This was my first race at the Pensacola Half Marathon. I believe 2020 was the second running of the event. Of course with 2020 and COVID-19 things looked a little different.

I registered a couple weeks before the race and had an easy process. Packet pickup was held the day before at a local running store. On race day, parking was extremely easy since the start line is at a baseball stadium. The runners were corralled and allowed to start in small controlled groups. Chip timing was used so everyone got their actual time upon finishing.

The course itself is pretty flat. There is one large bridge that you have to go over twice near the half way turnaround point. Overall it's a great running tour of Pensacola and very scenic. The swag was okay. All runners got a cotton t-shirt with the race name on it. "Medals" were slightly disappointing because they were actually just spray-painted pieces of wood that were cut with a saw. Each piece differed in size, etc., and were not that exciting. However, Pensacola did just survive a hurricane recently before the race, so they have to get a pass on that one. Overall, it was a fun race experience and worth checking out in the future.