Jamaica Plain|Local Event
826 Boston returns with tenth annual Half Half Half Half Half Marathon
Event Details
Boston’s greatest, shortest race is back! Join 826 Boston for their Half Half Half Half Half Marathon at Jamaica Pond on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Check in starts at 5:30 PM at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse, 6:00 PM start.
The Half Half Half Half Half Marathon is a fun, fast, family-friendly 0.826-mile race where you can run, jog, walk, dance, prance, or wheel your way around part of Jamaica Pond—and then call yourself a marathon runner! And family and friends can donate to your race to help 826 Boston hit the $25,000 goal.
All funds go to 826 Boston's programming, offered free to Boston students and families.
This family-friendly, wheelchair-accessible, and pet-friendly event will feature games, a food truck, a photo booth, and fun for all ages.
Standard registration for the race is $25, or you can upgrade to “Tote-ally Premium Registration” for $40, which includes an exclusive 826 Boston tote bag and a student-authored book. Students 18 and under can register for free.
Register with 826 Boston.
Located in Roxbury's Egleston Square, 826 Boston is a nonprofit writing, tutoring, and publishing organization where students in grades K-12 and beyond can share their stories, amplify their voices, and develop as leaders in school and in life. Its services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with individualized attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this understanding in mind, we provide after-school tutoring, field trips, creative writing workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English language learners, and in-depth publishing projects. Each of our free programs seeks to empower students to express their ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in their individual voices.
826 Boston is part of a national network of youth writing centers founded by the award-winning author Dave Eggers and the educator Nínive Calegari. Since opening its doors in 2007, 826 Boston has served more than 30,000 students through its free writing and tutoring programs.