How hilly is the YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest Half Marathon?
The YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest Half Marathon is described as flat.
YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest 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
YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest Half Marathon at a glance
- Typical conditions
- 67/100
- Evidence depth
- 37 verified facts
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest 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, Forest, Historic, Island, Countryside, Waterfront, Desert
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest Half Marathon route go?
The YMCA Critz Tybee Run Fest Half Marathon route starts at Races start and the race site is at Tybrisa & Butler near the Tybee Island Pier (16th Street area), Tybee Island, GA. Listed event address: 1605 Strand Ave. Tybee Island, GA 31328. Underfoot, expect road; the road races run on Tybee Island's paved streets, while the separate 2.8-Mile Beach Run is contested on the sand of the Atlantic beach. It passes Tybee Island Pier, Tybee Island Light Station (lighthouse), Fort Screven historic district, Memorial Park and Jaycee Park. Runners loop Tybee's compact island roads to both ends of the island, passing the 18th-century-era Tybee Island Light Station, the Fort Screven historic district and stretches of Atlantic oceanfront, with salt marsh and maritime-forest views.
Race character
Scenery
- Coastal
- Forest
- Historic
- Island
- Countryside
- Waterfront
- Desert
Atmosphere
- Community
- Festival
- Destination
Terrain
- Road
- Beach
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- The event drew more than 1,200 participants for the prior (February 2026) edition.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Race day logistics
- Expo / packet pickup
- Packet pickup is held at the race site at Tybrisa & Butler (16th Street parking lot by the Pier), Tybee Island. Friday pickup 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (open until 7:00 p.m. for Saturday packets); Saturday pickup opens 6:00 a.m. with staggered closings by race.
Access and course status
- Start
- Races start and the race site is at Tybrisa & Butler near the Tybee Island Pier (16th Street area), Tybee Island, GA. Listed event address: 1605 Strand Ave., Tybee Island, GA 31328.
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Road; the road races run on Tybee Island's paved streets, while the separate 2.8 Mile Beach Run is contested on the sand of the Atlantic beach.
- Landmarks
- Tybee Island Pier, Tybee Island Light Station (lighthouse), Fort Screven historic district, Memorial Park, Jaycee Park, Atlantic oceanfront, salt marshes
- Notable features
- Comprises five separate races run over two days that can be entered individually or in any combination
- completing all five (Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, 2.8-Mile Beach Run and One-Mile) adds up to the 26.2 miles of a full marathon. A combined 'Critz All 5 Events' entry is offered
- A Free #HonorMark Kiddie Run (ages 14 and under) and a West Construction Company One-Mile Run are also part of the weekend. A Savannah Magazine VIP Experience with private lounge access and bottomless mimosas, plus post-race beer/refreshments, are offered
- Proceeds benefit the YMCA of Coastal Georgia's youth-centered programming, including scholarships, youth sports, swim lessons, camps and LIVESTRONG programming
- The 2.8-Mile Beach Run is run along the Tybee Island beach, a distinctive on-the-sand leg unique to this event
- Runners loop Tybee's compact island roads to both ends of the island, passing the 18th-century-era Tybee Island Light Station, the Fort Screven historic district and stretches of Atlantic oceanfront, with salt marsh and maritime-forest views
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 13°CTypical temperature
- 29 kphTypical wind
- 4 mmTypical rainfall
- 67Favourability /100