The 26th annual running of the Kiawah Island Marathon was s terrific success! The weather cooperated for the most part, although it was fairly windy at times. A total of 2923 walkers and runners participated. 1,698 did the half marathon, 951 finished the marathon, and 274 did the 5K.
It was such a popular event that Santa Claus attended! J And there was a marriage proposal to boot!
Coverage by The Post and Courier: Schlau poised to break record, Winners of the 2003 Kiawah Island Marathon. To see the Kiawah Island Golf Resort's web site, click here.
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Getting ready for the race
The Start
Time to start running!
And they're off!
The speakers were playing "Hit the Road Jack". Very apropos for the start of a marathon!
Marathon runners
More runners...
5K Runners
Kiawah residents Bill Blizard (left) and Gregg Bragg (far right) get ready for the start of the 5K
Bob Schlau
Kiawah resident Bob Schlau finishes the half marathon.
Bob Meister
Kiawah Resident Bob Meister finishes his first Kiawah Island Half Marathon, his fourth overall half marathon.
First-time Marathoner
First-time marathoner Shay Locker runs the course with her husband Brent.
Santa gets into the act
Will you marry me?
Half marathon runners Dawn and Mark got engaged after finishing the race.
First-time half marathoner
First-time half marathoner Christy Strange (center) celebrates her victory with husband Todd (left) and friend Tropical Santa (alias Ron Tyson, far right).
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Click here to see coverage of the 2002 Kiawah Island Marathon.
