Hilton Head Half & Quarter Marathon & 5K

🏃‍♂️ The Alliance Roofing Hilton Head Half & Quarter Marathon

Benefiting: The Sandbox Children's Museum

Produced by: The Hilton Head Running Company

🌅 Experience Beautiful Hilton Head Island

We look forward to producing another awesome running experience on Hilton Head Island. We've got 3 race distances to choose from:

• Half Marathon: 13.1mi
• Quarter Marathon: 6.55mi
• 5K: 3.1mi

We’ve got a course that showcases Hilton Head's beauty, we’ve got the bling-bling, and mother nature is bringing the perfect running weather in November. After you have a running good time, you can hang out in the Park with plenty of snacks and a cold beer (first one is on us!) It’ll all be waiting for you here at the Hilton Head Half & Quarter Marathon & 5K.

🗺️ Race Course

Starting and finishing at the new LowCountry Celebration Park - the race course takes you through the S Forest Beach and N Forest Beach neighborhoods - utilizing the leisure paths and hidden roads. Its flat, fast, and abundantly scenic! This is a "locals" course - taking you along the paths that we run regularly because it's just awesome! NOTE: This is NOT a closed course. Runners are required to follow all pedestrian traffic laws. There will be Sheriff's Deputies at high traffic intersections to ensure safety.

🏝️ Run Hilton Head

Come run on Hilton Head Island! Read what others are raving about this special destination:

• 2021 Travel & Leisure's: #1 Island in the Continental U.S.
• 2021 Conde Nast Traveler: No.1 Island in the U.S.
• Trip Advisor: 2021 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awards
• Travel + Leisure: The Top 15 Resort Hotels in the South

🏅 What Makes Running the Hilton Head Half Marathon Special

• Race Course: Starting and finishing at the new Celebration park - the race course takes you through the S Forest Beach and N Forest Beach neighborhoods - utilizing the leisure paths and hidden roads. NOTE: This is NOT a closed course. Runners are required to follow all pedestrian traffic laws.
• Bling-Bling: Beautiful custom t-shirts, custom finisher medals for participants, and custom unique awards for the winners of the categories.
• Giving Back: This event benefits the Hilton Head Sandbox Children's Museum - an awesome local non-profit that provides ALL children the opportunity to Learn to Play and Play to Learn.
• Fun: Hilton Head Half Marathon race organizers realize enjoyment is often on equal footing with performance, so expect to have a good time all around.

🌡️ Temperature

The historic average temperature for November (race day) is:

• Low temp: ~ 53
• High temp: ~ 72
• Daily avg: for November ~ 63
• Rain: Hilton Head averages only 5 days of rain in the month of November :) Expect a cool, dry and sunny race day!

📝 Registration

• Registration is online only - cut-off for registration is Saturday (November 2) at 5pm.
• There is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.

Pre-Race

• Participants may pick up their packets at the race site before the race.
• Please bring your confirmation email (hardcopy or smartphone) to Pick Up. You may pick up for more than one person - actually, this is recommended and appreciated.
• You may purchase additional race T-shirts at packet-pickup.

Race

• Please be ready to run/walk at race start time.

Post Race & Results

• Results / Awards ceremony will begin ~ 8:30 (5k) ~ 9:15 (Quarter) ~ 10:15a (Half)
• Preliminary results emailed to you within 20sec of completion of your race - with a link to LIVE results.
• Live Results will be posted until the completion of the Half Marathon.
• Final results will be emailed to you directly shortly after the completion of the entire event.

📅 Schedule of Events

Saturday - November 2

Location: Hilton Head Running Company (MAP)

• 2p | Packet Pickup Opens
• 5p | Packet Pickup Closes
• 5p | Registration closes

NOTE: There is NO race day registration.

Sunday - November 3

Location: LowCountry Celebration Park - Hilton Head Island (MAP)

• 6:30a | Packet Pickup
• 7:00a | Race Announcements & Warm Up
• 7:30a | Race Start (Half & Quarter & 5K)
• 8:30a | Awards 5K
• 8:45a | Stretch/Yoga
• 9:15a | Awards Quarter Marathon
• 10:00a | Stretch/Yoga
• 10:15a | Awards Half Marathon
• 11a | Race End (3:30hr cut off)

📋 Registration Info

Each registration includes:

• Custom race T-shirt
• Custom finisher race medals
• Custom Overall and Age Group Awards (you got a shot at it!)
• Water on course
• Energy gels on course (mile 6.55 & 10)
• Post race complimentary food & drink
• Post race beer - first one is on us :) then cash bar thereafter - partnering with LowCountry Taps

📜 Rules to Registration

• The Hilton Head Half Marathon is open to ALL runners and walkers.
• There is a 3:30 hour cut off for the Half & Quarter Marathon.
• No strollers please.
• Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• No race-day registration.

🏨 Lodging

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