Stennis Space Center Marathon | Half Marathon | 5K | Stennis Space Center, MS, United States

About the Event

Stennis Space Center Marathon | Half Marathon | 5K

DATE: Thanksgiving Weekend
Saturday, November 28, 2026
TIME: 8 a.m. start for all races

THE COURSE – The Stennis Space Center offers runners a beautiful, picturesque 26.2 mile run around the perimeter of the Space Center. Run on paved roads, through the lovely wooded areas where wildlife sightings are frequent. The course is flat, fast, and PR friendly, with usual temperatures in the upper 50’s at the start and lower 70’s by the finish.

Course services include Stennis Running Club aid stations approximately every 2 miles. (Kentwood Springs Water, Gatorade, bananas, and port-o-lets). Mile markers & directional signs plainly visible. Medical staff supplied by AMR. Communications at each aid station.

This event is sanctioned by both Road Runners Club of America and U.S.A.T.F. All 3 courses are certified. Marathon is a Boston Marathon Qualifier. No walkers in the marathon, please. (7 hr time limit) (18 years of age min.)

To view the Course Map click on the Race Course Map tab at the top of the page.

The race will be chip timed by Pelican Timing Services!

NO DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION
Package pickup available on race day at the Cypress House near start line.

SHIRTS – Colorful long sleeve tee shirts to all participants.

REGISTRATION FEES:

MARATHON
(18 years of age min.)

$50 Pre-entry thru. Nov. 22
$55 Late Nov. 23-27
(7 Hour Time Limit)

HALF MARATHON

$45 Pre-entry thru Nov. 22
$50 Late Nov. 23-27

5K RACE

$30 Pre-entry thru Nov. 22
$35 Late Nov. 23-27

INFORMATION :

Race Director (Leonard) (228) 380-7037 or
Stennis Wellness Center (228) 688-3950

PRE-RACE PACKET PICK UP/REGISTRATION available from 12-6 p.m. Friday, November 27, at the Mississippi Welcome Center (Pearlington in Hancock County) located on the corner of I-10 & Hwy. 607.

OVERALL AWARDS:

Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K: Custom plaques: Overall, Master, Grand Master, & Senior Master winners (Male & Female)

Half Marathon Race Walkers & 5K Race Walkers: The 1st (3) race walkers in the Half Marathon and 5K. (Male & Female)

Wheelchair Marathon: Custom plaques to top three finishers.

*Handsome, custom designed medallion to all marathon and half marathon finishers.*

AGE GROUP AWARDS: – Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K will be awarded male & female three deep. Must be Over 18 for Marathon.

12 years & under 45-49 years
13-18 years 50-54 years
19-24 years 55-59 years
25-29 years 60-64 years
30-34 years 65-69 years
35-39 years 70 & Over years
40-44 years

AWARDS PRESENTATION immediately after each individual race:

5K at 8:45am, Half Marathon at 10:30am, Marathon at 1 p.m.

RACE RESULTS
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Chip scoring by PELICAN TIMING SERVICES

The Complete Race Results for all 3 races will be posted at these websites:
pelicantimingservices.com
gulfcoastrunningclub.org
runsignup.com

Results by Text and/or Email Upon Finishing Your Race:

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Stennis Space Center.

thermostat Temperature

12.6° / 22.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

11.3° / 22.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 13m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:24

nightlight Sunset

18:01

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Stennis Space Center Marathon | Half Marathon | 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Matt DeBlanc	M	41	Long Beach, MS	18:25.7
🥈	Jeffrey Klemmer	M	52	Pass Christian, MS	19:07
🥉	Dallas Stricker	M	16	Carriere, MS	19:32.1
4	Michael Ico-Pop	M	18	New Orleans, LA	19:56.1
5	Kaleb Raybon	M	34	Picayune, MS	20:30
6	Caleb Hartley	M	16	Gulfport, MS	20:56
7	G. Spiers	M	11	Picayune, MS	21:31.5
8	Matthew deBaroncelli	M	14	Marrero, LA	21:40.2
9	Mason Bennett	M	18	Bloomsburg, PA	22:04.8
10	Lochlan Miller	M	14	Pass Christian, MS	22:29.1
11	Shep Faulk	M	16	mobile, AL	22:37.2
12	Jamie Trichell	M	51	SUMRALL, MS	22:55.2
13	T. Hines	M	11	Gulfport, MS	23:39.7
14	Roman Ehrensing	M	14	Mandeville, LA	23:49.6
15	Hudson Fluck	M	15	Kapolei, HI	24:10.5
16	Kristin Darin	F	45	Ocean Springs, MS	24:16.1
17	Peter Sands	M	52	Brooklyn, NY	24:31
18	Mark Bridenbeck	M	62	Gulfport, MS	24:41.2
19	David Burchinal	M	59	Lafayette, LA	24:52.4
20	E. Palmer	F	12	Petal, MS	25:29.4
21	Patrick Freese	M	36	Abita Springs, LA	25:46.3
22	Barbara Sheffield	F	56	Picayune, MS	25:59.6
23	Jenni Albrecht Salloum	F	44	Gulfport, MS	26:37.7
24	T. Peralta	F	12	Covington, LA	26:40.9
25	Emilio Peralta	M	43	Covington, LA	26:57.5
26	Russell Smith	M	48	Vancleave, MS	27:21.7
27	Amy Gasparrini	F	37	Biloxi, MS	27:58.5
28	Amy Palmer	F	41	Petal, MS	28:05.4
29	Travis Boortz	M	57	Eight Mile, AL	28:09.5
30	Chris Cantu	M	57	GulfportGulfport, MS	28:21.4
31	Henry Freeman	M	56	Picayune, MS	28:42.8
32	Ty Ouder	M	16	Picayune, MS	28:53.7
33	Garrett Ouder	M	16	Picayune, MS	29:13.4
34	Karl Meihofer	M	54	Atlanta, GA	29:15.4
35	Conner Holston	M	23	Picayune, MS	29:28.3
36	Andrew Ludlum	M	58	Ocean Springs, MS	29:36.6
37	Donald Torres	M	64	Saucier, MS	29:37.7
38	Mar Merrick	M	66	New Orleans, LA	29:38.6
39	Angela Pryor-Nelson	F	43	Fort Walton Beach, FL	29:54.5
40	Talia Johnson	F	13	Kapolei, HI	30:10
41	Elise Lewis	F	14	New Orleans, LA	30:28.5
42	Larry Kogon	M	73	Diamondhead, MS	30:29.4
43	Brian Lewis	M	48	New Orleans, LA	30:30.7
44	Alice Huffman	F	64	Saucier, MS	30:31
45	Anonymous Anonymous	F	49	—	31:10.2
46	Leann Jaroczynski	F	34	New Orleans, LA	31:11.1
47	John Bosco	M	56	Ocean Springs, MS	31:26.9
48	Ralph Hanegan	M	74	Carson, MS	31:35.5
49	C. Peralta	F	11	Covington, LA	31:52.5
50	Janine Williams	F	59	Gulfport, MS	31:56.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Brett Olivier	M	27	Lafayette, LA	1:11:02.5
🥈	Mason Watkins	M	20	Picayune, MS	1:16:27.4
🥉	Evan Hallford	M	14	Union, MS	1:27:39.5
4	Johnny Gonzalez	M	47	Mobile, AL	1:31:23.5
5	Scott Hawkins	M	47	Ocean Springs, MS	1:31:48.3
6	Chip Hawkins	M	53	Atlanta, GA	1:32:27.9
7	Sarah Taylor	F	43	Bay Saint Louis, MS	1:33:37.6
8	Jamie Stevison	M	30	Ocean Springs, MS	1:34:43.5
9	David Dodd	M	60	Gulfport, MS	1:36:52.5
10	Jesus Arias	M	28	Paramount, CA	1:37:37
11	J. Johnson	M	11	Picayune, MS	1:40:22.3
12	Katherine Scheibner	F	25	Woodbury, MN	1:40:34.3
13	Ricky Boover	M	41	Slidell, LA	1:40:45.2
14	Eli Ouder	M	45	Picayune, MS	1:41:02.6
15	Philip Mellen	M	47	Hattiesburg, MS	1:41:40.5
16	Zak Fanberg	M	43	Bay Saint Louis, MS	1:42:18.1
17	Joey Holder	M	38	Gulfport, MS	1:43:52
18	James Rusch	M	65	Gulfport, MS	1:44:32.4
19	Calvin Lewis	M	63	Mobile, AL	1:45:15.3
20	Todd Pohnert	M	50	HATTIESBURG, MS	1:45:33.9
21	Kevin Goehring	M	33	Ocean Springs, MS	1:47:25.7
22	Jonathan Shaver	M	43	New Orleans, LA	1:48:06.3
23	Ward Faulk	M	54	mobile, AL	1:48:17.7
24	Dale Woolridge	M	63	Slidell, LA	1:48:52.5
25	John Dauer	M	32	New Orleans, LA	1:48:58.5
26	Matthew Thompson	M	41	Carriere, MS	1:49:18.4
27	Jason Lee	M	55	Picayune, MS	1:49:18.8
28	Michael Lally	M	49	BILOXI, MS	1:50:09.9
29	Paul Kocke	M	39	Denham Springs, LA	1:50:19.3
30	Olivia Leatherman	F	19	Gulfport, MS	1:50:38.8
31	Jonathan Martin	M	40	Mandeville, LA	1:51:10.8
32	Carl Bryant	M	61	Richland, MS	1:51:45.3
33	Ayden Tichenor	M	13	Long Beach, MS	1:51:45.4
34	Jessica Wheeler	F	36	New Orleans, LA	1:51:47.1
35	Conner Agent	M	23	Gulfport, MS	1:52:45.1
36	Kyle Parks	M	20	Long Beach, MS	1:55:47.1
37	Matthew Thompson	M	40	Diamondhead, MS	1:55:56.1
38	Amanda Perron	F	49	Baton Rouge, LA	1:56:58.4
39	Austin Abbott	M	27	Slidell, LA	1:57:32
40	Krista Chance	F	43	Tickfaw, LA	1:57:46.2
41	Jason Holmes	M	47	Diberville, MS	1:58:06.5
42	Yogesh Deshmukh	M	44	Gainesville, FL	1:58:23.7
43	Dillon Lewis	M	29	New Orleans, LA	1:59:39.8
44	Nestor Raul Anzola	M	58	Hattiesburg, MS	1:59:49.4
45	Andy White	M	48	Long Beach, MS	2:00:15.9
46	Monti Muhsin	M	59	Pearl River, LA	2:01:09.7
47	Joel Fightmaster	M	41	Slidell, LA	2:01:27.4
48	Suzanne Montgomery	F	48	Plantation, FL	2:01:41.1
49	Lillian Bennett	F	16	Bloomsburg, PA	2:02:07.5
50	Jennifer Smith	F	47	Vancleave, MS	2:02:21.3

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Debra Love	F	66	Biloxi, MS	2:51:44
🥈	Jenifer Blackmore	F	38	Chalmette, LA	3:57:16.3

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	John Frye	M	21	Long Beach, MS	2:57:14.7
🥈	Blaine Sullivan	M	20	Covington, LA	2:58:02
🥉	Jeff Rafach	M	33	Carriere, MS	3:05:27.4
4	Calvin Vechinski	M	20	Huntsville, AL	3:16:54.8
5	Anayeli Jaimes	F	36	Austin, TX	3:18:35.3
6	Jackson Crosby	M	33	Ellisville, MS	3:28:57.6
7	Leonard Vergunst	M	67	Ocean Springs, MS	3:32:31
8	Taylor Lasseigne	M	44	New Orleans, LA	3:50:14.9
9	Daniel Ledet	M	37	Mandeville, LA	3:52:44.3
10	Brett Fetter	M	50	Colts Neck, NJ	3:56:32
11	Matthew Nalls	M	35	Slidell, LA	3:56:56.8
12	Bryce Blackledge	M	18	Hanover, MI	3:57:03.9
13	Karinna Lee	F	54	Hattiesburg, MS	3:57:52.7
14	Jeremy Summerline	M	50	Gulf Shores, AL	3:59:47.9
15	Ikuma Tabata	M	47	Leonia, NJ	4:05:52.9
16	Amanda King	F	35	Prairieville, LA	4:06:51
17	Cameron edgar	M	25	Flora, MS	4:10:06
18	Pam Congemi	F	53	Nw Orleans, LA	4:11:41.8
19	Jordan Rosenthal	M	29	Birmingham, AL	4:12:39.4
20	Taylor Watson	F	32	Biloxi, MS	4:14:43.9
21	Warren Clifton	M	49	Panama City, FL	4:19:54.4
22	Nicholas Moody	M	39	Biloxi, MS	4:20:54.9
23	Biju Das	M	52	Marietta, GA	4:22:34.9
24	Joseph Ezell	M	47	Gulfport, MS	4:23:21.3
25	Joe Raymond	M	35	Hattiesburg, MS	4:25:36.7
26	Andrew Freeman	M	26	Diberville, MS	4:29:16.8
27	Ross Friedrich	M	26	Metairie, LA	4:30:19
28	Michael Piotrowski	M	61	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	4:30:31.7
29	Allen Cummings	M	40	Ocean Springs, MS	4:35:14.3
30	Amy Bateson	F	53	Gulfport, MS	4:36:32.3
31	Nohelia Robertson	F	40	Gulfport, MS	4:42:47
32	Philip Lawrence	M	60	Quitman, LA	4:43:26
33	Catherine Meihofer	F	48	Atlanta, GA	4:44:40.3
34	Clinton Dossett	M	42	Picayune, MS	4:48:32.6
35	paul ceasar	M	59	Gautier, MS	4:51:14
36	DAVID DUTTON	M	67	Mobile, AL	4:56:39.3
37	Matthew Luby	M	34	Longwood, FL	5:09:31.5
38	Jay Couvillion	M	50	Metairie, LA	5:14:43.8
39	Wendolyn Gozansky	F	55	Arvada, CO	5:15:43.8
40	Lemetria Dillon	F	32	Slidell, LA	5:19:49.5
41	Angie Werner	F	46	Perham, MN	5:40:56.4
42	Jeffrey Watkins	M	38	Biloxi, MS	5:49:21.3
43	Trey King	M	37	Prairieville, LA	5:56:50
44	Jasmine Smith	F	23	Biloxi, MS	5:58:13.9
45	Joycelyn Craig	F	67	Vancleave, MS	6:05:32.1

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Gerald Miller	M	79	Gulfport, MS	32:18.4
🥈	Lisa Northrop	F	34	Gulfport, MS	35:29.9
🥉	Bonnie Ketterman	F	66	Mobile, AL	39:45
4	Lauren Ladnier	F	30	Petal, MS	45:49.3
5	Claire Ladnier	F	62	Petal, MS	46:19.9
6	Ethel Henley	F	44	Pearl River, LA	47:14.6
7	Fred Bennett	M	52	Bloomsburg, PA	50:40.9
8	Melissa Bennett	F	54	Bloomsburg, PA	50:42.9
9	Kari Lacombe	F	29	Chalmette, LA	52:10.9
10	Shelly Grubb	F	35	Chalmette, LA	52:11.5
11	Kelsey Fortenberry	F	24	Picayune, MS	55:21.9
12	Shawna Ouder	F	45	Picayune, MS	55:28.2
13	Matthew Nowakowski	M	51	Picayune, MS	55:31.5
14	Sherri Gregoire	F	51	Gulfport, MS	55:38.1
15	Paula Hazel	F	49	Biloxi, MS	1:02:47.8
16	Tom Ellingson	M	62	Biloxi, MS	1:02:48.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Clifton Cartwright	M	69	Booneville, MS	3:24:42
🥈	Mark Marcel	M	67	Metairie, LA	3:50:00

Stennis Space Center Marathon | Half Marathon | 5K

About the Event