PNC Alexandria Half

The 2026 PNC Alexandria Half is happening in Old Town Alexandria on April 26th! The event includes a Half Marathon, 5K and the Kids Dash. The half marathon event offers an exciting course that starts and finishes in Old Town while also exploring 5 miles each way on the iconic George Washington Parkway.
The Half and 5K start is set for 7:00 AM, with the Kids Dash at 10:30 AM..

Pre-packaged post race refreshments and water will be available at the finish line. Please make your way through the finish area once you have collected your medal and refreshments. You will NOT be allowed to wait at the finish line for family/friends. Please plan to meet outside of the finish line area in Oronoco Park.

Features of the post race area includes Photo backdrops, the Port Brewing Beer Garden, the awards presentation, race Gift Item Exchange, and lots of lounging and congratulating. 

RESULTS
Results will be immediately posted online - accessible by cell phone or computer.  
Overall awards will be presented on site race day.  Final results for Category awards will be declared no later than one week post-race, and will be emailed to winners.

CATEGORIES
OVERALL awards by race distance will be presented in based on 3 Gender Identifications:
Top 3 Overall—Male, Female, Non-Binary

Additionally: AGE Group awards will be provided as Top 3 Iin Age Groups  - Male, Female
1–7, 8–10, 11–14, 15–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80+
** "None" selected by racers in registration will not be eligible for any awards but will have results presented in overall order.

LOCATIONS

• HALF MARATHON + 5K START LINE 

  Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St, Alexandria VA

• HALF MARATHON + 5K FINISH LINE

  N Union St at the intersection with Oronoco St, Alexandria VA

• FINISH FESTIVAL

  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria VA

• KIDS DASH

  (Start) Union St and King St, Alexandria VA

  (Finish) Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria VA

RUNNING WITH YOUR DOG 

Dogs on 5 foot, non-retractable leashes are permitted at all Pacers races. Dogs must be friendly, be up-to-date with shots, and have no history of fighting or biting. Pet owners take full responsibility for the behavior of their pet, must start towards the back, may not weave through packs of runners, must yield the right of way to other runners and must clean up after their pet. 
Sharing your day with your best 4-legged friend, if you will be participating with a dog, we will ask you in registration to please acknowledge that you agree to abide by the following safety guidelines:
* Insure that your Dog is on a non-retractable leash no longer than 5ft. ( We have to require that Dogs must remain on-leash at all times before, during and after the race - safety and park rules!)
* When participating with a stroller or dog, you must line up at the back of the pack and navigate around other participants safely and with the utmost caution. Otherwise clotheslining is a real thing?
* Be aware of your surroundings, respect others on course, and use good decision making skills and good sportsmanlike and dogmanlike conduct at all times.
**** Dogs are NOT allowed on the shuttle bus to the Mount Vernon start area.

RUNNING WITH A STROLLER

Pacers Running believes a fit family is a happy family and allows strollers on course for the PNC Parkway.
Safety requirements include that strollers must start in the back, may not weave through packs of runners, and must always yield the right of way to other runners.

** Youngsters will not be required to register as long as they remain in the stroller for the entire duration of the race. If you anticipate that at any point your child/children will be moving on the course out of the stroller and under their own power, then they will need to register. This is for th Vernon 10 mile start line.e safety of all participants. Registration will also include race premium, course hydration, finisher’s medal, and post-race items (water and food) for your child/children.

**** Stroller are NOT allowed on the shuttle bus to the Mount Vernon start line.

The 5K start line is at Oronoco Bay Park.
The 10 mile start line is at Mount Vernon.

Realize that with our race start timeline, the Metro will NOT open early for this event.  The nearest metro station for AFTER the race is King Street Station (Blue & Yellow lines). 

Parking for both the 5k and 10 Mile races
99 Canal Plaza -- Alexandria.   There is Limited Street Parking 

10 Mile Start 

There is no parking at the start for the 10 mile race. Runners should park at the garage at 99 Canal Plaza and catch a bus to the start line. DASH Buses will leave from Old Town Alexandria and shuttle runners to the start at Mount Vernon. The buses will line up at Wythe and North Fairfax Street, extending north towards the parking garage at Canal Plaza, 99 Canal Center Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22314.

If you are being dropped off at the 10 mile start, you will need to be dropped off south of the Post Office–3500T Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121. There is a bus turnaround approximately 800m south of the Post Office that will serve as a drop off point. You will not have access via vehicle to the Post Office OR the circle in front of Mount Vernon Estates. No personal vehicles may park at Mount Vernon. Any personal vehicles parked at Mount Vernon will be towed.

For 2025, there will be two bus pickup locations for DASH bus shuttle to the start. 
We strongly suggest boarding the bus by 6:30AM to avoid a lengthy wait in line.  *** Bus locations and times are based on 2024.  Any changes for 2025 will be posted here! 
** Old Town Alexandria, 700 North Fairfax Street, extending north toward the parking garage at Canal Plaza, 44 Canal Center Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22314. 
First bus departs at 5:30AM. Last bus departs at 7:00AM. 
** Washington, DC,  1200 block of G St. NW (Macy’s Metro Center).
First bus departs at 5:30AM. Last bus departs at 6:30AM. 
Dogs are NOT allowed on the shuttle bus to the Mount Vernon 10 mile start line.
Strollers are NOT allowed on the shuttle bus to the Mount Vernon 10 mile start line.

PERSONAL DRIVER10 MILE DROP-OFF 
If you are being dropped off at the 10 mile start, you will need to be dropped off south of the Post Office–3500T Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121. There is a bus turnaround approximately 800m south of the Post Office that will serve as a drop off point. You will not have access via vehicle to the Post Office OR the circle in front of Mount Vernon Estates. No personal vehicles may park at Mount Vernon. Any personal vehicles parked at Mount Vernon will be towed.

BIKE
Pacers is planning for a Bike Valet service, but if the service is not available, there will be racks to park your bike near the finish festival at Oronoco Bay Park. Biking - Ride to Oronoco Bay Park - 100 Madison Avenue. Other area bike parking-locking opportunities can be reviewed here: https://www.bikearlington.com/the-ultimate-crowdsourced-bike-parking-map/ 

***THERE IS NO PARKING AT MOUNT VERNON and any personal vehicles parked at Mount Vernon will be towed

Pacers Running realizes that in life, curveballs come our way every-so-often making it necessary for a change in plans. As you complete your race entry, know that you will have some options in case this happens to you.

Active Duty Military, Fire-Rescue
In addition to being offered a courtesy entry discount, if a required duty shift requires missing the race, providing verification of that schedule will grant a full refund of entry monies paid. Email events@runpacers.com to request a refund.

NQA – No Question Asked Refund Ticket
If you purchased the NQA ticket at the time of initial registration and can't race, you can email events@runpacers.com to redeem. The ticket covers paid entry costs and any sales tax, but not additional direct donation or bank or processing fees collected that the race did not ever receive. You can purchase an NQA ticket up to 4/14 and can email to request an NQA refund up to midnight prior to race day. NQA is eligible only for all new 2025 entries exclusive of complimentary registrations. 

Refunds 
Aside from an Active-Duty requirement and the NQA refund ticket purchase, No Refunds of entry monies is offered once a registration transaction is complete.

Switch of PNC Parkway distance
You may switch your race distance: “transfer” to shorter, or virtual, or longer! Up until 4/14, you can complete this for yourself through your RSU profile. Higher cost events will pay an up-charge, lower cost will not be refunded. How do I change my event choice? 

Closer in to race day? You can still switch PNC Parkway distance by emailing events@runpacers.com.

Transfer of Entry to a Different Runner
Up until 4/14 in advance you can transfer your entry to a different runner who will need to complete their new entry by midnight 4/18. You can complete this for yourself through your RSU profile. The new runner will pay a $20 fee to the race (any other payment arrangements are between you and the new runner!) I need to transfer my registration to another person.

Deferral of Entry
You are able to mark your current active status entry as Defer to the same race in the one-next-following year for a $30 fee up to April 14. You can complete this for yourself through your RSU profile. How do I defer my registration? 

Event Mandated Cancelation
While we are optimistic that these extraordinary times requiring exceptional health and safety measures are coming to a close, in the case that Pacers chooses to cancel an event through an abundance of caution for athletes, staff, and spectators, a plan of action for options to receive commensurate values for paid race entries will be crafted and communicated in all haste. 

The plan may require choice responses from registered active status participants, so please be aware of potential incoming direct email, updates via our main website, registration site, and our social media platforms with information on how to respond.  

PACKET PICKUP REQUIREMENT

PACKET
A packet includes a race bib with timing tag affixed on the back, pins, a clear plastic gear bag, and the race gift if the choice is a race shirt or $10 Pacers Running Retail Bucks (card). 
Direct Donations gift selections are forwarded directly to the Boys & Girls Club of Alexandria. Each registration is offered one gift item.  Please make your selection carefully. 
For the race gift of a race shirt, packet pick up will provide the size selected in registration.  
Shirt size exchange will be available ONLY onsite in the festival area post-race if needed.  

Please plan to attend any one of the dates/times.
If you are not able to pick up your own packet, Pacers Running allows for someone else to pick up for a runner. Please make sure that all runners involved know their packets are being collected as duplicates cannot be issued. 
For courtesy reasons we limit pick up to one plus five – your own packet plus 5 for family and friends. 
For groups larger than 5, please contact our customer service team at events@runpacers.com to make advance accommodations.

There will be NO RACE DAY packet pickup.  Remember that your bib and gift item collection must be completed in advance of the PNC Alexandria Half. 
Bibs are not offered on race day outside of the limited availability to purchase the add-on race day pickup. ** Limited opportunities to purchase Race Day PPU are available in the registration process until sold out.  DO NOT expect to arrive race morning and collect a bib unless you have pre-paid for the opportunity. 

DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS
2025 Packet Pickup will be hosted in the Pacers Alexandria retail store location located on King Street in Alexandria: 1301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314  (The Alexandria Metro Stop is within easy walking distance!)

Thursday April 24, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday April 25, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday April 26, 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM

IMPORTANT:  Please remember that there is NO RACE DAY new registration or packet pickup outside of the pre-paid add-on purchase.   

For any other request/plan – including Groups and Teams please contact our athlete services team at events@runpacers.com before Race Week to make advance accommodations.

2024 RACE RESULTS

2023 RACE RESULTS

2023 RACE PHOTOS

RACE GIFT CHOICE 

Each registration is offered a race Gift - included in the cost of entry, one gift per registrant. 
Registrants can select from several options …
•            A custom race Tee in your size choice as available in the registration form.
•            A $10 Racers Retail Bucks card.
•            A $5 Donation to the designated non-profit beneficiary of the race – the Alexandria Boys & Girls Club. (EIN - number 53-0236759)

Tees and Retail Bucks will be provided (only) through the regular packet pickup process. 
** If needed, Tee size exchange will be available post-race, onsite, on race day only.

Retail Bucks card codes can be used as follows:
•            A $10 Pacers Retail Bucks card code is good towards any item in store except for gift cards. Yes, Any item! We regret it is not valid on special orders.
•            There is no cash value to Pacers Retail Bucks so you must spend at least $10 (pre-tax) to use the full value.
•            Not valid on race registrations.
•            2025 PNC Parkway Classic Retail Bucks codes are valid through September 30th, 2025.
•            Pacers Retail Bucks are limited to only one per participant and cannot be combined with other Retail Bucks or discount codes.

•            Pacers Retail Bucks are valid on all products in store or online except for Pacers gift cards.
•            Cards are distributed at the time of bib collection to our awesome race participants who opt for a $10 Pacers Retail Bucks card instead of a another race gift option.

DONATION TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALEXANDRIA
Donations can – depending on your personal circumstances – be considered as US non-taxable donations.  Your race entry confirmation document is your receipt.  Thank you for your generosity to our Parkway Classic beneficiary.  

Invite your friends to join you at the PNC Parkway Classic!

For every 3 people who use your special referral link as they complete their own entry through April 20, you will receive an automatic credit back of $20.00—up to the amount you paid for your registration fee. Keep an eye out for your referral link included in your entry confirmation and share it with all your running buddies! CHA-CHING!

Pacers — For Every Run!

DIRECT MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS
Pacers Running is pleased to offer direct Military and First Responder entry cost discounts to all races. Family or extended family is not included in these discounts. Please apply the registration code ServiceThankYou at checkout to receive $5 off your entry fee into any Pacers event. Please bring your military/first responder ID to packet pick up for confirmation.
Thank you for your service.

AWD AS SOLO AND DUO REGISTRANTS
The most amazing athletes we know .... Pacers encourages all AWD and Challenged participants.  For our safety-first race day planning, please identify your AWD status in the question asked as you complete your entry. If you might need any special accommodations for your participation, please connect by email to events@runpacers.com. 
AWD duos are offered a complimentary entry for one of the two runners—i.e. a guide for a visually impaired runner, a pusher for a push-chair duo. Please connect by email to events@runpacers.com providing runner information to receive a registration code.
 

ELITE PRO RUNNERS
Elite-Pro courtesy entries are a limited opportunity in each race. 

** 2024 Elite Runner standards for complimentary entry were 1:05 for Men and 1:15 for Women at the 10 Mile distance, 18:30 for Men and 21:30 for Women.  2025 will likely be in that same range.  

Please connect by email to events@runpacers.com and include a screen shot or direct url link to your specific qualifying times for consideration. 
  

NO QUESTIONS ASKED REFUND TICKET
You may purchase the NQA ticket—only at the time of initial registration—up to March 15 in advance of race date. The ticket covers paid entry costs , but not additional direct donations, and bank or processing fees collected that the race did not ever receive. You can request that NQA refund action up to April 26, the day before  race date. NQA is eligible only for all new 2025 entries exclusive of complimentary registrations. Email events@runpacers.com if you find you need to redeem the ticket.

FUN FACT ABOUT YOU!
You know how Twitter gave you more characters to get all of your thoughts out? Well here at Pacers Events we are giving you an even bigger challenge.
We will give you 50 characters of typing for you give us a fun fact to share about you as you cross the finish line.
Short, sweet, and to the point,  plenty of space for something cool.
What do you think? Share with us -- we will do our best to make your finish line experience a truly memorable public forum!!!

GENDER IDENTIFICATION
We want to do it your way ... for purposes of timing-results-scoring-awards, please tell us as you complete your registration how you choose to be identified in your race --   " I want to be identified as " ---- 

SWITCH OF PNC PARKWAY CLASSIC DISTANCE
You may switch your race distance: “transfer” to shorter, or virtual, or longer! Up until nine days in advance, you can complete this for yourself through your RSU profile. Higher cost events will pay an up-charge, lower cost will not be refunded.
Less than nine days to race day? You can still switch PNC Parkway distance by emailing events@runpacers.com.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION UPDATES
Need to update your registration choices and responses?  
Your first-ever registration in RunSignup creates a PROFILE. This profile will auto-populate your Race entries as you register. If you need to change basic bio info in your Profile—like address, preferred Gender identification, best email contact, giveaway size—you need to do this for yourself through your RunSignup profile. Click here for instructions on making profile updates.

Once a race entry is complete, you can make changes in your race-specific choices and responses through the dates available for the race. 

After that date is passed, email events@runpacers.com to make important updates.   

Here are the most common questions with direct links to RunSignup tutorials:
* I need to have my Confirmation Email resent 
* I need to switch my race distance.
* I need to change my Gift T-Shirt size or make another swag choice
* I need to transfer my registration to another person
* I need to reset my RunSignUp password

The 5K start line is at Oronoco Bay Park. 
The 10 mile start line is at Mount Vernon.
The Kids Dash start line is on Union Street at King. 

BAG DROP
Bag drop will be located near the start at Mount Vernon for the 10 Miler race.
Bag drop will be located at the north end of Oronoco Bay Park for the 5K race.

Bags must be collected after the race by 10:30am.

You will be able to use your CLEAR provided Tee Shirt bag for this or ask for a bag at packet pickup. (Only clear bags will be allowed to be left in Bag Drop please!) Bags must be collected post-race by 10:30am.
10 Miler Bag drop will be located near the start line at Mount Vernon, start for the 10 Miler race only. We will truck the bags down to the finish line. 10 Miler bag pick up will be located at the north end of Oronoco Bay Park. 
5K bag drop and bag pick up will be located at the north end of Oronoco Bay Park.
Bags must be collected by 10:30am.

RESTROOMS
Restrooms will be available near the start/finish line. Restrooms will also be on course at the water stops.

RACE STARTS 

Plan to be in the start corral area and ready to run by no later than 7:45 AM.    Self-seeding, placing yourself in the start area by your predicted pacer per mile, will ensure that all runners can confidently begin their race.   Any final announcements and our National Anthem will be presented. 
It will require approximately 3 minutes for all 5K and 7 minutes for all 10 Mile runners to be able to cross the start area and be on their way.
The timing areas will have a hard close at 8:07 AM 5K, and 8:10 AM to the 10M for start data capture.  Any runners who do not cross the start mat by then will not be able to receive a finish time for their race.

CUT OFFS
Race distance course cutoff for the 10 miles is roughly based on a 15 minute per mile pace. This roughly equates to a 2 hour 30 minute 10 miler. 

USATF COURSE CERTIFICATION
The 10Mile USATF Certification number, dates, and map can be found here. 

The 5K USATF Certification number, dates, and map can be found here. 

AID STATIONS
Fluids and Restrooms will be available near the start/finish line. Restrooms will also be on course at the water stops.
The Start will provide water. The on-course aid stations will include water, Gatorade, bananas. 
Restrooms will be available near the start/finish line. Restrooms will also be on course at all water stops. Each will include at least one ADA accessible unit.

PACE TEAM
To help you be successful and on target in your 2025 PNC Parkway Classic run, our very experienced Pace Team will be ready on race morning to assist.  The Parkway Classic will have 8 pace teams comprised of two members each for each pace per mile time. Pace Leaders will be wearing special singlet tees and carrying overhead signs showing their Pace Per Mile in the times shown below.  Feel free to gather on race morning in the start area for your intended PPM and  introduce yourself to these amazing Pace leaders  - no need to 'sign up' to join a group!
 1:30; 1:35; 1:40; 1:45; 1:50; 1:55; 2:00; 2:10; 2:20; 2:30; 2:45; 3:00; 3:15