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Entertainment on Course (January 2012)
2012 will offer more entertaiment on the course.  All bands and locations are subject to change. 
Mile 5 – Entrance to The Market Common – The Paul Grimshaw Band
Mile 11 – 6^th Ave North – DJ Ryan Robinson
Mile 12 – Plyler Park – Backfire
Mile 14 - 42^nd Beach Access – Super Raggae Man
Mile 15 – Cherry Tree – Jimmy Mowery
Mile 16 – 66^th Ave North Beach Access – Kiss DJ
Mile 18 – Grand Dunes (east of 17) – Red Letters
Mile 18 – Grand Dunes (west of 17) – Finnegan Bell
Mile 18 – Grand Dunes (west of 17) – Kiss DJ
Mile 20 –76^th Ave North – School of Rock
Mile 22 – Grand Daddy – Kiss DJ
Mile 24 – Oleander – Matt Parker Project
Mile 25 – 29^th and Grissom – Jah Harvest

Pacing times for Half Marathon added (January 2012)
Half Marathoners now have the available pacing times: 1:30, 1:45, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30.  You can sign up for these and full marathon pacing times at the expo. 

Eat. Think. Smile. Nutrition bars at Finish (November 2011)
For people looking for a positive snacking solution – that is, one that tastes delicious and is good for you – the new Eat.Think.Smile.^TM snack line will have tastebuds everywhere doing a happy dance. Eat.Think.Smile.^TM family of all-natural snacks features a special blend of cocoa that has natural antioxidant power, and other wholesome ingredients like whole grain oats, fruits and nuts. In addition to being delightfully satisfying, every serving of Eat.Think.Smile.^TM snacks has more natural antioxidant power than a cup of green tea.

Dole to hand out fruit at Finish (November 2011)
Dole will be represented at the finish line handing out sample fruit cups.

Goodwill shoe recycling program is back (November 2010)
The hundreds of pairs of used running shoes collected this year will be donated to Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina for resale in their local network of retail thrift stores. Proceeds are used to fund area job training programs, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people with disabilities. Look for drop-off locations at the Expo and put your good will to good use.

'Green' tech shirts for the 2011 race (September 2010)
This years marathon, half marathon, and 5K runners will receive a 'green' tech shirt.  This is just one more eco-friendly step the Myrtle Beach Marathon has taken to better our environment.

Mens and Womens shirt sizes now available (August 2010)
No more unisex shirts.  The Myrtle Beach Marathon will now be offering shirts in male and female sizes.

Myrtle Beach Marathon adds Spirit Airlines as a major sponsor (June 2010)

One of the original marathon founders, Tom Gardiner, passed away in the early morning hours of February 18th.  Tom was a great man, who was one of the great people in our community.  The marathon sends its deepest condolences to his family and friends.  Tom will be dearly missed.  Click here to read more about Tom Gardiner.

It is with our sincerest regret that the 2010 Marathon and Half Marathon were cancelled due to weather.  Read more...

The Volunteer of the Year is Gail Revisky!
Gail has organized mile 25 water station since the marathon began. She recruits staff, parents, families and students from Seaside El. School to work at mile 25. She arrives early to begin setting up and is the last to leave each year. She truely sees the first and the last participant every year! She is the "Spirit of Mile 25" and takes great pride in making sure everyone who runs by is supported and hydrated. Mile 25 involves a long day for Gail and her crew, but they work together and always have a great time! As Gail prepares for the 13th year, she is as exicited as ever to make mile 25 the place where everyone feels the energy they need to get to reach the finish line.
Gail also assists in race preparations. Gail and her husband, Wayne, deliver volunteer t shirts to other organizations volunteering. She is always willing to offer her assistance in any way she can. She has been very supportive of the charities supported by the marathon and realizes the goodwill the marathon provides to the community.

By clicking on the logo below, you can sign up to receive help getting into tip top shape for this years Myrtle Beach Marathon, Dasani Half Marathon, or RBC Bank 5K.  It's like having your own personal trainer right at home with you.  This program gives you access to an easy training calendar, fun route maps, simple training tools, detailed training reports, daily emails about your workout, and much more.   

Last years Shoe Drive was such a sucess that we went searching for help for 2010.  Thankfully, the Palmetto Goodwill happily offered thier services.  For more information please visit www.PalmettoGoodwill.org. 
 

The Myrtle Beach Marathon has worked with Active.com and their Go Green Program to become an Official Green marathon by practicing standard eco-friendly steps to better our environment.  We pledge to do the following and ask for your help in keeping our Green status and helping our environment:
    Over 95% of our registrations will be done online (In 2009 we had 99.7% of our registrations done online!)
    We will not offer downloadable paper registrations on this website
    We will not be mailing out paper registrations
    We will have on-site recycling bins at the expo and start/finish line
    There is a shuttle offered from area hotels
    There will be a shoe drive through the Goodwill: www.palmettogoodwill.org
    We will be giving out reusable bags at the expo again
    All of your updates and information will be facilitated through emails and/or website updates
    We will be reusing signage

Marathon: 8/13/9-10/12/09 is $70, 10/13/09-12/12/09 is $90, 12/13/09-2/2/10 is $110
Half Marathon: 8/13/09-10/12/09 is $60, 10/13/09-12/12/09 is $80, 12/13/09-2/2/10 is $100
5K: 8/13/09-10/12/09 is $25, 10/13/09-12/12/09 is $30, 12/13/09-2/2/10 is $35, Expo is $50
Bike Rides:
10 Mile: 8/13/09-10/12/09 is $20, 10/13/09-12/12/09 is $25, 12/13/09-2/2/10 is $30, Expo is $30
30 Mile: 8/13/09-10/12/09 is $30, 10/13/09-12/12/09 is $35, 12/13/09-2/2/10 is $40, Expo is $45
63 Mile: 8/13/09-10/12/09 is $30, 10/13/09-12/12/09 is $35, 12/13/09-2/2/10 is $40, Expo is $45
Family Fun Run is $15

The combined efforts of everyone (marathon volunteers, marathon staff, and City staff) to establish an effective recycling program for the waste generated by Saturday’s Marathon events appear to have been successful. Weigh tickets show that 3.10 tons of recyclable materials were processed at the City’s transfer facility. Weigh tickets for regular trash destined for the landfill totaled 1.54 tons. Thank you for your efforts in helping keeping our environment clean and safe. 

The Myrtle Beach Marathon and RMS Sports are proud to announce the use of a new timing system.  We will be using the Chronotrack system, which promises 99.8% accuracy.  The best part is, you simply tear your chip off your bib and place it on your shoe.  It is disposable.  This means no more worrying about returning your chip or having to stop at the finish line to get it taken off.  You can cross that finish line and thoroughly enjoy the moment.  To learn more about the Chronotrack system or for more information please visit www.Chronotrack.com or www.RMSSports.com. 

Click here to watch a video on how to use your new timing chip.

We are excited to announce that the Expo will be held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center this year, located at 21st Ave North and Oak St.  The venue allows for more space, which means more vendors and more fun!

• As some of you may have noticed, our mail in registrations are and extra $25 this year.  In trying to cut down on paper use, we encourage you to register online.
• We would also like to thank our volunteers in advance for helping us recycle water bottles and cups at the water stations
• The Myrtle Beach Marathon will be participating in the "Reuse a Shoe Event" at the expo this year.  Please bring your old running shoes to the expo where we will be collecting them and will have them recycled for you.  All parts of the shoe (rubber, foam and fabric) are ground up for different parts of sports surfaces for communities around the world.  For more drop off locations and information please visit www.letmeplay.com/reuseashoe. 
• As in years past, we will be providing transportation from participating host hotels for Marathon race day.  And if you are staying at the Sheraton Hotel (at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center) the walk to the start line is only about a half mile away...great warm up!

There will be no Marathon Relay this year.  By taking the relay out of the weekend events we were able to increase the number allowed in the Marathon and Half Marathon.  Although we do expect both of these events to sell out early, so please register as soon as possible. 

Lynn Welden receives the Surfside Beach Rotary Club Volunteer of the Year Award for Service above self.  Lynn has been the Volunteer Director for the BI-LO Myrtle Beach Marathon since its inception in 1998. Lynn also teaches children with Special Needs at Seaside Elementary School, has been a board member for the SC Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and teaches Life Saving skills.
CONGRATULATIONS LYNN!

The Myrtle Beach Marathon donated past race medals to Palmetto Shores Church and the 2008 Africa Mission Team.  These medals were presented to the kids of Zambia, Africa who all speak fluent English and focus largely on thier studies.  Receiving these medals was a huge boost to the self esteem of these Zambian kids.  The Myrtle Beach Marathon is proud to be a part in these kids lives.

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