Home Compare Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K vs Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K or Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) — which comes out ahead? Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K has the stronger available profile on scenery score and conditions.
Route comparison snapshot Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K
Mapped route Not held
Elevation profile Not held Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores)
Mapped route Not held
Elevation profile Not held Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.
Race facts that change the decision Race facts comparison Fact Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Race date 2027-01-30 2027-02-13 Location Gulf Shores, Alabama Gulf Shores, Alabama Actual distance 5 km 5 km RaceIndex mapped route held Not held Not held RaceIndex elevation profile held Not held Not held Terrain Trail, Beach Beach Scenery Coastal, Parkland, Desert, Waterfront, Forest, Lakeside Coastal, Waterfront Atmosphere Destination, Scenic Tour Community, Festival, Destination Cutoff 1:00:00 Unavailable Entry model Open Open
Race date
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K 2027-01-30
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) 2027-02-13 Location
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Gulf Shores, Alabama Actual distance
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K 5 km
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) 5 km RaceIndex mapped route held
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Not held
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Not held RaceIndex elevation profile held
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Not held
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Not held Terrain
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Trail, Beach
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Beach Scenery
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Coastal, Parkland, Desert, Waterfront, Forest, Lakeside
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Coastal, Waterfront Atmosphere
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Destination, Scenic Tour
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Community, Festival, Destination Cutoff
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K 1:00:00
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Unavailable Entry model
Big Beach Marathon, Half Marathon & Safari 5K Open
Sea Turtle Half Marathon & Sweetheart 5K (Gulf Shores) Open Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.