Mother Earth Brewing
2023 Ironclad 1/2 Marathon & 5K
OCTOBER 21, 2023 – #RUNKINSTON
“The most welcoming Half Marathon in Eastern North Carolina!”
The annual Mother Earth Brewing Ironclad Half Marathon & 5k, brought to you via Ironclad Races Inc. and title sponsor Mother Earth Brewing. Ironclad Races Inc. is a Kinston based non-profit corporation with a mission to produce sporting events in Kinston and donate all proceeds to local non-profit organizations and charities benefiting our community.
Ironclad Races in partnership with the Mother Earth Brewing Ironclad Half Marathon event board, local business and volunteers aim to bring runners to our community and highlight the historic and cultural beauty of Kinston.
Race Beneficiaries
- Collaboration with Mother Earth Foundation and Sound Rivers for installation of “Trash Trap” on the Neuse River
- American Legion
- CSS Neuse Foundation
- Common Ground of Eastern North Carolina
- Community Council for the Arts
- Deep Run Volunteer Fire Department
- Grainger Hill Performing Arts
- The Gunboat Association
- HOPE Restorations
- Hugo Volunteer Fire Department
- Mary’s Soup Kitchen
- North Lenoir Volunteer Fire Department
- S.A.F.E. Kinston
- smART Kinston
- Andrea Thorne
- Paramount Project
- Pink Hill Volunteer Fire Department
21,780.4 total miles ran
NUMBER OF RUNNERS:
2022 – 311 13.1 & 236 5K (547)
2021 – Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 (virtual/COVID) – 91 13.1 & 79 5k (170)
2019 – 410 13.1 & 378 5k (788)
2018 – 288 13.1 & 164 5k (452)
2017 – 183 13.1 & 101 5k (284)
2016 – 64 13.1 & 32 5k (96)
2015 – 132 13.1 only
MILES RAN:
2022: 4,074.10 – half marathan
2022: 731.6 – 5k
2020 – 1,192.1 – half marathon
2020 – 244.9 – 5k
2019 – 5,371 – half marathon
2019 – 474 – 5k
2018 – 3,772.8 – half marathon
2018 – 492 – 5k
2017 – 2,397.3 – half marathon
2017 – 303 – 5k
2016 – 838.4 – half marathon
2016 – 96 – 5k
2015 – 1,729.2 – half marathon
