Surfside Beach Marathon in Surfside Beach, Horry County, United States | Running

Welcome to Surfside Beach Marathon: the only Marathon and Half Marathon in the US run entirely on a beach!

Scenic Surfside Beach Marathon starts as the sun rises over the water and follows the public beach to San Luis pass, then returns. The entire course is on the firm, smooth sand of the beach. Much of the beach is pristine and undeveloped. The race begins and ends at the Stahlman Park pavilion, on the beach. Start time for both marathon and half is 8AM. Non-competitive division for walkers at 6:45

What is it like to run on our sand? Surfside Beach is extremely flat, with little camber, and the sand is firm. Typically, you will leave prints about 1/2 inch deep as you run. Most runners have times about :30 per mile slower on the sand. Only a few have ever broken 3:00 hours in the Surfside Beach Marathon on our course!