Cajun Country Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

Saturday, December 14, 2024 • Lafayette, LA • Course Map

Between 100 and 200 runners come out each year to run through the city streets of the home of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette’s “Ragin’ Cajuns,” at the annual wintertime Cajun Country Half Marathon, which unfolds along the roads that surround Acadiana Park.

The Cajun Country Half is an out-and-back race that starts and finishes at Acadiana Park in the northeast corner of this city, which is well-known regionally both for its college sports teams as well as for its authentic cajun cuisine, as Baton Rouge has one of the highest concentrations of restaurants of any city in the U.S.

As Lafayette’s only half-marathon running road race, the Cajun Country Half is scheduled to take advantage of the cool early winter temperatures and as a warm-up to the seasonal marathons and half-marathons that take place early in the new year, including New Orleans’s Rock & Roll Marathon & Half Marathon, which takes place each February.

Runners begin the race heading out onto Alexander St. and weave their way through Lajaunie Road and Teurlings Drive for the first mile. After the first mile, it’s more turns before heading to Shadow Bluff Drive at the north side of the park where they will spend the next 2 miles of the race. At the 4.5 mile mark, runners continue along Lajaunie Road until the turnaround point just past mile five.

The next section of the course takes runners along a counterclockwise loop before returning to Lajaunie Road and retracing their steps back to the finish line at Acadiana Park.

The race’s out and back course offers rolling hills and some cross-country running, making it a great race for both beginners and experienced runners.

Race Weather & Climate

Located in the middle of the state between Lake Charles and Baton Rouge, Lafayette generally experiences cool to cold temperatures in winter with quite a bit of precipitation (the area averages over 5 inches of precipitation in December).

In December, temperatures in Lafayette average between 64°F and 44°F — on the day of the race (Nov. 30), the average high is 66°F and the average low is 45°F.

Past Results

Course Map

See the race route map for the Cajun Country Half Marathon here.

Starting Time

7:30 AM – half marathon
8:00 AM – 10K
8:10 AM – trail 5K
8:20 AM – road 5K

Fees

$50 – $80 for the half marathon
$40 – $65 for the 10K
$20 – $45 for the 5K

Registration

To reserve your spot in the 2024 running of Lafayette’s Cajun Country Half Marathon, 5K or 10K race, register online at RunSignUp.com here.

Official Race Website

www.cajuncountry.run

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