Where can I find the Key West Half Marathon & Runfest route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksKey West Half Marathon & Runfest Half Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Key West Half Marathon & Runfest Half Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 11:23/km
- Typical conditions
- 32/100
- Evidence depth
- 39 verified facts
4:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Key West Half Marathon & Runfest Half Marathon has known course details for its half marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 21.1 km
- Terrain
- Road, Beach
- Scenery
- Coastal, Waterfront, Historic, Island, City
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Key West Half Marathon & Runfest?
The Key West Half Marathon & Runfest is described as flat.
Where does the Key West Half Marathon & Runfest route go?
The Key West Half Marathon & Runfest route starts at About 100 yards from the corner of Caroline Street & Trumbo Road (near West Marine), Key West and finishes at Near Margaret Street & Caroline Street, behind the Waterfront Brewery and close to the Half Shell Raw Bar, Key West. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Old Town Key West, Key West waterfront, Cow Key Channel bridge, Stock Island and Atlantic Ocean shoreline. Cup-free race: there is water at the start and finish and roughly every 2 miles, but runners must bring their own vessel to fill up.
What should runners know on race day for the Key West Half Marathon & Runfest?
Bag check available 6:00 am-6:45 am each race morning (Saturday at Salute! On the Beach near Higgs Beach; Sunday at the finish line parking area). Post-race concerts: Homebred Band with reggae artist Dave Richards after the Saturday 5K/10K, and Cayo Ritmo Big Band after the Sunday half marathon. 7. BEAST PACING provides eight pace groups: 1:40, 1:50, 2:00, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, 2:45 and 3:00.
Race character
Scenery
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Island
- City
Atmosphere
- Destination
- Festival
- Community
Terrain
- Road
- Beach
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- Finish line remains open for 4 hours, until 11:00 am; aid/water stations and course support not guaranteed after that time
- Qualification status
- Not a Boston Qualifying race; no official BQ qualifying status advertised
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 7
- Pacers
- BEAST PACING provides eight pace groups: 1:40, 1:50, 2:00, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, 2:45 and 3:00
- Bag drop
- Bag check available 6:00 am-6:45 am each race morning (Saturday at Salute! On the Beach near Higgs Beach; Sunday at the finish line parking area)
- Headphones allowed
- No
- Expo / packet pickup
- Race expo and packet pickup held Friday, January 15, 2027 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm outside the Half Shell Raw Bar, with late bib-only pickup 7:15 pm-10:00 pm at Fit2Run
- Medal
- Custom finisher medals and race shirts; the 2027 shirt artwork features watercolour-and-ink paintings of Florida flora and fauna by local artist Mary Wentzel; challenge entrants receive multiple medals
- On-course music
- Post-race concerts: Homebred Band with reggae artist Dave Richards after the Saturday 5K/10K, and Cayo Ritmo Big Band after the Sunday half marathon
Access and course status
- Start
- About 100 yards from the corner of Caroline Street & Trumbo Road (near West Marine), Key West
- Finish
- Near Margaret Street & Caroline Street, behind the Waterfront Brewery and close to the Half Shell Raw Bar, Key West
Course facts
- Course type
- Out And Back
- Surface
- Road
- Landmarks
- Old Town Key West, Key West waterfront, Cow Key Channel bridge, Stock Island, Atlantic Ocean shoreline
- Notable features
- Runfest weekend includes the Papa's Pilar Rum Stroll across eight venues, a Beach N' Beer Mile, pool party and farewell events, plus the Big Pecker and Lil' Pecker multi-race challenges
- Cup-free race: there is water at the start and finish and roughly every 2 miles, but runners must bring their own vessel to fill up
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 22°CTypical temperature
- 32 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 32Favourability /100