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Sea Turtle & Sweetheart Running Festival

Sea Turtle & Sweetheart Running Festival

Race Date

Feb 13, 2027

Location

Gulf Shores, AL

Standout78

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

Directions

Course Info

USATF Certified

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

+0.05 m

Separation

1.4%

Also Offers

5K1 Miles10K

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.

Course Map

3 other maps for this race

Quality Score

Standout78
Methodology
Heritage20/20

11 years running

Size13/15

~381 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty6/20

6% returning runners

Course & details12/15

USATF certified · 2 timing sources

National draw9/10

runners from 36 states

Front-pack speed5/5

winner 1:14:41

Weather8/10

typical high 64°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (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

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:10p50 median ≈ 2:154:15

Turnout by year

20172026

'17'18'19'20'22'24'25'26
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