Half marathonRoad🇺🇸 Gulf Shores, United States

Big Beach Half Marathon

Sunday, 31 January 2027In 4 months · Start 07:30

Official site

A flat half on the beachfront and the paved trail network of Gulf State Park, starting and finishing at The Hangout.

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Facts checked 11 Oct 2026 against bigbeachmarathon.com.

Elevation gain

20 m

Flat · ↓ 20 m

Start altitude

0 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

11°C

Peaks around 15°C

Entry fee

≈ $125

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into PNS (Pensacola), about 54 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 20 m of climbing and 20 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

11°C

Peak during race

15°C

Humidity

75%

Chance of rain

14%

Wind

15 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 31 January ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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