Surfside Beach Marathon

After finishing the 2022 Houston Marathon (my first) I decided to do another and signed up for the Surfside Beach Marathon. My wife and I go to Surfside often in the summers and love the beautiful, clean beach, so I was excited to run a marathon there. It was a frigid, windy day with clear sky...perfect running weather! The scenery was amazing, watching the sun come up, seeing the waves roll in. Surprisingly, the sand was very good for running; it was well packed, and my feet didn't get a break as I was hoping. The course was two 13.1-mile 'loops' on the beach. There were plenty water stops, but porta-potties were very far apart. It was a small race, and with the course going back and forth, I got to wave and give thumbs-up to the other runners. The post-race food was inappropriate...heavy, saucy meat and pasta...I passed. I really enjoyed this run and it will be on my bucket list every year.