We Run This Beach Marathon
About this race
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.
The post race party 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!
Pick your distance
Running
Beachin' 5K
(The 5K will be held on SATURDAY February 25th, 2023 @ 8:00AM)
Beachin' 10K
(The 10K will be held on SATURDAY February 25th, 2023 @ 8:00AM)
We Run This Beach - Half Marathon & 5K CHALLENGE
(The 5K will be held on SATURDAY February 25th, 2023 @ 8:00AM and the Half Marathon will be held SUNDAY February 26th, 2023 @ 7:00AM)
We Run This Beach - Half Marathon & 10K CHALLENGE
(The 10K will be held on SATURDAY February 25th, 2023 @ 8:00AM and the Half Marathon will be held SUNDAY February 26th, 2023 @ 7:00AM)
We Run This Beach - Marathon & 5K CHALLENGE
(The 5K will be held on SATURDAY February 25th, 2023 @ 8:00AM and the Marathon will be held SUNDAY February 26th, 2023 @ 7:00AM)
We Run This Beach - Marathon & 10K CHALLENGE
(The 10K will be held on SATURDAY February 25th, 2023 @ 8:00AM and the Marathon will be held SUNDAY February 26th, 2023 @ 7:00AM)
Beachin' 5K - 2026
Beachin' 10K - 2026
We Run This Beach Marathon - Marathon
(The Marathon will be held on SUNDAY February 26th, 2023 @ 7:00AM)
We Run This Beach Marathon - Half Marathon
(The Half Marathon will be held on SUNDAY February 26th, 2023 @ 7:00AM)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Gulf Shores, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:25 AM and sets at 5:42 PM local time (CST) in Gulf Shores on February 20, 2027 — 11h 16m of daylight.
Course
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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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