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Myrtle Beach Marathon

The Myrtle Beach Marathon is a marathon which takes place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It is held annually on the first Saturday in March. 5,500 to 7,500 individuals participate in the race annually. It is the largest marathon in South Carolina and was named one of the 'Top Ten Winter Marathons' by USA Today.[1]

Myrtle Beach Marathon
LocationMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon Half Marathon Marathon Relay 5k Kids' Mile
Established1998
Course recordsMen: 2:26:24 (2012)
Stuart Moran
Women: 2:40:11 (2011)
Kathleen Castles (overall winner)
Official sitembmarathon.com

The marathon course, which the half marathon follows for the first 12.1 miles, has a maximum elevation of 19.98 ft and a total ascent of 110.02 ft. The Myrtle Beach Marathon was ranked is the 8th most likely marathon to qualify for the Boston Marathon with 16.1% of the marathon field earning their ticket to Boston in 2016.[2]

The race was moved from Washington's Birthday to March in 2016, and in 2017 became part of Raleigh, North Carolina–based Capstone Events, which owns events such as the Bay to Breakers event. The 2021 marathon was moved to May and became the first marathon in the state after the pandemic. The 24th Myrtle Beach Marathon will take place on March 5, 2022.

List of winners of the Myrtle Beach Marathon[3][4]

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Men's

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Year Winner Country Time Notes
1998 Rob Wilder   United States 2:30:30 Inaugural All Star Cafe Marathon[5]
1999 Javier Jimenez (MEX)   Mexico 2:29:47
2000 Peter Cotland   United States 2:28:46
2001 Michael Colaicovo   United States 2:34:26
2002 Peter Cotland   United States 2:34:22 Second Victory
2003 Scott Colford   United States 2:39:52
2004 Scott Colford   United States 2:40:11 Second Victory
2005 Robert Marchinko   United States 2:31:20
2006 David Kawa   United States 2:32:48
2007 Scott Mullins   United States 2:30:09
2008 Garick Hill   United States 2:28:33
2009 Cameron Bell   United States 2:34:12
2011 Billy Shue   United States 2:43:47 Not race winner.
2012 Stuart Moran   United States 2:26:24 Course Record
2013 Dean Thompson   United States 2:39:14
2014 Tom Clifford   United States 2:30:06
2015 Steve Sinko   United States 2:40:12
2016 Bradley Reach   United States 2:39:51
2017 Pedro Meraz   United States 2:45:30 First race under Capstone Races.
2018 Eddie Posey   United States 2:43:16 [6]
2019 Glenn Burkhardt   United States 2:42:41 [7]
2020 Matthew Leonard   United States 2:36:15 [8]
2021 Ken Rideout   United States 2:30:58 Moved to May because of Pandemic. Masters Division (49 years 364 days) [9]
2022 Matthew Leonard   United States 2:40:18 [10]
2023 Danny Horgan   United States 2:38:26 [11]

Women's

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Year Winner Country Time Notes
1998 Patty Loggins   United States 3:01:59
1999 Mary Chute   United States 2:55:42
2000 Patty Shepard   United States 3:00:26
2001 Heather Kempinger   United States 2:55:34
2002 Wendi Ray   United States 2:47:59
2003 Sherry Thompson   United States 2:57:30
2004 Christine Rockey   United States 3:04:35
2005 Luanne Coulter   United States 2:52:03
2006 Luanne Coulter   United States 2:55:51 Second Victory
2007 Tracy Stewart   United States 2:55:50
2008 Gayle White   United States 2:49:04
2009 Elizabeth Whiting   United States 2:56:19
2011 Kathleen Castles   United States 2:40:11 Course Record; Overall winner
2012 Jennifer Adams   United States 2:53:07
2013 Regina Horak   United States 2:54:20
2014 Christine Shaw   United States 2:58:38
2015 Allison Pastorek   United States 2:59:21
2016 Lauren Liuzzo   United States 3:02:58
2017 Erin Miller   United States 2:58:33
2018 Jen Helmer   United States 3:09:27
2019 Erin Miller   United States 3:03:53 Second win.
2020 Heather Zealand   United States 2:57:44
2021 Kelli Proctor   United States 2:52:45 Moved to May because of pandemic. Masters division (age 43).
2022 Megan Hepp Hovis   United States 2:56:29
2023 Christa Collins   United States 2:58:40

No race in 2010 (ice)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "10 great places to warm up with a winter marathon". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Boston Marathon Qualifying Races - Most Likely and Largest Qualifiers". Marathon Guide.
  3. ^ "Myrtle Beach Marathon - Past Results".
  4. ^ "Myrtle Beach Marathon - 2017 Results".
  5. ^ "Myrtle Beach Marathon".
  6. ^ "Myrtle Beach Marathon 2018 Results".
  7. ^ "Myrtle Beach Marathon 2019 Results".
  8. ^ "2020 Dashboard".
  9. ^ "Results".
  10. ^ "Myrtle Beach Marathon 2022 Results".
  11. ^ "Myrtle Beach Marathon 2023 Results".
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