About the NCR Marathon & Half Marathon
The course runs out and back along the Northern Central Railroad Trail, a crushed gravel and dirt path that follows Big Gunpowder Falls through dense woods. It is genuinely flat and fast, the kind of surface that rewards a steady pace. The start and finish are on a school campus up the hill from the trail.
The race falls around Thanksgiving, so the air is typically cold and the trees are bare. Packet pickup details and parking are posted on the Baltimore Road Runners Club site. Post-race, there is a blanket waiting at the finish line, and the crowd tends to skew toward people who have run this one before.
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NCR Marathon & Half Marathon 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
Half Marathon Results · 2025
454finishers
1:16:29winner
2:09:10median
4:48:43cutoff
Top 3: John Lobo (1:16:29) · Peyton Dill (1:16:58) · Clark Ridge (1:17:21)
Marathon Results · 2025
287finishers
2:34:38winner
4:11:17median
6:12:56cutoff
Top 3: Paul Hugus (2:34:38) · Michael Torres (2:44:20) · Michael Bray (2:44:21)
The NCR Marathon & Half Marathon has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
26.2 Miles11/28/2026 08:30$151
13.1 Miles11/28/2026 09:00$141
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