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MYRTLEBEACH.COM MYRTLE BEACH MARATHON ANNOUNCES 2016 RACE DATES, 2015 RESULTS

Posted on March 26, 2015 by | Leave a comment

CHANGE of DATE ALERT
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the 2016 Marathon Weekend
Thursday, March 3, 2016 HTC Runner’s Expo opens
Friday, March 4, 2016 Ripley’s Aquarium Family Fun Run
Friday, March 4, 2016 PNC Bank Neon Night 5K
Saturday, March 5, 2016 MyrtleBeach.com Marathon
Saturday, March 5, 2016 Dasani Half Marathon
Saturday, March 5, 2016 WPDE Marathon Team Relayunnamed

Opening Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 5:00pm, the HTC Runner’s EXPO will be at its new home, the Myrtle Beach Sports Center, located just west of the EXPO’s current location at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
The 18th Annual MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon was a huge success drawing over ten thousand running enthusiasts, family members and friends to the Grand Strand over Valentine’s Day weekend. Planning for the 19th year of Myrtle Beach’s first and longest running major endurance event is under way and we expect this incredible community event to continue its growth in 2016!

2015 RACE RESULTS 
Full Marathon Male: Steve Sinko, of Wilmington, DE, 2:40:08
Full Marathon Female: Allison Pastorek, of Jonesborough, TN, 2:59:19

Half Marathon Male: Tom Clifford, of Wilmington, NC, 1:08:25
Half Marathon Female: Natalie Lawrence, of Kernersville, NC, 1:18:43

Marathon Team Relay: Team Wesleyan Academy of High Point, NC, 2:59:12

5K Male: Matt Shock, of Greenville, SC 15:47
5K Female: Jenny Perrottet, of Wilmington, NC 17:33

For more information on the 2016 MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon Race Weekend, please visit www.mbmarathon.com. Weekend events include full marathon, half marathon, marathon team relay, 5K and 1 mile fun run.

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Myrtle Beach Marathon Announces 2015 Schedule

Posted on April 15, 2014 by | Leave a comment

The 17th Annual MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon was a huge success drawing over ten thousand running enthusiasts, family members and friends to the Grand Strand over Valentine’s Day weekend. Planning for the 18th year of Myrtle Beach’s first and longest running major endurance event is under way for 2015!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the 2015 Marathon Weekend
Thursday, February 12, 2015 Runner’s Expo opens
Friday, February 13, 2015 Ripley’s Aquarium Family Fun Run
Friday, February 13, 2015 Neon Night 5K
Saturday, February 14, 2015 MyrtleBeach.com Marathon
Saturday, February 14, 2015 Dasani Half Marathon
Saturday, February 14, 2015 WPDE Marathon Team Relay
Early bird registration for 2015 is NOW OPEN!! Register for the 2015 Full Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Team Relay and receive Early Bird rates – the lowest rates of the year! We are pleased to announce that Early Bird registration discounts have been extended until midnight Saturday, March 15th!

You can now save $20 off regular 2015 entry fees:
Full Marathon: Regularly $80 discounted to $60
Half Marathon: Regularly $70 discounted to $50
Team Relay: Regularly $125 per team discounted to $105

2014 RACE RESULTS BY EVENT

Full Marathon Male: Tom Clifford, 30, of Wilmington, NC, 2:30:06
Full Marathon Female: Christine Shaw, 28, of Manchester, NH, 2:58:39

Half Marathon Male: Philip Shaw, 29, of Manchester, NH, 1:11:36
Half Marathon Female: Kimberlie Meeker, 33, of Raleigh, NC, 1:19:51

Marathon Team Relay: Team Worst Case of Holly Springs, NC

Handcrank: Bruce Newman, 67, of Stella, NC 1:42:34

5K Male: Matt Shock, 31, of Greenville, SC 15:57
5K Female: Alexandria Wall, 12, of Weddington, NC 20:34

For more information on the 2015 MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon Race Weekend, please visit www.mbmarathon.com. Weekend events include full marathon, half marathon, marathon team relay, 5K and 1 mile fun run.

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MYRTLE BEACH MARATHON ANNOUNCES ENTERTAINMENT FOR RACE WEEKEND: FEBRUARY 14 and 15, 2014

Posted on February 10, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The 17th Annual MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon will deliver another music-filled, high-energy weekend! Myrtle Beach’s first and longest running major endurance event has seventeen entertainers scheduled throughout fourteen various locations!

Race Weekend Entertainment Schedule

Friday Night, February 14, 2014 (Valentine’s Day)

TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark: BULLFROG from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Ripley’s Aquarium: JUNIOR POST RACE PARTY begins at 6:30pm

Saturday, February 15, 2014

  • Finish Line: THE AUSTIN MOWERY BAND
  • Mile 8: THE PAUL GRIMSHAW BAND from 7am to 10am
  • Mile 11: DJ RYAN ROBINSON from 7:30am to 12noon
  • Mile 12: CORNBREAD from 7:30am to 12noon
  • Mile 14: SUPER REGGAE MAN from 7:45am to 12noon
  • Mile 14: MIKE O’DONNELL from 7:45am to 12noon
  • Mile 16: KISS DJ from 7:55am to 12noon
  • Mile 18: JUKEBOX ELLY from 8am to 12noon
  • Mile 18: FINNEGAN BELL from 8am to 12noon
  • Mile 18: KISS DJ from 8am to 12noon
  • Mile 20: SCHOOL OF ROCK from 8:15am to 12:30pm
  • Mile 22: KISS DJ from 8:30am to 1pm
  • Mile 23: MATT PARKER PROJECT from 8:35am to 1:15pm
  • Mile 25: BELOW THE BASSLINE from 8:50am to 1:45pm

Post Race Party

House of Blues: PAINTED MAN from 5pm to 7pm

For more information on the schedule of events for the MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon Race Weekend, please visit www.mbmarathon.com. Weekend events include full marathon, half marathon, marathon team relay, 5K and 1 mile fun run.

 

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Volunteers Needed for 17th Annual MYRTLE BEACH Marathon

Posted on January 2, 2014 by | Leave a comment

VOLUNTEERS AND MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL MYRTLE BEACH MARATHON FEBRUARY 13 – FEBRUARY 15, 2014

marathonThe MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon and all associated events have been produced entirely by volunteers since the founding of the race 17 years ago! With the city’s first and longest running major endurance event right around the corner, we need your help in assembling a team of volunteers to help participants in many fun ways.
On race weekend more than 1,000 volunteers are needed to aid participants in the following areas:
Race registration
Distribution of shirts
Assist in a water, food or aid station
Finish line assistance

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS are needed for the 12 First Aid Stations on the course and also at the Finish Line Medical Area. Volunteers needed include:
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Nurse Practitioners
Nurses
EMTs and Paramedics
Respiratory Therapists
Massage Therapists

All volunteers receive a FREE volunteer t-shirt, FREE entrance, food and beverage at one of the two post race parties, and the grateful thanks of the Marathon Committee and all participants!

If you would like to volunteer on February 13th, 14th or 15th and help make this a memorable event for all participants:

*Non-Medical: visit the VOLUNTEER tab on the Myrtle Beach Marathon website at www.mbmarathon.com to sign up
*Medical: email Dr. Mark Schecker at scheckmd@sccoast.net

Race weekend includes full marathon, half marathon, marathon team relay, 5K and 1 mile fun run.

If you’d like more information about the 2014 Marathon weekend events or to schedule an interview with Shaun Walsh, Race President, please call 843.233.8088 or email smgusa@aol.com

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