April Sports 2010

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Some April Runs of Note

17th – Folly Beach Sand and Sea 5K…

18th – Live Earth Run For Water 6K at Marion Square…

22nd – Charleston’s Digital Corridor’s iFive:K 6:30pm at Maritime Ctr. 24th – Off the Sidewalk Run—Earth Fare to Krispy Kreme for Hot Now and back via the Greenway. Something just a little different.

24th—2010 Rice Run from the Old Post Office in Walterboro.

24th—Ridge Run 5K at Ridge High School, Summerville   

May 1—Riverdogs Run Forest Run 5K ends at home plate

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     Oblique Magazine presents the second annual Fitness Expo on the 24th at N. Charleston’s Riverfront Park. The 2 rounds of group fitness marathons will be led by top area instructors to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters

     2010 East Cooper Coastal Triathlon will start at with a 6/10 mile ocean Swim, a 16 mile Bike and a 4 mile Run on the 18th.

     TryCharleston Half and Sprint Triathlon 2010 May 1st at the KOA Campground Mt P. Half: 1.2 mile Swim, 56 mile Bike and 13.1 Mile Run; the Sprint is 500 meter Swim, 20K Bike and a 5K run.

     Start getting ready now for Cycle SC, a 450 mile biking extravaganza that will take riders from Moultrie Middle School on Mt P to St Stephens, then on to Sumter, to Orangeburg and Walterboro. June 13th-18th.

     Monday After the Masters, a celebrity Pro-Am charity golf tournament in N. Myrtle Beach on the 12th hosted by Hootie and the Blowfish.

     April 12th-18th, it’s our own Verizon Heritage PGA men’s tournament at the Harbortowne golf links in Hilton Head. 

     Don’t forget the Striped Bass Festival in Manning the 17th-25th, fireworks, parades, a Miss Striped Bass contest and hopefully some fish! 

       The Family Circle Cup comes once again the Daniel Island the 10th –18th. At this time Serena Williams, ranked number one in the world is slated to appear.  Game, Set, Rock! Tennis. Amplified. ,an evening of music and tennis showcasing John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Anna Kournikova and a fourth on the 17th.

     It’s Charleston Race Week the 8th-11th. Basing out of the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, this annual premiere regatta for inshore and offshore racing sailboats 20’ to 70’ never fails to brighten the harbor.

     For fans of smaller boats, the East Coast Canoe and Kayak Festival will be held at the James Island County Park the 16th-18th.

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