Sea Turtle & Sweetheart Running Festival
Race Date
Feb 13, 2027
Location
Gulf Shores, AL
The Experience
Join us beach side for the Sea Turtle & Sweetheart Running Festival of Gulf Shores! Taking place February 13, 2027, there are FOUR awesome distances to choose from- the Sea Turtle Half Marathon, the Sweetheart 5K, True Love 10K, and the Be Mine 1 Mile. Whichever distance you take on, it is sure to be a fin-tastically good time! Each event is timed, with participants having the opportunity to qualify for awards. All distances start and end at The Hangout Gulf Shores, our sponsor and the host of the post race party! Each registration comes with tickets for food and beer (21+ only). So grab your sweetheart, your bestie, your reluctant running buddy... you don't want to miss it!
Logistics
Race Day
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Start Time
7:30 AM
Giveaway
T-Shirt
Start Location
101 East Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL, 36542
Course Info
USATF CertifiedCourse Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
+0.05 m
Separation
1.4%
Also Offers
USATF Certified Course
AL18010JE · L A Fleet Feet Sea Turtle Half Marathon 2018
Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.
Quality Score
Standout7811 years running
~381 finishers a year
growing or steady
6% returning runners
USATF certified · 2 timing sources
runners from 36 states
winner 1:14:41
typical high 64°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
52°
Afternoon (High)
64°
Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish
0.2"
Precipitation
15 mph
Wind
79%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 1,857 finishers actually crossed the line across 11 years.
Most recent
2026
Total finishers
1,857
Median time
2:24:03
Latest turnout
250
States
45
Turnout by year
2017–2026
Hover the histogram to inspect specific finish times.
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