The 13th annual Under the Oaks Half Marathon is set to take runners on an out-and-back loop tour of Jekyll Island, one of the most beautiful and historic of Georgia’s “Golden Isles,” which played a role in the creation of the U.S. federal reserve system back in the early 20th century. Known perhaps best today for its historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel, whose moss-draped oak trees tower over the grassy lawns inside the Jekyll Island Historic District, the island played host to a meeting in 1910 of Senator Nelson Aldrich and the assistant secretary of the Treasury A. Piatt Andrew, as well as five of the nation’s leading bankers. From that came the legislation that created the banking system we know today as the Federal Reserve. But the island is known to most people for much more than that now, as much of it is protected as a state park — by law, 65 percent of the land on the island must be set aside and left in as natural a state as possible, with plenty of parks for the people of Georgia to enjoy.
Under the Oaks Half Marathon 10K & 5K
October 12, 2024
Jekyll Island
Road
Ready to sign up?
100-500
Fast & Flat
Park Run
High: 79°
/ Low: 64°
Runners will start the Under the Oaks Challenge races around the middle of the island, at Great Dunes Park on Beachview Drive. From there, the race makes a counter-clockwise loop around the island, all the way north to DuBignon Creek and then south along Riverview Drive back down to the southern end of the island, past the Indian Mound Golf Club to Jekyll Island Road. After they’ve made the turn, runners will then finish out their last couple of miles of the race along these loop roads before heading back to Great Dunes Park for the race finish.
Overview
The 13th annual Under the Oaks Half Marathon is set to take runners on an out-and-back loop tour of Jekyll Island, one of the most beautiful and historic of Georgia’s “Golden Isles,” which played a role in the creation of the U.S. federal reserve system back in the early 20th century. Known perhaps best today for its historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel, whose moss-draped oak trees tower over the grassy lawns inside the Jekyll Island Historic District, the island played host to a meeting in 1910 of Senator Nelson Aldrich and the assistant secretary of the Treasury A. Piatt Andrew, as well as five of the nation’s leading bankers. From that came the legislation that created the banking system we know today as the Federal Reserve. But the island is known to most people for much more than that now, as much of it is protected as a state park — by law, 65 percent of the land on the island must be set aside and left in as natural a state as possible, with plenty of parks for the people of Georgia to enjoy.
Course Description
Runners will start the Under the Oaks Challenge races around the middle of the island, at Great Dunes Park on Beachview Drive. From there, the race makes a counter-clockwise loop around the island, all the way north to DuBignon Creek and then south along Riverview Drive back down to the southern end of the island, past the Indian Mound Golf Club to Jekyll Island Road. After they’ve made the turn, runners will then finish out their last couple of miles of the race along these loop roads before heading back to Great Dunes Park for the race finish.
