Battleship Half Marathon
Myrtle Beach, SC -The Battleship North Carolina Half Marathon is a beautiful and challenging half marathon that starts and finishes at the Battleship North Carolina across the river from downtown Wilmington, NC.
The 10th annual Carolina Sports Medicine Battleship North Carolina Half Marathon (and 5K) is a beautiful and challenging USATF certified (NC-05061-PH) half marathon that starts and finishes at the Battleship North Carolina across the river from downtown Wilmington, NC. The course crosses two bridges over the Cape Fear River, goes through historic downtown Wilmington, tours beautiful Greenfield Lake, and returns to the Battleship via the Memorial Bridge. Entries will be limited to 1,300 runners this year. The course is challenging but produced two State Records in 2001. Cathy Wides of Durham, NC beat her own state record (F 50-54) with a 1:30:36. The late Lee Cooper of Swansboro, NC set the State Record (M 70-74) with a 1:46:10. Hoorah! IN 2007 two more State Records were set. One in the male 14-15 age group and one in the male 65-69 age group. Open, Masters, and Grand Masters M/F Half Marathon winners receive Asics running shoes courtesy of Omega Sports. There is an Active Duty and Retired Military Awards category in the Half Marathon. In the 5K Open, Masters, and Grand Masters M/F winners receive New Balance runking shoes courtesy of New Balance of Wilmington. All runners in both races receive a free ticket to tour the Battleship.
Cathy Wides of Durham, NC beat the record that she set here in 2001 and set a new Half Marathon State Record for the 50-54 age group with a 1:30:36. Lee Cooper of Swansboro, NC, also set a State Record for the 70-74 age group by running a 1:46:09.
Overall M/F winners receive a night for two including dinner at the Hilton Downtown Riverside. Masters and Grand Masters M/F winners in the Half Marathon receive Saucony running shoes courtesy of Omega Sports. Middle of the Pack M/F finishers LOCAL RUNNERS only in the half marathon (and 5K) receive one-year memberships to Golds Gym of the Carolinas There is a M/F Active Duty awards category and a M/F Retired Military awards category in the Half Marathon only. Age group awards are 3-deep in 5-year intervals through 70 years of age.
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