Twin Lobster Half Marathon & 1M

June 1, 2025
Gloucester
Road
Distances
Half-Marathon
Starting Time

8:30 AM

Fees

$59 – $79

Perfect For

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100-500
Fast & Flat
Oceanfront
High: 73°
/ Low: 54°

A mecca for fishermen, artists, tourists and families for some four centuries, this small city nestled on the North Shore of Massachusetts is home to both the nation’s oldest seaport and its oldest working artistic community, and plays host to this half marathon each year just as the weather is warming up in early June.

The spirit of Gloucester, home to just shy of 29,000 residents, is captured perfectly in the iconic Fisherman’s Memorial Statue shown in the photo below, built in 1925 and also known as the “Man at the Wheel,” which honors the memory of the thousands of fishermen who lost their lives at sea in the waters around Gloucester over the centuries.

Runners will make their way past the famous statue early in the race (and again late in the race, as they’re heading back in to the finish), after starting the half marathon at Gloucester High School, just off Leslie O. Johnson Road. From there, the course heads east through the city along the coastline, and sticks to the water for most of the route — there are really only a handful of stretches on the course that don’t take you past the waters of the Western or Inner Harbors. Once you make it to the mile 2 marker at the South Channel, you’ll head along the coastline of Cape Ann, along East Main Street and Eastern Point Boulevard. You’ll pass the historic Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks, where you’ll be able to look out onto the rocky coastline and take in the stunning view before making your way up to Good Harbor Beach, where you’ll make the turnaround. After that, the course is largely retracing your steps all the way back to the finish line at Gloucester High School.
Overview
A mecca for fishermen, artists, tourists and families for some four centuries, this small city nestled on the North Shore of Massachusetts is home to both the nation’s oldest seaport and its oldest working artistic community, and plays host to this half marathon each year just as the weather is warming up in early June. The spirit of Gloucester, home to just shy of 29,000 residents, is captured perfectly in the iconic Fisherman’s Memorial Statue shown in the photo below, built in 1925 and also known as the “Man at the Wheel,” which honors the memory of the thousands of fishermen who lost their lives at sea in the waters around Gloucester over the centuries.
Runners will make their way past the famous statue early in the race (and again late in the race, as they’re heading back in to the finish), after starting the half marathon at Gloucester High School, just off Leslie O. Johnson Road. From there, the course heads east through the city along the coastline, and sticks to the water for most of the route — there are really only a handful of stretches on the course that don’t take you past the waters of the Western or Inner Harbors. Once you make it to the mile 2 marker at the South Channel, you’ll head along the coastline of Cape Ann, along East Main Street and Eastern Point Boulevard. You’ll pass the historic Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks, where you’ll be able to look out onto the rocky coastline and take in the stunning view before making your way up to Good Harbor Beach, where you’ll make the turnaround. After that, the course is largely retracing your steps all the way back to the finish line at Gloucester High School.

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Twin Lobster Half Marathon & 1M Course Map

Distances
Half Marathon
Starting Time

8:30 AM

Fees

$59 – $79

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