Clearwater Marathon & Running Festival
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Clearwater Marathon & Running Festival
The All Day Running Co. Clearwater Marathon & Running Festival is staged from Sand Key Park on Clearwater Beach, Florida. The event includes multiple race distances that start and finish at Sand Key Park and route past Clearwater Beach, the Intracoastal, the Gulf of Mexico, and sections of Old Clearwater and Belleair.
Distances
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
- 50k Ultra
- 5k
- Relay
The marathon is a double loop of the half-marathon course and is USATF certified as a Boston qualifier. The 50k uses the marathon course with an additional 2.5 mile out-and-back section on the Pinellas Trail between miles 18.5 and 23.5. The 5k is an out-and-back that crosses the Sand Key Bridge to Clearwater Beach.
Aid stations are placed approximately every 1.5 to 2.5 miles: 15 stations on the marathon, 17 on the ultra, 7 on the half, and 1 on the 5k. Stations provide water, Gatorade Lemon Lime Endurance, port-o-johns, and GU at the Indian Rocks Road aid station. Gear check is available on the beach.
Time limits apply: 5k 1 hour 20 minutes; half marathon 4 hours; marathon and ultra 6 hours 15 minutes. Pace cutoffs may direct slower marathoners or ultrarunners to the shorter distance. Results are published online and finisher medals are awarded to all finishers. A post-race beach recovery zone behind the Sheraton Sand Key offers free recovery services including saunas, cold plunges, IV recovery, stretching, and massages. Limited parking is available at Sand Key Park and a shuttle service runs from Pier 60 to the Sheraton Sand Key. The park address is 1060 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33767. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
