Alabama · Half Marathon
Every upcoming Half Marathon around Huntsville, with start times, entry fees, finish-time stats from past editions, start-line maps, and the local run clubs to train with.
5 upcoming Half Marathon races found · 4 with finish-time stats
Huntsville earns its Rocket City nickname on foot as much as anywhere else. Group runs orbit the downtown pub district, greenways thread through residential neighborhoods along Aldridge Creek and Indian Creek, and the trails at Monte Sano State Park sit waiting on the eastern edge of the city whenever the roads feel like too much. It is a place where running is woven into the everyday, not cordoned off to race weekends.
Half marathon racing here ranges from the large-field springtime energy of Race to Space to the more contained feel of a December race weekend anchored by a long-standing local tradition. The Tennessee River waterfront and the cross country loops at John Hunt Park both show up in the city's running culture, and that variety tends to show up in what these courses feel like too.
By the numbers
The Huntsville races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Across the 3 RunSignup half marathon editions with published results on RunSesh, walkers and charity entrants included, the median finish time was 2:13:54. The median winning time across those editions was 1:14:37, and the median last finisher crossed at 3:31:06. Fields are real crowds: the median field size across those editions was 465 finishers.
Field sizes vary quite a bit. The Huntsville Half Marathon draws a field around 465. Race to Space Marathon & Half Marathon runs closer to 831. The HBCU STEM Education Run is a much smaller gathering at 85. If the energy of a big crowd matters to your race day, the field size listed on each card will steer you right.
Entry fees across the 5 races here run from $15 to $70, with a typical fee around $40. Four of the 5 races already have a price increase scheduled, so registering early is likely to save you money on most of these.
Four of the 5 races say they give a shirt. All 5 races publish some giveaway information, so you are not guessing blind - check the individual race card to see exactly what each one offers.
The calendar spreads across three seasons: 1 race in winter, 2 in spring and 2 in fall. There is nothing in summer, which suits most training plans given Alabama's heat. Spring and fall each carry two options, so you have enough separation between them to target one season as your goal race and use the other for a tune-up.
