Sat, Oct 24, 2026
Wrightsville Beach, NC
Entry is $40 now and rises to $45 after Sep 7, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.
The course at Wrightsville Beach runs flat along the road, and the terrain rewards anyone going for a personal best. It is a beach town course, which means open sky and the kind of surface that lets you find a rhythm and hold it. The race benefits a local running club's scholarship program, so the entry fee goes somewhere real.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
3.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Mason Holt (15:53) · Ann Marie Pierce (16:09) · Peter Noland (16:36)
The Seaside Shuffle has been held every year since at least 2020. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 3.1 Miles results.
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 Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 26:07, and the last recorded finisher came in around 53:53, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 267 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 15:53 while the median finisher took 26:07. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
