Myrtle Beach Marathon Explained

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]

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]}

Men's

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

Women's

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

No race in 2010 (ice)

See also

• List of marathon races in North America

External links

• Official website
• Marathon Information

Notes and References

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