Running Calendar

January

Jan. 17: 13th Laura Griffin Memorial Run and Walk. 5K. 8 a.m. College of Charleston. Deb Miller, 953-8248 or millerd@cofc.edu. www.cofc.edu/LauraGriffinrun.

JAN. 24: Inaugural Dream Walk & Run. 5K. 10 a.m. Lincoln High School, McClellanville. Judy Gilman, 887-3944.

Jan. 31: 26th Charlie Post Classic. 15K run, 5K run and walk. 8:30 a.m. Sullivan's Island. Jana Glover, 571-1211 or jana@charlestonbicyclecompany.com. www.charlestonrunningclub.com.

February

Feb. 7: Seventh Save the Light Half Marathon and 5K. 8:30 a.m. Folly Beach. www.actioncarolina.com.

Feb. 7: Fourth Winter Challenge Off-Road Triathlon. 10:30 a.m. Springfield (near Orangeburg) 7-mile trail run, 10-mile bike, 6-mile kayak. Chris Williams, 803-823-2044 or chris@winterchallenge.com. www.winterchallenge.com.

Feb. 7: Seventh Hilton Head Island Half Marathon, 10K and 5K. 8 a.m. Hilton Head Island. www.bearfootsports.com.

Feb. 12-15: 12th Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon. Also, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and bicycle ride. (Marathon and half-marathon are sold out). Myrtle Beach. www.mbmarathon.com.

Feb. 21: Sixth Master of Environmental Studies Student Association 8K for H2O. 9 a.m. Folly Beach. Sarah Mooney at sugarmooni@hotmail.com or 410-703-4916.

March

March 7: 32nd Carolina First Reedy River Run presented by The Greenville News. 10K run, 5K run and walk, kids fun runs. 10K at 9 a.m., 5K at 9:20 a.m. Greenville. Sam Inman, 864-905-1984 or saminman@nationalbanksc.com. www.GreenvilleTrackClub.com.

March 7: Sea Island Rotary Club Hunting Island Adventure Biathlon. 1:30 p.m. Hunting Island State Park. www.theextramileinc.com.

March 14: 31st Flowertown Festival Run. 10K run, 5K run and walk. 5K at 7:45 a.m., 10K at 8 a.m. Downtown Summerville. Liz Graham, 871-9622, ext. 124, or liz.graham@knology.net. www.summervilleymca.org.

March 14: 14th Shamrock Run. 9 a.m. Hilton Head Island. 5K. www.bearfootsports.com.

March 14: Parris Island Triathlon. 9 a.m. Parris Island. 500-meter swim, 13-mile bike, 5K run. www.setupevents.com.

March 21: 11th Daniel Island 5K. 9 a.m. Bishop England High School. Tony Colizzi at tcolizzi@behs.com or 849-9599. www.besports.net.

March 21: Third Race Judicata. 5K. 8 a.m. Hampton Park, Charleston. Dylan Rankin at 704-577-9279.

March 21: Palmetto Swamp Fox Adventure Race. 7 a.m. Francis Marion National Forest, Awendaw. Includes 12-15 miles of kayaking, 19-25 miles of mountain biking and 15-20 miles of trekking. www.kandoadventures.com.

March 29: Third ING Georgia Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K. www.inggeorgiamarathon.com.

April

April 4: 32nd Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk. 8 a.m. Mount Pleasant. 10K run and walk, kids runs. www.bridgerun.com.

April 4: Coogamooga Challenge. Springfield (near Orangeburg). 7-mile trail run, 10-mile bike, 6-mile kayak, then repeat all three event. Chris Williams, 803-823-2044 or chris@winterchallenge.com. www.winterchallenge.com.

April 5: After the Bridge Run bicycle rides. 100-Mile Century at 8 a.m. 67-mile Metric Century and 30-mile ride at 8:30 a.m. www.coastalcyclists.org.

April 5: Santee State Park Triathlon. 10 a.m. Santee. Two adventure trips, including a 7-mile trail run, 6-mile kayak and 10-mile mountain bike and a 3-mile trail run, 3-mile kayak and 7-mile mountain bike. www.winterchallenge.com.

April 11: RiverDogs Run Forrest Run 5K run and walk. 5 p.m. Charleston. 577-DOGS, www.riverdogs.com.

April 16: Fourth iFive:K. 6:30 p.m. Charleston Maritime Center, Charleston. Nell Hinchey at 579-7659. www.ifivek.com.

April 19 (tentative): East Cooper Coastal Triathlon. 0.6-mile ocean swim, 16-mile bike, 5-mile run. 7:30 a.m. Staged at the Isle of Palms. Paul King, 881-8872. www.charlestontriathlonclub.com.

April 20: 112th Boston Marathon. www.bostonmarathon.org.

April 25: Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative 32nd Rice Run and Walk. 5K. 8 a.m. Walterboro. 549-1079 or www.ricefestival.org.

May

May 2: Hell Hole Swamp Festival 34th Gator Run. 8:30 a.m. 10K. Jamestown. Mike Lake, Mike ALake@aol.com.

May 30: Lowcountry Splash. 2.4-mile harbor swim. 8 a.m. Mount Pleasant. Greg Banks at 884-7880 or GBanks@rcctherapy.com. www.lowcountrysplash.com.

May 30: Ninth ALS HOPE Race. 5K run, walk on the beach. 7 p.m. Isle of Palms. www.alshoperace.com.

June

JUne 13: 18th Floppin' Flounder 5K Run and Walk. 8 a.m. Sullivan's Island Fire Department, 883-9944.

June 21: 18th Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, race No. 1. 0.3-mile swim, 13-mile bike, 5K run. 7:15 a.m. James Island County Park. Paul King, 881-8872. www.charlestontriathlonclub.com.

July

July 4: 40th Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race. 10K (Register the third week of March). Atlanta. www.atlantatrackclub.org.

July 4: 23rd Firecracker 5000. 5K run, walk. 8 a.m. Hilton Head Island. www.bearfootsports.com.

July 11: Tri the Pee Dee. 7:30 a.m. Emerald Lake, Florence. 700-meter lake swim, 25K bike, 5K run. www.setupevents.com.

July 12: 18th Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, race No. 2. 0.3-mile swim, 13-mile bike, 5K run. 7:15 a.m. James Island County Park. Paul King, 881-8872. www.charlestontriathlonclub.com.

July 18: Isle of Palms Beach Run. 8 a.m. IOP beach. Trish Perrine at 886-8294.

August

Aug. 2: 18th Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, No. 3. 0.3-mile swim, 13-mile bike, 5K run. 7:15 a.m. James Island County Park. Paul King, 881-8872. www.charlestontriathlonclub.com.

Aug. 16: 18th Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, No. 4. 0.3-mile swim, 13-mile bike, 5K run. 7:15 a.m. James Island County Park. Paul King, 881-8872. www.charlestontriathlonclub.com.

Aug. 29: 10th Race for the ARK. 5K run and 1-mile walk. 7:45 a.m. St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 206 Central Ave., Summerville. www.angelfire.com/sc2/racefortheark.

September

Sept. 26: Fifth Waves and Wishes 5K run and walk. Edwin S. Taylor Fishing Pier, Folly Beach. www.wavesandwishes.org.

Sept. 26: Sixth Carolina Children's Charity Run and Walk. 8K run and 2-mile run/walk. 8 a.m. Hanahan Rec Center. Sonja Beale at 554-6222. 509-9747. www.carolinachildren.org.

October

Oct. 3: 17th Isle of Palms Connector Run and Walk for the Child. 10K run, 5K run and walk. 8 a.m. www.iopconnectorrun.com.

Oct. 4: South Carolina Half (half-Ironman distance). 7:30 a.m. Lake Greenwood State Park, Ninety-Six. 1.2-mile lake swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run. www.setupevents.com.

Oct. 11: Bank of America Chicago Marathon. www.chicagomarathon.com.

Oct. 17: 16th annual Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure — Charleston. 5K run and walk. 8 a.m. 556-3343 or www.komenlowcountry.org.

Oct 25: Second Jerry Zucker Ride for Hope. Francis Marion National Forest. Metric century and half-century rides. www.charlestonrideforhope.com.

Oct. 25: Fifth Barrier Island ECOthon. 5-mile paddle, 10-mile run/trek, a total of a 0.6 mile of swimming and a 20-mile bike ride. Starts at George Garris Boat Landing, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in Awendaw. Brett Carlson at 530-0843 or ecothon@gmail.com.

Oct. 25: 34th Marine Corps Marathon. (Online registration begins April 1; event reaches cap quickly.) Washington, D.C. www.marinemarathon.com.

November

Nov. 1: 39th ING New York City Marathon. (Registration begins in the spring; event reaches cap quickly.) www.nycmarathon.org.

Nov. 14: Old Village Harbor Run. Old Village Harbor Run. 5K run and walk. Mount Pleasant. John Cribb at 884-2528. www.townofmountpleasant.com.

Nov. 14: 25th Run for Thanks. 8K. Pinopolis. Bill Greene, 899-2275.

Nov. 26: 32nd Knights of Columbus Turkey Day Run. 5K. www.turkeydayrun.com.

December

Dec. 5: 19th Reindeer Run. 5K run, walk. 9 a.m. Charleston. Paul Carroll at 919-616-1807. www.ReindeerRun.org.

Dec. 5 : Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run. 5K, 10K. Fleet Feet Savannah at 912-355-3527 www.savannahriverbridgerun.com.

Dec. 12: 32nd Kiawah Island Marathon and Half Marathon. (Registration likely will open in early August; half-marathon fills up quickly.) 8 a.m. www.kiawahresort.com/recreation/marathon.

Calendar compiled by David Quick. For additions, deletions and permission to create a Web link to it, contact him at 937-5516.