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PACERTRIP CITY EDITIONUS / RACE GUIDE

Space Coast Marathon & Half Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Cocoa
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Race date in 43 days: Nov 22, 2026 Sun
City · Distance: Cocoa · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: $140Varies by event and entry period
Status: ClosedSat, February 14, 2026 ~ Sat, November 21, 2026See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 10, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

A space-themed marathon held on Florida’s Space Coast in Cocoa.

It is one of the oldest marathons in the southeastern United States.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 3

Vanessa JunkinRan in 2025 · Finish time 6:07:51

“I crossed the finish line with a time of 6:07:51, my slowest marathon to date and my first taking more than six hours.”

Vanessa continued through the Space Coast Marathon by alternating running and walking in hot weather, finishing in her slowest time of 6:07:51.

Read the original on She Runs by the Seashore

Shannon TranRan in 2023 · Finish time 4:21

“Four long, sweaty, and grueling hours and 21 painful minutes after, I finished with a 16-minute PR.”

At the 2023 Space Coast Marathon, Shannon achieved a 16-minute personal best with an official time of 4 hours 21 minutes. Despite the heat, humidity, and fatigue later in the race, Shannon kept pushing to the finish thanks to friends' support and the aid stations and course conditions.

Read the original on str

rillarunsRan in 2014

“The tears were back as I crossed the finish line.”

The runner took on the first full marathon at the 2014 Space Coast Marathon. Despite the space shuttle-themed start, the coastal course, and a late-race crisis caused by going too fast during the opening stages, the runner finished the race and remembers it as a special experience.

Read the original on rillaruns

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Space Coast Marathon and Half Marathon 2024

Stephen’s Travel Adventures

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Sat, February 14, 2026

Marathon

Entry cost $140

until Oct 31, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost $130

until Oct 31, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 06:00

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	06:00
Half21.0975km	06:15

START

Cocoa Village, Cocoa, FL

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Cocoa Riverfront Park, Cocoa, FL

The Space Coast Marathon & half marathon takes place on 22 November 2026.

It starts in Cocoa Village and passes through finish along the riverfront at Cocoa Riverfront Park.

The waterfront course on Florida's east coast is USATF-certified and is arranged so that family and friends can watch the finish.

The marathon starts at 6:00 am, and half marathon starts at 6:15 am.

The event reaches its 55th edition in 2026 and is Florida's longest-running marathon.

As it takes place near Kennedy Space Center, the entire event has a space theme,

and in 2026 it will be the first event in the New Frontiers series, featuring the Juno spacecraft.

Juno was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 5 August 2011.

Walkers can participate as well as runners.

Typical race-season temperature: around 22°C (71°F): Short sleeves — hydrate for the warmth

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Finisher medal

Event T-shirt

Finisher certificate

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

November 20–24 (excluding Thursday), 10:00–18:30, Running Zone
Saturday expo closes at 17:00

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNo public transit serves the start area.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

No public transit serves the start area. Start/Race Central is at 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa, FL — a car-dependent area; nearest Amtrak/SunRail service is roughly 50+ miles away in the Orlando area.

Confirmed via official spacecoastmarathon.com transportation page; race is in Cocoa, FL as listed.

Getting to the finish

Finish is at the same Race Central area in Cocoa; same car-dependent access.

Start shuttle

Organizer runs free shuttle buses: (1) from host hotels starting ~4:00-4:30am race morning with return shuttles 7:45am-2:00pm, and (2) from off-site parking at Merritt Square Mall starting 4:00-5:30am and returning 7:45am-2:00pm.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

As the start is early, prioritise accommodation with easy access to the start in Cocoa Village.

The finish is at Cocoa Riverfront Park, so if someone accompanying you plans to watch the finish,

decide in advance how they will travel between the start and finish.

Choose your race clothing according to the local forecast for 22 November,

and prepare your gear separately for your distance and start time in the marathon or half marathon.

Collect bib according to the race-week packet pickup schedule, and confirm the pickup location and time before departing.

Both the marathon and half marathon are currently sold out, and the waitlist is also closed.

Confirm that you have an entry before finalising your flights and accommodation.

Times are local to Cocoa. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Island Hotel Of The Space Coast

Hotel · 2.9km

5.8/10(378)

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Orlando｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-off Service from Orlando International Airport

$38

Space Coast Marathon & Half Marathon

About Space Coast Marathon & Half Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run