There is no formal Headquarters Hotel for the Championship. Like last year, packet pickup is at the Expo, but unlike last year, Awards are indoors in a room on the second floor of the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront. We will have that room available to us all day so Championship Runners can also use that as a staging area before the race if the weather is inclement. The Shamrock Marathon Host Hotel is the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront which is convenient to the Marathon start and finish but not the 8K. The closest hotel to the start [30th and Pacific] and finish [30th on the Boardwalk/Oceanfront] of the 8K is the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The Best Western is 3 blocks from the start and 2 blocks from the finish. Best Western offers USATF Members a minimum of 10% off the flexible rate but the Shamrock deal may already be as good as that. Be sure to inquire about both options. Choice Hotels provide USATF members with a 15% discount off standard room rates. Again remember to inquire about both rates.
None of the Hotels that are convenient to the 8K start and finish are convenient to the Expo in the Convention Center, which is located at 1000 19th Street, about 1.5 miles from the Hilton Oceanfront. The Comfort Inn and Suites are a little less than a mile from the Expo but it is a little over half a mile from the start/finish. For all of the Race options and Shamrock rates, please visit the Race’s hotel page at: http://www.shamrockmarathon.com/hotels/