Sarasota Half Marathon & 5K
Sarasota, FL
- Half Marathon, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Elite Events presents the Sarasota West Coast Half Marathon and 5K at Nathan Benderson Park. The scenic course takes runners through and around the University Town Center area with nearly constant water views.
Local Historical Weather (Dec 13):
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| H (°F) | 81 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 83 |
| L (°F) | 58 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 68 |
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Well done, no frills
Even without the floating final mile, it was a great race to run! All the volunteers were super nice and helpful. There was a lot of doubling back on the … MORE
Even without the floating final mile, it was a great race to run! All the volunteers were super nice and helpful. There was a lot of doubling back on the course which was kind of annoying as it reduced the amount of sights, but the park is stunning alone so it was fine. The park was still open to the public so there was a decent amount of foot traffic from non-race participants, but I never had any issues with getting around people. The shirts, medals, and winners cups were all excellent in both appearance and quality.
Pretty good, but not a lot of fanfare
This was a nice, flat course. Very humid as it's Florida. The production was pretty good, but it is a very small race with not much going on around it … MORE
This was a nice, flat course. Very humid as it’s Florida. The production was pretty good, but it is a very small race with not much going on around it (no cheering sections or on-course entertainment). I was running by myself for most of it!