Gulf State Park

We Run This Beach Marathon & Half Marathon

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We Run This Beach Marathon & Half Marathon

Time to book your Runcation and punch your ticket to the Boston Marathon! The We Run This Beach Marathon will be a beautiful ? , fast ?  and scenic ?  course with gorgeous views of Lake Shelby, Middle & Little Lake's. The course will start and finish near the Gulf State Park Lodge and traverse the pancake flat paved paths throughout Gulf State Park. 

We will have Chip Timing splits at the 10K for both Half Marathon & Marathon and then a 1/2 marathon split for the marathoners. 

..And then there's the post race party. We will have post race food for all finishers, 2 drink tickets, post race music, all on the white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores AL. We believe in training hard, racing hard and celebrating hard and this race will be no different! 

Average Temperatures at this time of year are 46F for the Low and 66F the high. It doesn't get much better than that!

Yes, this is a Boston Qualifier! USATF certification code: AL22006JE

Click here for all the details and to sign up.

OVERVIEW

The Beachin' 5K & 10K will be SATURDAY, February 25th, 2023. Where: Lake Picnic Area (across the highway from the Gulf State Park Lodge) 21101 AL-135, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 and will start at 8:00AM

The We Run This Beach Marathon & Half Marathon will be SUNDAY, February 26th, 2023.  Where: Gulf State Park Beach Pavillion: 22250 E Beach Blvd Gulf Shores, AL 36542 US

[Note: this is where the race STARTS & FINISHES. The first 500 participants to signup will get to park at this address. Registrations 501+ will use the shuttle system from the Gulf State Park Pier just west of the Gulf State Park Lodge (21196 E Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542]

Start Time: 7:00AM 

Driving distance from:

Pensacola: 31 miles

Mobile: 56 miles

Biloxi: 116miles

Panama City Beach: 125 miles

New Orleans: 197 miles

Birmingham: 283 miles

Atlanta: 355 miles

Huntsville: 383 miles

Memphis: 422 miles

Nashville: 473 miles

Course Maps:

Half Marathon Course/ Elevation Profile: https://www.strava.com/routes/2863883234302905108

Marathon Course/ Elevation Profile: https://www.strava.com/routes/2863886919960192412

Beachin' 10K Course / Elevation Profile: https://www.strava.com/routes/2957030242042595282

Beachin' 5K course/ Elevation Profile: https://www.strava.com/routes/2957028292522405842

Swag & Awards:

The race shirt will be a long sleeve tech shirt (unisex sizing)

Age group awards will be: 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

ALL runners will receive a HUGE finisher medal and shirt!

Race day:

Where: Gulf State Park Beach Pavillion: 22250 E Beach Blvd Gulf Shores, AL 36542 US

[Note: this is where the race STARTS & FINISHES. The first 500 participants to signup will get to park at this address. Registrations 501+ will use the shuttle system from the Gulf State Park Pier just west of the Gulf State Park Lodge (21196 E Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542]

Start Time: 7:00

Packet Pickup:

Gulf State Park Lodge, address: 20115 State Park Rd

Gulf Shores, AL 36542 US