St. Augustine Half Marathon

St. Augustine Half Marathon

St. Augustine Half Marathon

( 3 reviews )
33% of reviewers recommend this race
  • St. Augustine,
    Florida,
    United States
  • November
  • 3 miles/5K, 6 miles/10K, 13.1 miles/Half Marathon
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Dawana H

Florida, United States
19 22
2017
"Great Location, Okay Views"
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Dawana H's thoughts:

St. Augustine is beautiful! So I was expecting amazing views through and through. It starts out that way as you run past the Castillo de San Marcos and get that great view of the fort and the water. You then run over the lions bridge, which is cool and head over to Anastasia Island... that's where the views kind of fall off. I thought we were running closer to the lighthouse than we actually did, so you got a quick glimpse of it as you ran by. (It is pretty, by the way)

The race photographers were at the beginning, once on the course, and then at the finish line. If you're big into pictures this may disappoint you some. The aid stations had Gatorade and water and one port-o-potty, which is nice as not all races have potties on the course. I guess the weather is usually cooperative, but this year (2017) it was hot and humid (not that they can do anything about that) so prepare yourself for that Florida heat if it is unseasonably warm.

The course was very well marked with mile marker signs, tape on the road, signs on where to turn and volunteers along the path. Police presence was very good at keeping cars off of the road at the right points. When I crossed the finish line I absolutely missed the water and Gatorade and thought for a second that they had nothing to drink. They had the medals on one side of the finish line and the drinks at the other and if you didn't turn around, you would have walked right by it (like I did). Finish line food was provided by the Columbia restaurant- there was salad, rice, beans, and paella. You also go one free Michelob Ultra as well. Minimal vendors at the finish line- maybe one or two, nothing really to see so I left.

There is a large parking garage across the street from the finish line for people to park in or if you stayed at a hotel nearby you could walk and avoid the parking fee. At packet pickup I received a drawstring bag and shirt (both of which mentions a kids race, but they don't have one), and my number. The medal for the 10K had a picture of the lighthouse on it, which was fairly representative of what we saw on the course.

There wasn't overcrowding like you experience at some races, though there was a bit of bottlenecking at the beginning. I enjoyed running in a new place and I encourage those who have never been to St. Augustine to head up, explore and give the race a chance, but I am not sure that this is a race that I would do again.

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