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South Carolina > Save the Light Half Marathon & 5K
Run/Walk
Charleston,
SC
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Date
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Event
Details
Run along the city streets of Folly Beach, South Carolina, just outside
the historic tourist destination city of Charleston, the Save The Light
Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk takes about 200 runners and walkers
each year along a seaside tour of gorgeous beach homes, oceanfront
vistas and more. The out-and-back course of the race starts and ends on
Arctic Avenue near the Folly Beach Pier, offering views of the Atlantic
Ocean for much of the race and run entirely along paved city streets.
The race is run to benefit Save The Light Inc., a nonprofit
organization that is raising money to restore and prevent the Morris
Island Lighthouse (located near Charleston & Folly Beach, S.C.)
from being lost to the sea. Now surrounded by water on all sides thanks
to erosion, the lighthouse now is finally receiving restoration and
preservation work after the years-long fundraising effort. The race
will help to keep those preservation efforts going and rescue one of
South Carolina's maritime heritage landmarks.
Though the Save the Light event would have celebrated its fifth annual
running in 2007, the event was cancelled by the
organizer for that year. It has since been revived and will celebrate
its
seventh annual running in February 2010.
Race
Weather & Climate
February typically brings cool, mild weather to the Charleston area,
with temperatures that range between 45°F and 60°F.
Precipitation during the month is among the city's lowest of the year,
with an average of just over 2.6 inches of rainfall each February.
Fees
$30 for the half marathon, if registered by January 31, 2010
$40 between February 1 - 6
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of Charleston's
Save The Light Half Marathon or 5K, register
online at Active.com.
Website
www.actcarolina.com
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