Twin Lobster Half Marathon & 1M

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.