Jan 16, 2010 - North Charleston, SC

The Charleston Marathon is proud to present the first annual Riverfront Race Festival (www.riverfrontracefestival.com), on January 16th 2010, featuring half marathon, 10K and 5K road races. The event will benefit the R. Keith and Deborah C. Summey Youth Endowment for the Arts (www.YEAendowment.org ) and is the first step towards the production of a full marathon in the Charleston area in 2011.

The race courses are flat and scenic, winding through the historic Charleston Naval Shipyard, now the Navy Yard at Noisette, and the revitalized downtown North Charleston and Park Circle Areas. Performance groups from the area and our schools will dot the length of the course along with water and first-aid stations.

Festivities include a running and fitness expo, pre-race pasta dinner and a post-race celebration at Riverfront Park. We hope to establish the Guinness World Record for serving the most shrimp and grits at the finish line. Capping off the weekend activities, will be a 30 and 62 mile bike ride on Sunday, January 17th, organized by Charleston Moves.

Schedule of events

Friday, January 15th

12:00pm -8:00pm - Packet Pickup and Running and Fitness Expo at 10 Storehouse Row on the Navy Yard at Noisette.

5pm - 8pm - Pre-Race Pasta Dinner

Saturday, January 16th

8:10am - National Anthem sung by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Spiritual Ensemble

8:15am - Wheelchair division

8:30am - Half Marathon

8:30am - 10K

8:45am - 5K

9:00am - Family Walk

11:30am - Kids Half Marathon final 1.1 miles

Sunday January 17th

7:00 AM - 62- and 30-mile bicycle ride presented by CharlestonMoves.org

One T-shirt is included per person registered for an event, additional T-shirts are $15.

All finishers of the half marathon will receive a finisher's medal.

Awards will be presented to the top three overall finishers male and female, the top masters male and female, the top grand masters male and female, and the top three finishers male and female in the following age categories:

Half marathon 19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and over

10K and 5K 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and over

http://www.riverfrontracefestival.com

Sorry, but the online registration is no longer available for this event.

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