Tache Realty Wicked Half Marathon

129 Fort Ave, Salem MA

Sunday, September 21st, 2025

🏃‍♂️ Event Details

Event Title: Annual Tache Realty Wicked Half Marathon
Location: 129 Fort Ave, Salem, MA
Date: 2025-09-21
Time Cap: Participants will have a 4 hour time cap to complete this course.

The course will offer aid stations every 1.5-2 miles and there will be a ton of cheerful volunteers on the course. Everyone will receive a custom finisher medal that will be a nice addition to your collection. The event attracts close to 1000 runners, including elites to beginners traveling from all over the world. We promise the scenery in Salem and Marblehead will make these miles fly by!!

💲 Fees

Rate through 12/31: $60
Rate through 5/31: $70
Rate through 8/31: $80
Race Week: $95, Race Day: $100

No Shirt Entry: $5 off your entry

Packet Pick Up Options

Yes you can pick up for your friends.

Saturday Pre-race Packet Pickup: Saturday from 12-3PM at B&S Headquarters, 45 Congress Street, Dock 19/20 Shetland Park, Salem MA (GPS: 90 Leavitt St, Salem MA). Enter Shetland Park at end of street, veer left in the parking lot and look for Dock 19/20 where the stairs are.

Race Day: Starting at 5:30AM at Race Site

If you are not pre-registered by Friday at Midnight: you will not be able to pick up your race materials until race morning.

🎽 Swag

Custom long sleeve shirts and personalized bibs will be provided to participants pre-registered by September 7th. All participants will receive an event finishers medal upon completion of the event. If you wish to purchase any additional swag items, you’ll have that opportunity through the registration process, post race or at packet pickup.

🗺️ Course

Click here for an integrative course map. USATF certified course can be found at www.bnseventmanagement.com

⏱️ Course Time Cap

4 hour time cap beginning at 7AM

Sunshine start: 6:30AM will be made available for participants that have a pace slower than 16min/miles. This will be communicated through the athlete email that will be emailed to you and posted on Wednesday, 9/17.

💧 Course Details

The course will offer an Aid Station approximately every 1.5-2 miles or so. Aid stations will have either Gatorade or Water, sometimes both. The water stations at Devereux Beach will have Gu’s, petroleum jelly, and bathrooms. Note: water stations will not be setup until 7AM so those participating in the unofficial 6:30AM start, should be equipped with nutrition/fuel for the beginning portion of the course.

🚗 Parking

There is ample parking in and around the Willows (parking all down in the Willows casino/entertainment area), parking along Fort Avenue and at the Bentley School (25 Memorial Dr) less than a 1/2 mile away from the race site. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARK IN FRONT OF ANY HOUSES OR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFF FORT AVE. YOUR CAR WILL BE TOWED. PLEASE OBEY ALL PARKING SIGNS.

🏆 Age Group Awards

Top 3 Overall M/F

Top 3 M/F in each age group:

Under 19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+

Top 3 Non-Binary

No double dipping

🍕 Post Race Details

An assortment of homemade and packaged food/drink will be available post-race, including non-alcoholic beer from Athletic Brewing, Kate's Real Bars and more. We will have Mimosas and a beer tent sponsored by Notch Brewing so bring some cash (venmo also accepted). Each beer/mimosa is an additional $9. Post event, we encourage you to head downtown Salem where there are several restaurants, bars, cafes and boutique shops that are worth checking out. If you’re looking for Food/DRINK, we highly recommend Longboards Bar & Restaurant who will be serving up some awesome game day specials all day!!

At race site we’ll have several sponsors/vendors to keep you busy post event including the Enjoy Your Life Brand and Seagrass Salem.

🧙‍♀️ Additional Activities

If you are hanging around Salem that afternoon or staying an extra day or two do yourself a favor and book a tour with our dear friends at Witch City Walking Tours! "Ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for cultural and historic tours." - Trip Advisor 2024

Be sure to mention you were a participant of the Wicked Half for 10% off. If your booking online save 10% with promo code: "RUNFASTER."

Here is the webpage: https://www.witchcitywalkingtours.com/

❤️ Race Charity

The Tache Realty Wicked Half Marathon will be supporting the Salem Children’s Charity, Salem Academy Charter School, Fellowship Christian Academy, and the Marblehead Hockey Boosters.

🏅 Accreditations

The Wicked 1/2 Marathon has been voted one of the top 100 best half marathons in the country by The 100 Half Marathons Club members for 2014, 2015, & 2016! The Wicked 1/2 Marathon has been voted the Best Half Marathon by North Shore Race Guide in 2015.