About this event
Event Reminder
Join us for the 3rd Annual Harley Half Marathon In Biloxi, MS on Sunday, January 29th, 2023!
All Half Marathon finishers will receive custom Harley Half finisher’s medals - sure to become one of your favorite race mementos.
The FIRST 300 TO REGISTER will receive a Harley Half 1/4 zip shirt. Participants that miss the first 300 mark, will still receive a long sleeve tech shirt (but no one will get 2 shirts)
If you are up for a challenge, consider the Double or Triple Diamond Challenges
Double Diamond Challenge - Sign up and complete either the 10K or the 5K on January 28th , 2023 plus the Harley Half Marathon on January 29th , 2023 and get shirts for each race- plus finishers' medals for each race. And receive a Double Diamond Challenge medal!
Triple Diamond Challenge - Sign up and complete the 10K and the 5K on January 28th, 2023 plus the Harley Half Marathon on January 29, 2023 and get a shirts for each race- plus finishers' medals for each race. And Receive a Triple Diamond Challenge medal!
Note: If you sign up for the Diamond challenge - You will Only get the Diamond Challenge finishers medal.
If you sign up for the Double Diamond Challenge- You will ONLY get the Double diamond Challenge medal. (Not 2 different challenge medals)
Same thing for the Triple Diamond challenege. (Not 3 different challenge medals)
This Only applies to anyone doing any of the diamond challenges.
You will still get any of the finishers medals- for any races you complete.
Top 3 male and female finishers in 5-year age groups will receive custom age group awards.
After the race, join us for FREE BEER and refreshments. DJ BLAZE - the best DJ on the Gulf Coast - will be playing music at the pool. The pool and the jacuzzi will be heated and available to runners/walkers.
Event details and schedule
Registration and Packet Pick-up:
Friday, January 27th from 2 PM to 7 PM: Late registration, packet pick-up, and Expo inside the Golden Nugget Casino
Saturday, January 28th, from 6:15 AM - 8:30 AM: Race day registration and packet pick-up inside the Golden Nugget Casino.
Saturday, January 28th, from 3 PM - 5:30 PM: Late Harley Half Marathon registration and packet pick-up inside the Golden Nugget Casino.
Sunday, January 30th, from 6:15 AM - 7 AM: Late packet pick-up inside the Golden Nugget Casino.
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.
Race Starts:
Saturday, January 28th, 7:30 AM - 10K start
Saturday, January 28th, 9:00 AM - 5K Run start
Saturday, January 28th, 9:05 AM - 5K Walk start
Sunday, January 29th, 7:30 AM - Harley Half Marathon start
Courses:
10K and 5K races start in front of Margaritaville, just west of the Golden Nugget Casino in Biloxi.
The 10K (MS16012MS) goes over the Bridge and into Ocean Springs. The course follows the water front, heads in to downtown Ocean Springs, back to the Bridge, and finishes at the Golden Nugget.
The 5K (MS16011MS) Run/Walk goes to the midpoint of the Bridge and back to the Golden Nugget.
The Harley Half Marathon (MS20002MS) starts at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum - approximately 7 miles west of the Golden Nugget Casino.
The Harley Half is a point to point course. Starting at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, in Biloxi, MS, runners will run seven miles along the Mississippi Sound, pass Casino Row, over the Ocean Springs/Biloxi Bridge to the waterfront of Ocean Springs and in to downtown Ocean Springs, and back over the Bridge to the Golden Nugget Casino.
All races finish at the Golden Nugget swimming pool.
Shuttles:
Shuttle buses will be available to transport runners from the Golden Nugget parking lot to the Coliseum for the start of the Harley Half Marathon. Shuttles will start at 6:00 AM with the last shuttle leaving from Golden Nugget at 7 AM. Runners may arrange for their own transportation to the Coliseum.
No shuttles will be available to transport finishers back to the Coliseum after the race.
Post-race Celebration:
After the race, join us for FREE BEER and refreshments. DJ BLAZE - the best DJ on the Gulf Coast - will be playing music at the pool. The pool and the jacuzzi will be heated and available to runners/walkers.
Awards:
In all events, the top three male and female finishers in 5-year age groups in will earn custom age group awards.
