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07Dec

Daybreak 76® Panama City Beach Marathon

2.0

WherePanama City Beach, FL, United States

Start time07:00

Sub-events

07December

5K Run

Distance: 5K

Start time: 08:00

06December

Marathon

Distance: Marathon

Start time: 07:00

06December

Half Marathon

Distance: Half Marathon

Start time: 07:30

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Race Details

The Daybreak 76® Panama City Beach Marathon presented by Visit Panama City Beach will take place on Saturday, December 6, 2025 in beautiful Panama City Beach, Florida.

The Daybreak 76® Panama City Beach Marathon incorporates a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids Fun Run, allowing runners of all levels to test their limits while running alongside the World's Most Beautiful Beaches.

The race begins and ends in Pier Park, with an after party at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. All runners of the Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K will receive a long sleeve shirt, and all finishers will receive a medal. Live tracking is available through the RaceJoy app. Register today!

PACKET PICKUP

EARLY PACKET PICKUP

Packet Pick Up will take place on December 5th at Dave & Buster's located in Pier Park.

15701 LC Hilton Jr. Dr., Panama City Beach, FL 32413

Time: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP

Race Day Packet Pick Up will take place at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Main Deck located in Pier Park.

16230 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, FL 32413

Time: 5:30 AM to 7:00 AM

All runners will receive t-shirt & timing chip when packets are picked up. Registrations made after Tuesday, November 1, 2025, shirt size is not guaranteed.

We strongly urge you to pick up Friday, if possible, to avoid delays on race day.

RACE DETAILS

Marathon will start at 7:00 am

Half Marathon will start at 7:30 AM

5K will start at 8:00 AM

Kid’s Fun Run will start at 9:30 AM

Start/Finish Line is located north of Margaritaville on Pier Park Drive.

AWARDS CEREMONY

Awards will start inside of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville at 11:30 AM.

10:45 AM: 5K Awards

11:45 AM: Half Marathon Awards

12:30 PM: Marathon Awards

*Award times subject to change

COURSE INFO

Marathon and Half Marathon is a certified course. Marathon: This is a looped course.

All Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Finishers will receive a medal at the finish line. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each division. Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K overall finishing awards will be given as well.

Kids Fun Run participants will receive a participation ribbon.

Marathon and Half Marathon - Water and/or Gatorade will be on course at mile markers. Energy gels will be available will supplies last.

Start/Finish Line will have water and fruit for runners.

Signs will be posted every mile starting with mile 1 and for 5K / Half Marathon / Marathon turn-around points. Course is an out and back.

Bay Medical EMS will be on course during race for runners in need of assistance.

Portlets: There will be six portlets on the course

Course is not closed to traffic, so be careful and always be aware, you will be running with the flow of traffic. Traffic is minimal this time of year but is always out there.

Panama City Beach Police Department will be on course for your needs as well.

Course will close on a rolling schedule. Entire course shuts down at 1:00.

AFTER PARTY AT MARGARITAVILLE

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville will supply complimentary gumbo and beer for runners only. You must show your bib number to enter designated area. Beer provided to runners 21 years of age or older, of course!

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville will open to the public at 10:30 AM and will offer runners, friends and family 15% off merchandise.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Registrations made after Tuesday, November 1, 2025, shirt size is not guaranteed. You may still register at Packet Pickup on Friday, December 5th, at Dave & Busters, if spots are open. If the event is SOLD OUT, you cannot register or change races at Packet Pickup.

There is NO RACE DAY registration! We can be reached at packet pick up location.

Thank you for participating in the Daybreak 76® Panama City Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K race! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

You can find additional information at www.pcbmarathon.com

Daybreak 76® PCB Marathon Staff

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Reviews

general:1.9

course:2

organization:1.8

spectators:1.8

Doan Vu

May 06, 2023

Decent in 2021, terrible in 2022!

Prior to 2022, the course was decent: Flat, 13.1 miles out to St. Andrew State Park and back with some nice glimpses of the ocean. In 2022, it became a 6.55 miles x 4 course on the side of the roads with terrible congestion. The volunteers could not keep up with the demands for water from marathoners and half-marathoners on a 4-way traffic. I will not run this race again on the same course.

1.0

Steven Gogela

December 11, 2022

Not my favorite but decent BQ

I ran this race on 12/3/22. This was my 6th marathon and I've done countless half marathons. I would classify this as a rather novice race. They have limited funds and rely on non-running volunteers, who we of course appreciate! This is an out back out back course, basically a 6.6 mile course on repeat. That's ok because it breaks it up, but unfortunately you cross traffic with a huge number of half marathon runners coming the other way and add in active traffic. It is safe and police helped tremendously. However, the physical and mental toll of weaving around slow runners and avoiding collisions really added up. Too many pinpoint turnarounds. Plenty of aid stations though. Our race day got hot, 76 and sunny when we finished. Lots of spectators at the finish line and that was nice but sparse on the course. DJ at the start/finish/turnaround was the only music. Why not put some on the course? Overall it was a laid back race and very easy parking and expo given small numbers but I would not do again as I spent too much energy dodging runners. Thanks for the race!

3.0

Evelyn watkins

December 07, 2017

Not a fan.

I ran this race for the first time in 2017. It's within driving distance for me. The marathon was much smaller than I expected for a beach race. Most ran the half. COURSE: First off, I'm not a fan of flat courses. This is a pancake flat course with about a 25 foot gain/loss according to my Garmin. It's basically an out & back with a few out & backs inside a state park. The road was partially under construction (for 2017) and traffic was not halted. There were several instances where cars came frighteningly close to runners. Police were at major intersections. The water stations were at each mile which is great giving the heat that day. The high temp on race day was in the high 70s. However, several were running out of cups and very few had Gatorade/Powerade! This was a major problem for a lot of people! Some stations were manned by volunteers who clearly had no desire to be there and had no experience with races. At one station I passed - the guys were sitting in their car on their phones and didn't notice that we had even passed and walked up to pick up a cup. Then there were one or two manned by older individuals (there was a group of older ladies) who were very enthusiastic. The course was also poorly marked. A local who was familiar with the course was running with me and he is the only reason I went the correct way on several intersections. More arrows and volunteers are needed at turns & turnarounds. As far as the scenery, it was so-so. There was only one section where you could see the beach. May 2-3 miles worth. The rest was the busy Front Beach Blvd (with traffic) and then neighborhoods. The neighborhoods were nice, but being a beach race, It would have been nice to see the actual beach for more than a few miles and peeking through condo buildings. FINISH LINE: They had water & oranges. That's it. No Gatorade, no pizza/chips/etc! (Margaritaville was giving out free beer & gumbo.) There were a lot of people finishing dehydrated and overheated (from lack of sports drink on the course!). There was no ambulance or medical staff present either. This is a major problem! Overall - With a race that claims "Run through Paradise", they have some serious cleaning up to do. I wouldn't pay to run this race again.