St. Pete Marathon - Sunshine City
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St. Pete Marathon - Sunshine City
The St. Pete Marathon is a marathon event in St. Petersburg, Florida, scheduled for December 19, 2027. The event is hosted by the Florida nonprofit United Sports Association and highlights running in St. Petersburg and the greater Tampa Bay area.
Organizers present a fast, flat waterfront course along the Gulf Coast that is intended to support performance goals, including Boston qualifier attempts. The course route includes aid stations with water and refreshments spaced approximately every two to three miles. Average December temperatures for St. Petersburg are listed as typical highs near 72°F (22°C) and lows near 55°F (13°C), conditions the organizers note are favorable for marathon racing.
A coach-led St. Pete Run Club offers professional marathon coaching and customized training programs tailored for this race. Event operations include a traffic management plan with staged road closures and dedicated crossing points, and protocols for public safety that involve law enforcement, private security, and medical response positioned at key intervals along the course. Sanitation and site stewardship plans follow a leave no trace approach with multi-stage waste management and post-race cleanup.
The organizers also work with local charities for fundraising and will publish details about official partner hotels and full course maps as the event approaches. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
