Florida · Half Marathon
Every upcoming Half Marathon around Orlando, with start times, entry fees, finish-time stats from past editions, start-line maps, and the local run clubs to train with.
7 upcoming Half Marathon races found · 2 with finish-time stats
Orlando racing is shaped by a city built around water. Most race mornings start near a lake - Eola's skyline loop downtown, Baldwin Park's waterside paths, the long greenway corridors that stitch neighborhoods together without touching a traffic light. The pavement here is flat and fast, and that flatness is as much a feature as the scenery.
What catches newcomers off guard is how much of this running culture lives outside the city core - on the West Orange Trail, along the Little Econ River, or west toward the rolling clay of the Clermont hills. The run clubs scattered across the Mills 50 strip, Maitland, the Milk District and Ivanhoe keep group miles social year-round, which is why so many runners here feel plugged in from week one.
By the numbers
The Orlando races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
Train for it
The fastest way to a start line is a standing group run. These Orlando clubs welcome Half Marathon runners of all paces.
Browse all Orlando run clubs →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.
Two races here have published results. Best Damn Race Orlando recorded a median finish time of 1:09:22 across a field of 1,152 finishers - a large, competitive crowd. Turkey Trails - Orlando recorded a median of 36:38, but that figure covers a multi-distance event where 5K and shorter finishers are included in the 68-person field, so treat it as context rather than a half marathon benchmark.
The Heatwave Half Marathon - Orlando and Turkey Trails - Orlando both open at $22, making them the lowest entry fees in this set. If budget is the main factor, either of those is where to start looking - though the Heatwave runs in July, so expect summer heat conditions on race day.
The flat terrain that defines most Orlando routes is genuinely forgiving for a first long-distance effort. Several events here pair the half with 5K and 10K distances on the same day, so you can build up through the same race series before stepping to 13.1. The Disney-branded weekends offer that kind of multi-distance structure within a single event.
January is the busiest month, and winter overall matches fall for the most races on the calendar. If you want to avoid summer heat, building your training block toward a January or fall race gives you the most options - and keeps you off a course like the Heatwave, which deliberately leans into the July conditions.
There are 8 run clubs active in Orlando:
Most cluster around the same neighborhoods - Ivanhoe, the Milk District, Maitland - where post-run cafes and breweries are part of the routine.
