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Myrtle Beach Marathon Information
Start & Finish Locations
The BI-LO Marathon, Dasani Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay will start at the intersection of Grissom Pkwy and 21st Ave N and will finish at Coastal Federal Field, 21st Ave. N, Myrtle Beach, SC.
RBC Centura Bank 5K will start on Celebrity Circle adjacent to Ripley's Aquarium.
Ripley's One Mile Fun Run will start outside Ripley's Aquarium at Broadway at the Beach and finish by going through the underwater tunnels in the aquarium.
Weather Conditions
Average February High 58° Fahrenheit
Average February Low 38° Fahrenheit
Race Entry Requirements
All participants must complete and sign a registration form.
A parent or legal guardian must sign for participants under 18 years of age on race day.
Marathoner participants must complete the course in 8 hours
Half Marathon participants must complete the Half course in 4 hours.
Participants in the RBC Centura Bank 5K must complete the course in 1 hour.
Relay teams must submit completed and signed registration forms for all team members at the same time.
All mail-in entries must be post-marked by February 8, 2008.
On-line registration closes at Midnight, EST, February 10, 2008.
Expo registration is strongly discouraged. Runner shirts cannot be guaranteed for Expo registration.
Event registration will close without notice when the established registration count for that event is reached.
Payment Procedures
Mail completed entry form with Check or Credit Card (MC or Visa) payment to:
Myrtle Beach Marathon
PO Box 8780
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
Course Information
The BI-LO Myrtle Beach Marathon course will close at 2:30PM.
Mile markers will be posted at each mile.
Digital time clocks will be visible approximately every two miles along the Marathon course.
A digital clock at the Finish Line will display unofficial finishing time.
The marathon course is USATF Certified and is a qualifier for the 2008 Boston Marathon .
Unofficial bicycles, baby strollers, skates, in-line skates, and skate boards are not allowed on the course. Headphones are also prohibited.
Course Aid Stations
Dasani water and lemon-lime Powerade sports drink will be available approximately every two miles along the marathon course and at the Finish.
Food stations will be available at miles 16 and 22 and at the Finish.
Medical aid stations will be available approximately every two miles and at the Finish.
Port-a-Johns will be available at the Start/Finish and every 2 - 3 miles along the course.
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