FAQs

Wheelchair Start – 7:40AM
Wheelchair Duos – 7:41AM
Elite Women – 7:50AM
Elite Men – 8:00 AM
Sub-elite – 8:02 AM
General Field – 8:04 AM

The 54th running of the race is scheduled for Sunday, August 16, 2026.

The registration for the 2026 race is $107+credit card processing fees.

Please do NOT attempt to drive to Woods Hole. Traffic is very heavy on race day and we strongly suggest all runners utilize our FREE bus system leaving from Lawrence School (113 Lakeview Ave) beginning at 5:00 AM. You must be onsite by 6:20 AM. Please note if you arrive to the school after 6:20 AM you may not be guaranteed a ride to the start.

Drop-off only option at Falmouth High School (874 Gifford Street) from 5:15 AM to 6:15 AM. Those eligible MUST RSVP to access this option.

The Bike Valet program will open when the race numbers have been assigned in July. All registered runners will receive an email invitation to register in July. To access this option, you MUST RSVP.

The boats do run from the Vineyard on race day. Check the Steamship Authority schedule and allow plenty of extra time.

More information can be found on our Race Day page.

You will have up to one hour and 45 min to complete the 7-mile race course. It is not a walking event.

Per the order of Falmouth Public Safety, water belts or hydration packs are not allowed on buses and the race course. Please do not bring any extra clothing on the buses or to the start area.

The Town of Falmouth has capped our field at 11,400 runners in 2026.

Per the Falmouth Public Safety team, running strollers are not permitted on the course. If you have been invited to be a part of the Wheelchair Duo program, you will need to secure a racing chair. For more information on how to apply, please visit our Wheelchair Division Page under the Events tab or email adaptiveathletes@falmouthroadrace.com.

No, all bib numbers must be picked up at the Health & Fitness Expo and are not available the day of the race.

Yes! You can send a family member or a friend to pick up your number. They will need a copy of your photo ID (a picture of it will do), their own Photo ID, and your phone number.

We do not mail in-person runner bibs and we do not offer race day number pickup.

Yes, as in past years you can create a team for the purpose of registration only. This way, everyone on your team is either selected – or not – as a whole.

Follow the steps to register. Designate someone to go in first to create and name the team, then they should share this team name with family and/or friends.

After the random selection process is complete, these teams cease to exist.

Falmouth residents and taxpayers are invited to register between May 1st – May 7th. With proof of residency – if you are listed in the Falmouth property tax rolls, no additional proof is needed – guaranteed entry may be offered. Falmouth residents and taxpayers will be notified in mid-May and given a time frame to complete the registration process.

To qualify as the child of a taxpayer, you must be 23 years or younger on race day and reside full-time with your parents. If two or more applications are received, we will make the duplicate(s) inactive.

Acceptable forms of proof if you or spouse with same last name are NOT listed on town tax rolls (send to falmouthproof@falmouthroadrace.com): driver’s license, first page of lease or recent P&S, tax bill. Short term rental (less than 9 months) and AirBNB agreements are not valid. Extended family members do not qualify as residents or taxpayers.

– Registration for charity runners will open in early February.
– Falmouth residents and taxpayers are invited to register between May 1st – May 7th and will be guaranteed entry pending verification.
– The General Registration application process for all others will be open May 8th – May 17th. This is a random selection process with limited spots available and you will be notified of your status in mid-late May.

Consistent with past races, with the exception of 2021, race policy states that all entries are non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferable.

DO NOT SWITCH OR GIVE AWAY YOUR NUMBER If you sell it or give it away, you will be disqualified and rejected from the next ASICS Falmouth Road Race.

Upon completion of registration, participants may submit a finish time from a past race run on or after January 1, 2025 on a USATF-certified 10K course or the 7-mile Falmouth Road Race to be seeded at the front of the race with the first 800 participants. The deadline for applying for a seeded start is June 30, 2026.

Only registered participants who have run a 7:35 pace per mile or faster will be considered.

When you have completed your registration, you will send a link to seedproof@falmouthroadrace.com for consideration.

You must submit proof to seedproof@falmouthroadrace.com no later than June 30th.

Special needs and/or requests must be made no later than 30 days prior to Race Day so they may be reviewed by our office, our operations team and if needed, our Falmouth Public Safety team. Please submit your request to info@falmouthroadrace.com or call the office at 508-540-7000.

Unlike in previous years, the At-Home Edition will be offered as a fundraising option ONLY.

You will receive the 2026 mug, 2026 shopper bag, and a gift for fundraising sent directly to your mailbox. Please reach out info@falmouthroadrace.com for details.

Contact one of our Massachusetts-based charity team partners directly by emailing the designated team captain using the contact information in the table found on the “Run for a Charity” page found under Charity Program on the main menu. The team captain will get you registered to fundraise and run the race so you can have a great time raising awareness for a worthy cause.

You must be at least 10 years old on or by race day in order to participate in the ASICS Falmouth Road Race.

As always, we need all the volunteer support we can get! We plan to open volunteer registration in mid-May. Please find more information on our Volunteer page, which can be found under “Get Involved” on the homepage of our website.

Due to the volume of people and vehicles in Falmouth on race day, there is no return shuttle available. You can walk back to your car, take the WHOOSH trolley back down to Woods Hole, or sign up for the bike valet program if you live locally. The Bike Valet program registration will open in mid-July after runner numbers have been assigned.

The 46th running of the Shipwrecked Falmouth in the Fall 7-mile race is scheduled for Sunday, November 1st, 2026, pending town approval. Registration will open later this summer.