Ipswich Ale Half Marathon

Ipswich Ale Half Marathon is run in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on April 24, 2027, with a single 8:00 a.m. start. The half marathon (13.1 miles) is the only distance on offer, so the whole field covers the same course.

One distance and one gun make for the simplest kind of spring racing, which is a clean setting for a personal-best attempt. A late-April date also makes the race a natural end point for a winter training block. Twelve weeks with a weekly long run, one tempo session and an easy week every third week is a solid framework, and on race day it pays to hold something back for the closing miles rather than banking time early.