 13.1 miles!

That's right! You CAN'T get lost on this course! We will begin at 8am at the Wylder Hotel in Tilghman Island and, after making a right hand turn at their entrance, you will experience ZERO turns until just prior to MILE 13, at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum!!! Cones will be set out on the course every 1/10th of a mile to keep you protected, and to let you keep an eye on your competitors (and slowly reign them in ;) ). 

We are FULL on the in-person event, but if you aren't feeling comfortable, please reach out and we can defer you to the virtual option for the event. Don't even want to do that and miss out on this year's moving medal and super soft sweatshirt? Ok, just let us know and we can move you to 2021, no questions asked. The sooner you do one of these options, the sooner your spot opens up for our growing wait list! Just let us know at info@tcreventmanagement.com 

We have a few changes to the format this year that we didn't have last, so if you are nodding off... WAKE UP!!!

1) Packet pickup is a DRIVE THROUGH packet pickup on Friday night, at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. This will be Friday, November 6th, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm. Further directions are forthcoming but you will never have to leave your car! 

2) IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TO PACKET PICKUP, there is a bib mailing option. You will need to log in to your RunSignUp account and go to MANAGE REGISTRATION for this event. At the top will be an ADD-ON tab for a $5 packet mailing. We will be sending out your race bibs this Friday, so that everyone can have them in time. (Please, remember to bring your bib to the start line)

3) Our local Fire Departments are still working out if they can get approval to come out and do hot food at the finish, but no matter what, we will have SOMETHING at the finish line for you. For those wondering about the beer truck, there won't be a truck, but rumor has it that there will  be some white coolers past the finish line that you should crack open and take a look in. 

4) TRANSPORTATION is HUGE this year! We have created a survey, at the top of the website (www.HistoricDrawbridgeHalf.com) that we want you to take 2 minutes and fill out. This just gives us an idea on planning from our end (how many buses to have, how many shuttles to have, etc). Your cooperation is appreciated. You can also go directly to the survey at https://forms.gle/YtdhcQTmJmkFeCDg6    Please keep in mind that EACH athlete should fill these out. Just put the athlete name for each form completed. 

So, for any of you who have done a TCR Event Management event in the past, you know that you are going to see quite a few emails in the next two weeks. We try not to bombard you with extraneous information, so we will keep them to the point. We will talk logistics, timings, and any Frequently Asked Questions that pop up.  We also copy and past EVERY email we send out from here on, to the top of the webpage under the tab EMAILS, so you can easily go back and review (or if your SPAM filter kills our emails). 

Should you have any questions until then, please feel free to reach out to us at info@tcreventmanagement.com 

Friday, October 30th, 2026 - Corah's Corner 

(105 N Talbot St, Saint Michaels, MD 21663)

5pm-7pm - PACKET PICKUP

Saturday, October 31st, 2026

0600 -0715 am  Packet pickup as participants arrive @ Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (213 N Talbot Street) 

0715 Begin bus loading for Marathon and Half Marathon

0730 All buses leave for Start Line from CBMM

0800 - First wave of run begins (Marathon and Half Marathon) 

0805 - Last runners begin from Start Line

0830 - 5k Begins from CBMM

1000 - 5k Awards

1030 - Half Marathon Awards

1200 (Estimated) - Marathon Awards

0400 pm - Last runners finish - 8 hour finish cutoff!!!!!

We are excited to announce our partnership with the Wylder Hotel in Tilghman Island. Not only are they extending a 20% off all advertised room rates deal for us, but they are also our Start Line for the 2025 event!!!!

Be sure to give them a call at 410-886-2121 & use code Drawbridge to reserve your room for the weekend!!