Run Oak Island Routes
Covering the routes a little more thoroughly for our runners. Click here for a large map. Important notes that apply to all races: - Most of the courses are open (meaning shared with cars). While we have over 100 volunteers and officers assisting you and slowing...
Run Oak Island Pre Race Instructions
Run Oak Island is less than a week away, are you excited? We're including all the information for you to have an AMAZING race weekend with us so please be sure to read through this email carefully and be an informed athlete plus share it with your friends as it...
Today is a gift!
I hate to admit it but going into Christmas and the New Year my attitude has been less than stellar. There were things I had not accomplished in 2017 that I had wanted to and I spent the month of December in a mad rush to complete "18 things before 2018" and the last...
Run Ocean Isle Beach 2017 Route Instructions
This post is to help you with a step by step walk through of our certified Half Marathon and 5K routes for Run Ocean Isle Beach. We have pacers, bike leads, police, coning, hundreds of signs and arrows as well as almost 100 volunteers throughout the course to help...
Run Ocean Isle Beach Important Pre-Race Information
Thank you so much for joining us at the 4th Annual Run Ocean Isle Beach certified road race! It's just 8 days away and as we get ready for Saturday 10/7, we're covering a lot of the frequently asked questions regarding travel, parking, expo/packet pickup, race day...
Going Coastal
Ever think of "Going Coastal"? Do you love our events and want to earn free race entries and great swag? We are currently looking for positive and energetic runners/walkers to join Team CRP for 2018. The Benefits: *Free Race Entry *Extra Cool Swag...
RACE CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER: 9/7 11:00AM
Good morning runners, we are in Holden Beach, NC and just finished meeting with public officials regarding the half marathon, 5K and 1 Mile race this Saturday. We regret to inform you that the town of Holden Beach will be cancelling the race this year. Please read...
A Race Director’s Resolve
It seems fitting for me to sit down and write about Race Directing since over the next 2 weeks we will be amping up both physically and mentally as we prepare for a sell out crowd September 9th at Run Holden Beach. While we may refer to this period as “crunch time”,...
Do I Have Mental Preparedness
One thing my running partner and I have talked a lot about is why do some people/runners have that dig down deep, no pain no gain, mental preparedness and others don’t, or is it that they won’t? I’m not 100% sure but our conversations have certainly gone round and...
How I Became A Runner
At age 51 I can say I have been a runner for nearly 10 years and in many ways it has been the best 10 years of my life! Prior to this, I honestly lived pretty defeated until one day life came crashing in around me as I sat in a cancer center wondering what it was that...