The out-and-back course for the Gulf Coast Half Marathon at Gulf Shores, Ala., starts and finishes at the Lulu’s at Homeport, located just off Highway 59 at the intra-coastal waterway that separates Gulf Shores from the nearby mainland. From there, runners follow a loop course that takes them onto the island and around Shelby Lake through Gulf State Park before returning back across the bridge to Lulu’s for the race finish line.
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