Key West Half Marathon
Key West, Florida
Sunday, January 23, 2011

I stayed home in Key West this weekend and race walked the Key West Half Marathon on Sunday, January 23, 2011. The event had a half marathon and 5K and attracted nearly 900 participants. The weather was wonderful as the temperature varied from 56 to 61 degrees with sunny skies and a 10 mph wind. The course is mostly flat with one bridge of 25 feet elevation to cross. About 4 miles of the course was on roads which had very little traffic and plenty of enthusiastic volunteers and local and county police to control all the intersections and the rest of the course was on sidewalks and bike paths. Nearly 5 miles of the course was along the water. If the race had begun at 6:45 instead of 7:00, the participants could have had a wonderful view of the sunrise. Water/Gatorade stations were located every 2 miles and were manned by plenty of enthusiastic volunteers. Each station had several tables spread out to ensure a smooth process. There were many spectators cheering throughout the course. The event was very friendly, well organized, and fun to do. I enjoyed myself completely.