Full Marathon | 26.2 Race Course
The Sanctuary Hotel
H20 Water Station
Mile Marker
Spectators
N
North Blue Heron
4
Pond Road
BLUE HERON
POND TOWER
H20
17
EAGLE POINT ROAD
CINDER CREEK
South Blue Heron
Pond Road
GOVERNOR’S DR
20
SALT CEDAR LN
H20
3
18
G
RE
Seascape
Villas
23
F O REST DR
Windswept
Villas
Start
22
5
GREEN D
R
W
AY
RD
GOLDENEY
E DR
EAST BEACH
VILLAGE
21
IN
H20
14
19
EY
GLEN ABB
H20
15
FLYWAY DR
H20
ATLANTIC
BEACH CT
13
SURFSO
NG RD
NICKLA
US LN
OVERLOOK
12
OVERLOOK
6
H20
Prime spectator biking destination.
Band on site. For more biking
destinations please see info desk.
EUGENIA AVE
11
AN
CE
O
DR
SE
UR
CO
7
10
H20
Vanderhorst Plantation
East Beach
8
HIGH DUNES LN
PE
TE
DY
EP
LA
CE
HIGH DU NES LN
N
H ORES L
H20
Mariner’s
Watch Villas
LP H
SUMMER ISLANDS LN
16
9
AS
SE
A
SURFSCO TER LN
N DO
GREE
BUFFLEHEAD DR
CA
RO
LIN
24
Turtle Cove
Villas
SEA
FO
NATURE
CENTER
Courtside
Shipwatch
Villas
Parkside
Villas
AN
CE
O
Turtle Point
Villas
Finish
R EST D R
S URFWATCH D R
Fairway
Oaks Villas
West Beach
Village
PARK
LAKE
DR
NIGHT
HERON
PARK
AY
ROY
BARTH
TENNIS
CENTER
26
1
Night Heron
Cottages
ALLEE OF
OAKS
SU
RF
SO
NG
H20
25
GREENSWARD RD
EN
Tennis Club
DO
LPH
Villas Turtle Cove
IN
Villas
W
FALCON POINT
RD
OW
YELLROAT
TH
LN
Marsh
View
Tower
DR
2
BU
FF
LE
HE
AD
H20
FLYWAY DR
GOVE
RNOR
’S DR
COUGAR
ISLAND
Y BAY L N
VI C T OR
Osprey Beach
Beach
2016 MARATHON WEEKEND
Contact: 843.768.2780 | [email protected]
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8
4pm - 7pm Marathon Expo: EBCC
4pm - 7pm Race shirt, B-tag/Bib pick up: EBCC
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
10am - 8:30pm Marathon Expo: EBCC
10am - 8:30pm Race shirt, B-tag and bib pick up: EBCC
2:30pm - 4pmPre-race Bike Tour: Reservations required, bikes supplied,
see info desk in EBCC
3:30pm - 5pm Pre-race Van Tour: Course Preview Tour
4:30pm - 5:30pm Glow Run Pre-Race Party and Raffle, Sanctuary Beach Access
5pm - 8:30pm Pre-race Celebration Buffet: EBCC, Walk-ups welcome
5:30pm 1-Mile Beach Glow Run: Sanctuary Beach Access,
reservations required, see info desk in EBCC
7:30pm Pre-Race Yoga: Sanctuary Grand Lawn,
reservations required, see info desk in EBCC
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10
5:30am
Off-island shuttle: Begins from off-island parking near Freshfields Village to the race venue, and runs on demand until course closes
5:30am On-island shuttles: Begin with pick-ups at Straw Market cul-de-sac and entrance to Mariners Watch villas near Night Heron Park
6:30am - 7:45am Race shirt, B-tag/Bib pick up: EBCC
6:30am - 9am Pre-registered bike pick-up and bike rentals:
Adult 26” bikes only, Race Venue
6:30am - 12pm Bike Rentals: All sizes, Sanctuary Bike Pavilion
6:30am - 2pm Marathon Expo: EBCC and Finish Line
6:45am - 7:15am Pre-race Warm-up: All runners welcome, complimentary.
Governor’s Hall, EBCC
7:55am - 8:30am Road Closure: Kiawah Island Parkway from Night Heron Park
to Vanderhorst Gate and Governor’s Drive from Vanderhorst Gate
to Flyway Drive
8am RACE START: Sea Forest Drive
8:30am - 12pm Heron Park Nature Center Open: Night Heron Park
9am - 12pm Family Room open: EBCC, unsupervised
9:30am Half Marathon “unofficial” Race Results:
Begin to be posted, Celebration Tent
9:30am - 2:30pm Full and Half Marathon Party:
Celebration Tent, race bib required for food
10am - 2pm Party on the Pool Deck: Grilled sandwiches and Bloody Mary Bar. To go options available. Sanctuary Pool Deck.
11:30am
Half Marathon Awards Ceremony: Celebration Tent
11:45am Marathon Unofficial Race Results:
Begin to be posted, Celebration Tent
1:30pm Full Marathon Awards Ceremony: Celebration Tent
2:30pm Race course closes
7pm Runpix: Race results link available via
Kiawah Island Marathon Facebook & KiawahMarathon.com
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11
8:30am-1pm
Lost and Found, Award Pick-up, Marathon Merchandise:
EBCC (new location for 2016)
8:30am - 3pm Heron Park Nature Center Open: Night Heron Park, 843.768.6001
10am Yoga Recovery: Sanctuary Grand Lawn, reservations required.
KEY: EBCC-East Beach Conference Center
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FULL MARATHON AID STATIONS
With our new race courses, we are excited to
announce our new and expanded race course menu.
Water station miles are approximate:
Mile 2 Water, Gatorade
Mile 4 Water, Gatorade, Oranges, Bananas
Mile 6 Water, Gatorade, Twizzlers
Mile 7.5 Water, Gatorade, Hammer Gels
Mile 9.5 Water, Gatorade, Hammer Gels
Mile 11 Water, Gatorade, Twizzlers
Mile 13 Water, Gatorade, Oranges, Bananas
Mile 14.5 Water, Gatorade, Pretzels
Mile 17 Water, Gatorade, Oranges, Bananas,
Mile 19 Water, Gatorade, Pretzels
Mile 20.5 Water, Gatorade, Blondies, Ginger Ale
Mile 21.5 Water, Gatorade, Oranges, Bananas
Mile 23.5 Water, Gatorade, Jelly Beans, Oranges
Mile 25.5 Water, Gatorade
ATTENTION SPECTATORS
We are excited to announce that with our new race
courses our top spectator viewing points are now
an easy walk from the start and finish line! For more
information, please consult with our course experts
at the Information Table inside East Beach Conference
Center. Please Note: there is no spectator shuttle for
the 2016 race.
UNOFFICIAL
Half Marathon | 13.1 Race Course
The Sanctuary Hotel
Mile Marker
H20 Water Station
N
Spectators
on Pon
North Blue Her
H20
4
South
GOVERNOR’S DR
GOVE
RNOR’
S DR
2
SALT CEDAR LN
3
W
LLO T
YE ROA
TH LN
H20
Marsh
View
Tower
F
BUFFLE
HEAD
DR
SE
West Beach
Village
each
West B
Shipwatch
Villas
H20
10
DR
ST
RD
SURFSCO TER LN
F O REST DR
O
SE A F
RE
Turtle Cove
Villas
GREEN D
AN
R
CE
O
Turtle Point
Villas
N DO
GREE
EAST BEACH
VILLAGE
LP H
IN
H20
BUF
FLEH
EAD
GLEN ABBEY
DR
FLYWAY DR
H20
8
7
ATLANTIC
BEACH CT
Windswept
Villas
5
GOLDEN
EYE DR
RD
Finish
9
Start
S
Mariner’s
Watch Villas
Courtside
enlake
ttages
Parkside
Villas
NATURE
CENTER
A
13
ALLEE OF
OAKS
AY
SU
RF
SO
NG
NIGHT
HERON
PARK
PARK
LAKE
DR
OD
11
Fairway
Oaks Villas
ROY
BARTH
TENNIS
CENTER
1
Night Heron
Cottages
LOW OAK W O
S URFWATCH D R
GREENSWARD RD
H20
W
AY
12
FLYWAY DR
G
RE
EN
Tennis Club
DO
LPH
Villas Turtle Cove
IN
Villas
W
NICKL
AUS LN
East Beach
OVERLOOK
6
SURFSONG RD
Prime spectator biking destination.
Band on site. For more biking
destinations please see info desk.
Vanderhorst Plantation
Seascape
Villas
Osprey Beach
GETTING TO THE START LINE
Off Island Runners: Runners and spectators staying off-island are urged to
arrive at parking fields NO LATER THAN 6:30am TO AVOID MISSING THE 8am
RACE START. Runners will be directed to parking areas near Freshfields Village
and shuttled to the race start via motor coach. Shuttle buses begin at 5:30am.
RACE START
Personal Article Storage: Two tents available for personal articles, one
near the Start Line and one near the Finish Line. Markers and masking tape are
available to label your items. Please note this tent is unsupervised, refrain from
leaving valuables.
On Island Runners:
West Beach Villas: Runners are advised to use the provided shuttle service.
Beginning at 5:30am until race start, shuttles will depart every 15 minutes from
the Straw Market. If you wish to drive your car to the race venue, parking is
available at the soccer fields at Night Heron Park, from which it is a .4 mile
walk to the race start via the bike path.
Race Start: Race start is located on Sea Forest Drive between The Sanctuary
entrance and East Beach Conference Center entrance. Please line up by pace
indicated by flags. RACE STARTS PROMPTLY AT 8AM!
East Beach Villas: Tennis Club, Turtle Point, Turtle Cove, Turtle Beach, Maritime
guests are advised to walk to the race start. If you wish to drive your car to
the race venue, parking is available at the soccer fields at Night Heron Park,
from which it is a .4 mile walk to the race start via the bike path.
Night Heron Park Villas: Night Heron Cottages, Mariners Watch and Windswept guests are advised to walk to the race start or use the provided shuttle
service. Beginning at 5:45am until race start, shuttles will depart every 15
minutes from the 3-way stop on Sea Forest Drive at the entrance to Mariners
Watch Villas.
Vanderhorst gate and beyond: Guests staying past the Vanderhorst Gate may
park in the soccer field at Night Heron Park, from which it is a .4 mile walk to
the race start via the bike path.
Breakfast: Town Center Market (located at the race venue) will be open
the entire weekend. On race morning, breakfast will start at 6am. The Market
also offers a wide variety of grocery items, sandwiches, pizza, beverages and
wireless internet.
Pacers: There will be 13 different pace groups for the 2016 races. Nine
pacers will lead the full marathon with finish goals ranging from 3:25 to 5:00
hours. Four pacers will lead the half marathon with finish goals ranging from
1:45 to 2:45 hours. Beginning at 7:30am, pacers will be lining up at the starting
line holding their pace sign. Even if you are not running with a pacer, we ask
that everyone line up accordingly.
RACE COURSE INFORMATION
Aid Stations: Water, Gatorade, oranges, bananas, etc. and port-o-lets will be
located approximately every two miles, as well as at the start and finish lines.
At each Aid Station, volunteers will hand out water first and Gatorade second.
Volunteers distributing Gatorade will be wearing yellow jerseys.
Course: The course will be marked with signs, arrows, cones and race
monitors. Digital clocks will be placed at key mile markers for split times.
Drop Zones: Immediately following each water station is a ‘Drop Zone’.
We ask that all cups, fruit peels, Gu packets, clothing, etc. be deposited only
in these areas. For those runners who are planning to shed clothing, we
encourage labeling articles with your bib number. Sharpies are available at the
information desk in EBCC and in the article storage tents. Bib numbers may
help us reunite runners with their lost items. To claim articles that are lost or
left on the course, please visit the EBCC on Sunday morning between 8:30am
and 1pm.
Medical: Medical personnel from Trident Sports Medicine, Charleston
County and Roper St. Francis will be available at the finish line medical tent
and on the course to assist any runner in case of an emergency.
POST-RACE INFORMATION
Results: Half Marathon and Full Marathon results will be posted at the Finish
Line Celebration Tent. Results will also be posted on KiawahMarathon.com &
rmssports.com. Race results will be entered into the Runpix system to provide
innovative post-race statistics.This link will be available on KiawahMarathon.com,
as well as on our Kiawah Island Marathon Facebook page beginning the evening
of December 10th.
Finish Line Celebration: There will be a fantastic Finish Line Celebration
featuring a carb re-load buffet, beer and live entertainment. The complimentary
buffet is available to bibbed runners only - please keep bib visible.
Wrist bands for beer can be purchased ($10) for non-runners at the Info table
adjacent to the beer trailer. Our beer selection includes Palmetto Amber Ale,
Michelob Ultra and Angry Orchard.
Award Ceremonies: Inside the Finish Line Celebration tent, friends and
family members are welcome to join runners at 11:30am for the Half Marathon
awards ceremony and 1:30pm for the Full Marathon awards ceremony.
Lost & Found: For articles lost in and around the race venue, please check
at the information/t-shirt pick-up desk in the lobby of the EBCC. To claim
articles that are lost or left on the course, visit EBCC Sunday at 8:30am - 1pm.
Call 843.768.6001 for information. Unclaimed items will be donated.
2016 MARATHON WEEKEND
Contact: 843.768.2780 | [email protected]
HALF MARATHON AID STATIONS
With our new race courses, we are excited to announce our new and
expanded race course menu. Water station miles are approximate:
Mile 2 Water, Gatorade
Mile 4 Water, Gatorade, Oranges, Bananas
Mile 6.5 Water, Gatorade, Oranges, Bananas
Mile 8.5 Water, Gatorade, Oranges, Bananas
Mile 10.5 Water, Gatorade, Jelly Beans, Oranges
Mile 12 Water, Gatorade
Special Thanks To:
Kiawah Island Community Association
Town of Kiawah Island
Charleston County Sheriff’s Office
Charleston County Emergency
Medical Service
Charleston County Radio
Communication
St. John’s Fire and Rescue
Roper St. Francis
Trident Sports Medicine
Kiawah CERT Team