calendar_today 21 Feb, 2026 – 22 Feb, 2026
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sell $30.00 – $125.00
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
Packet Pickup Schedule
Friday: 1-8pm @ The Gulf State Park Lodge (5k/ 10k/ Half/ Full can all pick up)
Saturday: 6:30-7:45am @ Lake Picnic Area (across the highway from the Gulf State Park Lodge) 21101 AL-135, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 only for the Beachin' 5K and 10K or Challenge participants!)
Saturday: 12-5:00pm @ The Gulf State Park Lodge (Half Marathon, Marathon)
Sunday: 5:45am-6:45am @ Gulf State Park Beach Pavilion: 22250 E Beach Blvd Gulf Shores, AL 36542 US **Please please please try to pick up your packets either Friday from 5-8pm or Saturday from 12-5pm to avoid long lines!)
Feb 21, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
08:00
$45.00
Feb 21, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$30.00
Feb 21, 2026
Distance — Half Marathon + 10K CHALLENGE
Type — Running
08:00
$110.00
Feb 21, 2026
Distance — Half Marathon + 5K CHALLENGE
Type — Running
08:00
$95.00
Feb 21, 2026
Distance — Marathon + 10K CHALLENGE
Type — Running
08:00
$125.00
Feb 21, 2026
Distance — Marathon + 5K CHALLENGE
Type — Running
08:00
$110.00
Feb 22, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:00
$65.00
Feb 22, 2026
Distance — 26.2 Miles
Type — Running
07:00
$80.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Gulf Shores.
Learn more about the host city, Gulf Shores.
Gulf Shores is a city in Alabama on the Gulf Coast. It has beautiful white sand beaches, but is quieter and cheaper than the Florida beaches nearby.
Read more launchWatch highlights and course previews from previous years.
Official finishing times from previous editions of We Run This Beach Marathon.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Bennett Carver | 2:24:43.72 | |
| 🥇 | Randy Frith | 57:39.61 |
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