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SEPTEMBER
March of Dimes 5K For Healthier
Babies
Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010
Registration Time: 7-7:45 a.m.
Race Time: 8 a.m.
Where: Behind TrySports,
Mayfaire Town Center, 925 Town Center Drive
Fees: $25 before 8/28, $30 after for 5K; $10 for 1
Mile; $25 Sleep Walk
Event Closing Date: Saturday, September 4,
2010, 7:45 a.m.
About: Please help us give every baby a healthy
start in life by participating in the annual March
Of Dimes 5K events! The 5K and One Mile Fun
Run will begin and end at TrySports in the
Mayfaire Town Center. The courses will be
USAT certified.
Kings of the Coast Pier King
Mackerel Tournament
Date: September 10-12, 2010
Where: Ocean Crest Pier, Oak Island
Fees: $50 per angler
Website: www.oceancrestpier.net
9th Annual Longboard Classic
Date: September 11, 2010
Where: Access #4, Wrightsville Beach
For more information: Visit www.wblasurf.org,
(910) 616-9675 or email barnum@wblasurf.org
About: There will be 11 divisions including
Classic Log, Supertanker (over 12 feet), and
Open division. Men and women surfers of all
ages are encouraged to register and come out.
4th Annual Masonboro District
Flounder Tournament
Date: September 11, 2010
Where: The Bridge Tender marina
Weigh in: 2-4 p.m.
HWF & StarNews Media 2010 5K
Run/Mile Walk for Preservation
Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Downtown Wilmington, NC- Starts
behind Greater Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce
Registration: Online at www.active.com until
Thursday September 16, 2010, at noon;
Race Day registration available
Fees: Pre- Registration by 12am, Tuesday,
September 14, 2010: $25
Race Day Registration: $30, Spirit Runner — $20
prior to September 2nd; $30 after
About: The Historic Wilmington Foundation 5k
Run and Mile Walk for Preservation benefits
the Historic Wilmington Foundation and pres-ervation
across the Lower Cape Fear region.
The race starts and finishes in downtown
Wilmington. The run and walk are open to indi-viduals
and corporate teams of all fitness levels.
If you are unable to participate in the run you
can register as a Spirit of Preservation runner
and receive promotional items.
Fisherman’s Post NC Flatfish
Championship
Date: September 17 and 18, 2010
Where: TBA-Carolina Beach
Contact: flatfish@fishermanspost.com
Website: www.fishermanspost.com
2nd Annual Southeast SUP
Championship
Date: September 17-18, 2010
Where: Banks Channel
For more information: www.southeastsup-championship.
com or call Coastal Urge at
800-383-4443
Pier-2-Pier Swim Race
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Check-In Time: 6:30-8:30 a.m. Wrightsville
Beach Park
Race Time: 1st wave (18 and under) 9 a.m., 2nd
wave (19 and up) 9:10 a.m.
Fees: Before Thursday, September 9, 2010
Individual Participant: $38
Before Saturday, September 18, 2010
Individual Participant: $75
About: An annual, open-water ocean swim race
at beautiful Wrightsville Beach, hosted by Cape
Fear Aquatics Club and Wilmington Family
YMCA, two miles between Johnnie Mercer’s
Pier and Crystal Pier. Open to all swimmers 11
years old and up.
She TRIs Wilmington
— Women ONLY
Triathlon 2010
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Time: 8 a.m.
Where: Wilmington, NC
Distance: 200 yard swim, 10 mile bike,
2 mile run
Fees:
Before Wednesday, September 1, 2010:
Individual-$65
Relay-$100
Before Sunday, September 19, 2010:
Individual-$70
Relay-$110
Registration: Online available at www.setupe-vents.
com
About: She swims, she bikes, she runs … she
TRIs! The first WOMEN’S ONLY triathlon in
Wilmington is finally here!
Wilmington YMCA
Triathlon 2010
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 7 a.m.
Where: Wrightsville Beach Town Hall
321 Causeway Dr.
Distance:1500 meter swim
12 mile bike
5K run
Registration: Online closes September 22, 2010,
at 7 am
Fees:
Before August 14, Individual-$55, Relay-$90
Before September 25, Individual-$65,
Relay-$110
About: The biggest race in the Inside-Out Sports
North Carolina Triathlon Series, and the largest
single-distance, one-day event from northern
Virginia to Florida.
Website: www.setupevents.com
U.S. Open King Mackerel
Tournament
Date: September 30 through October 2, 2010
Time: 10 a.m.
Where: Southport Marina
606 W. West Street
Southport, NC 28461
Contact: Brad Fisher at events@south-port-
oakisland.com or (910) 457-6964 or
800-457-6964
About: The U.S. Open King Mackerel
Tournament is one of NC’s oldest and most
prestigious fishing tournaments, offering
more than $100,000 in guaranteed cash prizes.
No minimum number of boats required.
Entertainment, food and more provided.
Website: www.usopenkmt.com
OCTOBER
20th Annual Riverfest 8K Run the
River Race
Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010
Time: 8 a.m.
Where: Downtown Wilmington, NC
Fees: $25 prior to September 30, $30 late fee
Run for the Ta-Tas 5K & 1-Mile Walk
Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010
Time: 8 a.m.
Where: TrySports, Mayfaire Town Center, 925
Town Center Drive
Fees: 5K- $30; one mile walk- $15
After September 18, 5K-$35; one mile walk-$20
About: The Run for the Ta-Tas, sponsored by
Palm Garden, is for both male and female run-ners
and walkers and is our way of bringing
the community together for breast cancer
awareness! This race is done in a special Ta-Ta