With four competitive races and a non-competitive, untimed walkathon on a winter weekend on Floridas beautiful west coast, we invite athletes of all abilities to join us in celebrating a healthy, active lifestyle. All our races start and finish on Clearwaters downtown waterfront. Weather is typically ideal at this time of year in Florida for distance running and a mid-winter vacation.

Scenic, along waterways, through parks and beach communities, on paved Pinellas Trail, finishing bayside at Clearwater's downtown waterfront.

Mostly flat, except for 2 tall bridges (75 feet), 1 short bridge (25 feet), and 3 overpasses (25 feet).

USATF certified, and therefore a Boston Qualifier.

Clearwater Marathon (formerly the Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon)

Non-Marathon/ Other Running

Key Largo local Dianne Cayll Skiles is the winner of last weekend's Florida Gulf Beaches 10K race. She managed to beat every single one of her personal best records even with the slow pace of 41 minutes and 17 seconds. She was only two minutes ahead of Patty Farese of St. Petersburg.

10K Winner Blames Slow Time on Work in Gulf Beaches Marathon Event

Post-Race Review/ Results

This year's Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon was the slowest run in it's history due to low 70's temperatures and extreme humidity. Lisa Valentine managed to win again in the women's race in 3 hours 9 minutes. Jimmy Villalobos won the men's title in 2:51:27.

Woman Repeats in Gulf Beaches Marathon

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon race directors are hoping to attract runners by using climate as the number one reason to be there. Mitzi Daugherty and Celeste Harjehausen are two examples of runners from out of state. They are coming all the way from Anchorage, Alaska. Gulf Beaches is perhaps most well-known for how many out of towners it tends to attract, and that could be contributed to the whether.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results