Course Information - Saturday Races
The Keesler Federal Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon weekend is a multi-race event, offering four different distances plus a Beer Mile event Saturday afternoon. Saturday gets started at 8:00am with our Hippie Fish 5K, followed by our Chevron Kids Marathon 1-Mile race at 9:30am. Head over to Keesler Federal Park for the F.E.B. Beer Mile at 3:00pm on Saturday afternoon. Sunday is our Marathon and Half Marathon, both of which start at 7:00am. We offer a Double Down award for runners who want to run the 5K on Saturday and either the Full or Half on Sunday.
Hippie Fish 5K - 3.1 Miles
DATE: Saturday, December 13, 2025
START TIME: 8:00am
LOCATION: Centennial Plaza Resort - 200 E Beach Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39507
A 5K that everyone from the most experienced runner to the first-timer can appreciate. Toe the line with Mississippi locals and travelers striving to secure a Double Down award for running both days. This race is for everyone, from sprinters, to joggers, to walkers.
The race features a loop course that takes runners along the coast before heading back to 2nd Street for the return to Centennial Plaza Resort.
Chevron Mississippi Gulf Coast Kids Marathon - 1 Mile
DATE: Saturday, December 13, 2025
START TIME: 9:30am
LOCATION: Centennial Plaza Resort - 200 E Beach Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39507
The Kids Marathon is a 1-mile race designed as a way to introduce kids to the joy and rewards of running at an early age, and promote an active family lifestyle. The course will start and finish at the Centennial Plaza Resort.
The Post Race celebration for the Hippie Fish 5K and Chevron Kids Marathon - 1 Mile will take place outside on the grounds of Centennial Plaza Resort. We hope you stay and celebrate with us! Participants will be able to have delicious food and beverages, grab some official race gear from the gear shop, and celebrate your accomplishment with family and friends!
*All courses are very well marked. There are mile markers for each distance event, directional signs for course splits and TURNAROUND signs for course turnarounds. Course splits and course turnarounds will be manned with an operations staff member who will typically be making announcements on a megaphone. Course turns are indicated with traffic cones and usually (not always) have police units, volunteers and/or staff members. Traffic on courses is managed by our law enforcement partners, but no roads are promised to be closed to all traffic. Runners should be aware of their surroundings: the course, applicable signage, vehicles, staff, volunteers, and police officers.
*All runners are required to complete the 5K at an average 29:00 minute per mile pace. Kids have a total of 30 minutes to complete the Kids Mile.
