Event Information!
2/18/2012
This is the 2nd Annual Eagle Endurance Almost 9 Miler Trail Run. The run starts at Buck Hall Recreation Area (at the end of Buck Hall Landing Road, McClellanville, SC).
Participants will run to Rosa Green Road (AKA 25 mile road), turn around in the parking lot at the "canoe put-in" then run back.
This event will utilize a "head-start" start. Runners will be given a head start based on their age/gender the day of the event. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers and only the top three finishers. Please listen to the announcements the day of the race so you don't miss your starting time.
If you are a parent and you have a child that is running the race, you are encouraged to start with them. You will not be eligible for a prize if you finish in the top five unless you are grouped together based on age.
The portion of the Palmetto Trail that we will be running on is The Awendaw Passage. This is the coastal terminus of the Palmetto Trail, ending at the intracoastal waterway, the "sea" part of the Mountain-to-the Sea Trail. This is also where you'll see palmetto trees along the trail. The trail follows Awendaw Creek through a maritime forest and offers sweeping vistas of the salt marsh. The trailhead at Buck Hall National Recreation Area provides parking and bathroom facilities for trail users. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to The Palmetto Conservation Foundation for trail maintenance.
9/8/2012
The 3rd Annual Francis Marion Dirt Dash Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk is PROUD to announce the addition of a 12k (7.5 mile) run!
This event will take place in the Francis Marion National Forest. Participants will gather at the Sewee Visitors Center prior to entering the forest. Once in the forest, participants will be corralled based on the event that they are participating in. Half Marathon participants will start at 7:00AM followed by the 12k and 5k Run/Walk participants.
Get there early and Catch the little bus from the Sewee Visitors Center. The bus will drop you off across Highway 17 at I'on Swamp Road which is about .75 miles from the Sewee Visitors Center. Then catch the electric shuttle (courtesy of Lightning Bugz LSV) down I'on Swamp road to the Start/Finish line. Porta-lets are available nearby.
A portion of the proceeds from the Half Marathon help support the Mount Pleasant Fire Department's Wildland Firefighting Program. A portion of the proceeds from the 5k event will go towards finding a cure for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.
Afterwards, please join me at Awendaw Green for the awards ceremony and great live, local music! Festivities will kick off at 9AM.
Awendaw Green (4879 Highway 17 North, Awendaw, SC 29429) is located next to the Sewee Outpost.
River Otter 10k Trail Relay
10/6/2012
Eagle Endurance, LLC is proud to announce the 2nd annual River Otter 10k Trail Relay! This event will be held on the Awendaw Passage leg of the Palmetto Trail in Awendaw, SC. This event will start at the canoe and kayak launch at the end of Rosa Green Road. Participants will run 3.1(ish) miles, complete a task (to prove you were there) and run back to the start, tag your teammate. Your teammate will then run the same route and complete a task as well! If you don't complete the task, you are disqualified! The task will be explained prior to the start of the event and will be very easy!
Additional notes...this is a FUN event! This event will NOT be timed. First male, female and co-ed teams to finish the event will receive an award...and bragging rights for 12 months! A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to help feed the South Carolina Aquarium River Otters!
Eagle Endurance Last Chance 50k
Trail Run and Relay
December 15, 2012
This event starts an finishes at the Witherbee Ranger Station, located in Cordesville, SC. We will run an out and back course from this location to ensure the safety of the participants and to provide medical coverage. I will have three aid stations along the route. The first will be located at the start and finish line, the second at mile 7.5 (23 mile marker on the return) and at 15.56. Each station will be manned with volunteers an have 1 ambulance and a portable toilet. I will also have water, gels, hammer heed and fruit at each location.
The aid stations are also the switch point for the relay participants. Each runner will be required to complete 7.5 miles! Just you and Mother Nature!
The trail that we will run on is a portion of the Swamp Fox Passage, a leg of the Palmetto Trail. It is very well maintained and is mostly a (wide) single track trail.