Runners have a fast and flat course for the half (as well as for the full and the 5K race). From the starting line at the intersection of Grissom Parkway and 21st Avenue North, the course takes runners along paved streets through this coastal city, starting off with stretches along Grissom Parkway and Joe White Avenue, followed by a roughly three-and-half-mile-long stretch along South Kings Highway.
Next, the course heads west toward the Market Common, the shopping and entertainment district that lies just west of the Myrtle Beach Jetport.
Runners follow Hackler Street, Howard Avenue and Nevers Street through the Market Common, and then turn onto the Farrow Parkway along its western edge, for a stretch that will bring them south down to Ocean Boulevard, which begins perhaps the most scenic portion of the race, the miles-long stretch along the Myrtle Beach oceanfront.
Along this stretch of the course, runners and walkers are taken through some of Myrtle Beach’s most notable tourist attractions, including the Family Kingdom Amusement Park, as the miles of hotels tower over the beachfront and look out onto the waters of the Atlantic.
The course for the half marathon closes at 11:00 AM, so runners will have 4 hours to complete the race. Following the race, the event organizers host a post-race party for all participants at the House of Blues.
