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29 Jan 2017 - Big Beach Half Marathon

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My honey and me enjoying the beach. Gulf Shores Alabama!  Ha, never heard of it, no idea where it is other than somewhere in Alabama.  Why would anyone want to visit Alabama?  Big Beach Half Marathon!  Wait, now this sounds interesting.  You mean I can add Alabama to my goal of running a half marathon in every state and also be on a beach.  Heck, I didn't realize Alabama was even on a coast.   I love visiting the beach and the water. That's how my January visit to Gulf Shores Alabama came about where state number 15 was checked off after I completed the Big Beach Half Marathon. This race was my slowest so far.  Every aspect of this race was extremely well organized.  Here are my race highlights: The Hangout.   Packet pickup, race start and finish, and the post race party were held here.  The Hangout is a restaurant and bar on the beach with a cool party area out back..  Here are a couple fun pictures from the hangout.   Julie won a hat playing bingo!!