2025 - Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K
2025 distances
Running
7K
Safari Family Fun Run & Walk (Untimed)
Dolphin Challenge - 7k + Half Marathon
Maximize your race weekend with extra bling, shirts and yummy craft beer. Chose the Dolphin Challenge and run the Big Beach 7k on Saturday and the Big Beach Half Marathon on Sunday for a total of 17.5 miles and get a cool Dolphin Challenge medal and t-shirt to recognize your achievement. And we’ll throw in extra beer tickets for Sunday’s Big Beach Bash!
Shark Challenge - 7k + Marathon
Go BIG race weekend with extra bling, shwag, beer and bragging rights. Chose the Shark Challenge and run the Big Beach 7k on Saturday and the Big Beach Marathon on Sunday for a total of 30.6 miles. You will get a cool Shark Challenge medal and t-shirt to recognize your achievement. And we’ll throw in extra beer for Sunday’s Big Beach Bash!
Marathon
Half Marathon
Virtual Marathon
Virtual Half Marathon
Virtual Dolphin Challenge
Virtual Shark Challenge
Race-day weather
Conditions on January 25, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 5:21 PM local time (CST) in Gulf Shores on January 25, 2025 — 10h 37m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K
1,786 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the 7K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan May | 23:28 | 5:24 /mi |
| 2 | Tucker Seise | 25:04 | 5:46 /mi |
| 3 | Jose Eduardo Motta Garcia | 25:26 | 5:51 /mi |
| 4 | Patrick Stieber | 25:41 | 5:54 /mi |
| 5 | Kieran Ryan | 27:06 | 6:14 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Skippin & Sippin 5K & PHun Walk/Run
Shrimp Festival Run
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Gulf Shores
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Gulf Shores 5K Races 6 races
- 10K Run Events in Gulf Shores 2 races
- Gulf Shores Half Marathons 2 races
- Gulf Shores Running Calendar 2026 9 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Gulf Shores events
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