New Hanover County Athletic Event Calendar
BY Hannah Wethington
Theres no shortage of sportage here in New Hanover County. Marathons biathlons triathlons and tournaments for golf tennis running surfing softball and more fill the year from end to end. Because there is such a large number putting them all in one place was an athletic event unto itself undertaken by Hannah Wethington who pressed on to the finish line so we could present: WBMs Athletic Calendar September 2010 through April 2011.
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 preservation across the Lower Cape Fear region. The race starts and finishes in downtown Wilmington. The run and walk are open to individuals 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.
Fishermans 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.southeastsupchampionship.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 Mercers 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.setupevents.com
About: She swims she bikes she runs she TRIs! The first WOMENS 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@southport-oakisland.com or (910) 457-6964 or 800-457-6964
About: The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament is one of NCs 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 runners and walkers and is our way of bringing the community together for breast cancer awareness! This race is done in a special Ta-Ta Chaser format and is one of a kind in the region! All female participants will be released first and all male participants will be released exactly THREE MINUTES AFTER (yes chasing the Ta-Tas!) The first person to cross the finish line (male or female) wins $1 000 cash!
Contact: Frances Atkins at (910) 256-2395 or francesatkins@trysports.com
Angies Amazing Race
Date: October 3 2010
Registration: 9:30 a.m.
First group leaves at 10:30 a.m.
Fees: $25 (includes t-shirt Chicken Barbeque and “Clue” Sheet)
Contact: Britt Motorsports at (910) 791-8321 or Charlie McGee at (910) 470-0702
About: All proceeds go to NHRMC Foundation Pink Ribbon Project.
First Bank Oktoberfest 15K & 5K at Brunswick Forest
Date: Sunday October 10 2010
Time: 8 a.m.; 15K Walk at 7:30 a.m.
Where: Brunswick Forest 1007 Evangeline Drive Leland
Event Closing Date: Friday October 8 2010
at 11:59 p.m.
Fees: Entry fees are $35 for the 15K and $25 for the 5K until September 16. After September 16 the fee increases to $40 and $30 respectively then to $45 and $35 on race day.
About: The First Bank Oktoberfest 15K & 5K at Brunswick Forest is a precisely measured course that takes you through a beautiful planned community on paved running trails across wooden bridges and boardwalks and on wide smooth sidewalks. The 15K walk starts 30 minutes before the run. The race is a great tune up for the Battleship North Carolina Half Marathon and 5K held on November 7.
Contact: Ed Fore at edfore7628@bellsouth.net or (910) 398-5539
Website: www.5starraceproductions.com
Making Strides against Breast Cancer 5K
Date: Saturday October 16 2010
Registration: Begins at 9 a.m.
Event Starts: 11 a.m.
Register online at www.strideswilmingtonnc.com Receive a Team Captain Kit
Contact: (910) 254-4870 or grammyeastmond@sc.rr.com
About: Less breast cancer means more birthdays. Mark your calendar today! Each step you take brings us closer to a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays. More than a walk the American Cancer Society Making Strides Again Breast Cancer describes the progress were making together to fight this disease provide comfort and hope and save lives from breast cancer. Where will your walk take you? With your support we can make sure that breast cancer never steals another year of anyones life.
T-Shirts: $12
Pleasure Island Surf Fishing Challenge
Date: October 15-17 2010
Where: Carolina Beach Kure Beach and Fort Fisher
Contact: Eddie Hardgrove at (910) 264-5487 or surf@fishermanspost.com
Website: www.fishermanspost.com
Environmental Health & NCPHA 5K & Urban Hike
Date: Tuesday October 26 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Wilmington NC
Registration: Online until at www.active.com until October 24; Race day Registration available
Fees: Early Registration- $25 expires October 8; Online registration is $30 until October 24. Day of registration is $30 at the event
Contact: (336) 782-8122
Midnight Run for Ovarian Cancer
Date: Friday October 29 2010
Race Start: Midnight
Race Day Registration: Begins at 10:30 p.m.
Location: UNCW Campus Fisher Student Center
Fees: $20 before October 15; $25 after until race day registration
Contact: (704) 239-0534
American Red Cross 2010 Mini Golf Tournament
Date: Friday October 29 2010
Where: Jungle Rapids Family Games
Fees: $100 per team (four people)
About: The American Red Cross is holding its first Miniature Golf Tournament on October 29 2010. There are three flights: 9 a.m. noon 3 p.m. Once completed all teams will join together in the banquet room for appetizers refreshments and the awards ceremony where the top three teams will receive trophies. A 50/50 will be held and awarded during the award ceremony.
Country Club of Landfall Fall NTRP Tennis Classic
Tournament ID: 703948110
Dates: October 29-31 2010
Divisions: NMW(2.5-5.0)sd; Combo MX(5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0)d
Organization: The Country Club of Landfall 1750 Drysdale Drive
Contact: Director Charlie Owens
(910) 256-7625
Organization Phone: (910) 256-7625
Referee: Kenny Martin
Section: Southern District: North Carolina
Surface: Clay
Entry: Open to all USTA members.
* Entries Open Wednesday August 11 2010
* Entries must be submitted by Sunday October 24 2010 noon.
Draws Posted: October 27 2010
Duathlon at Veterans Park 5K run 15 mile bike 2 mile run
Date: October 17 2010
Time: 8 a.m.
Where: Edwin Anderson Elementary School by Veterans Park 455 Halyburton Memorial Parkway
Online Registration: www.active.com
Registration Closing Date: Friday October 15 2010 at 9 p.m.
Fees: Race fees are $50 for individual entries $75 for 2-person team entries. Late fee is $60 for individuals $85 for teams starting on September 25.
Website: www.5starraceproduction.com
About: The Duathlon at Veterans Park is a 5K run-15 mile Bike-2 mile run format. There will be individual and two-person team entry categories three-deep awards in five year age groups Open and Masters Winner categories and three-deep awards in male/female/mixed team categories. The run courses are within Veterans Park and the bike course is on River Road with wide bike lanes flat roads and good pavement. The race benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society TNT group.
Contact: Ed Fore at edfore7628@bellsouth.net or (910) 398-5539
NOVEMBER
North Carolina Holiday Flotilla 5k Run & Fun Loop Walk
presented by Keith Beatty and Bobby Brandon of Intracoastal Realty
Date: Saturday November 6 2010
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Wrightsville Beach Town Park
Registration: Online at www.active.com
Packet Pick up: Friday November 5 from
3-7 p.m. at Omega Sports in Hanover Center Wilmington or on Race day from 7:30-8:45 a.m. at Wrightsville Beach Town Park.
Contact: (910) 256-2120
Hanover Cup 2010
Date: November 13-14 2010
Fees: Approximately $395
Contact: Antonio Saviano at (910) 392-0306 or academy@capefearsoccer.com
About: The Hanover Cup tournament is for recreational teams only. In 2009 we hosted recreational teams from all over the state. U8 teams play 4v4 U9/U10 teams play 6v6 U11/U12 teams play 8v8 and U13 and above teams play 11v11.
Carolina Sports Medicine Battleship North Carolina Half Marathon & Bay Six Battleship 5K
Date: Sunday November 7 2010
Time: 7 a.m.-walkers; 8 a.m.-half marathon;
8:10 a.m.-5K
Where: Battleship North Carolina
Fees: Before October 2: half marathon-$58
5K-$25; after October 2 half marathon-$65
5K-$30
Event Closing Date: Friday November 5 2010
About: The 12th Annual Carolina Sports Medicine Battleship North Carolina Half Marathon and Bay Six Battleship 5K is a beautiful and challenging USATF-certified half marathon that starts and finishes at the Battleship North Carolina. The race is dedicated to the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces to those who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and to the men who served on the Battleship North Carolina “The Immortal Showboat.”
Website: www.battleshiphalfmarathon.active.com/site3.aspx
Contact: (910) 398-5539 or
edfore7628@bellsouth.net
PPD Beach 2 Battleship Half Marathon
Date: Saturday November 13 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Where: Wrightsville Beach to the Battleship North Carolina
Distance: 1.2 Swim 56 mile Bike
13.1 mile Run
Registration: Online Registration available at www.setupevents.com
About: The PPD Beach2Battleship Half Marathon moves into season number three after two wildly successful years bringing the Half distance to the Port City. Complemented by a Full this event will bring the 2010 triathlon season to an end in a
big way!
Website: www.beach2battleship.com
PPD Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon
Date: Saturday November 13 2010
Time: 7 a.m.
Where: Wrightsville Beach to the Battleship North Carolina
Distance: 2.4 mile Swim 112 mile Bike
26.2 mile Run
Registration: Online Registration available at www.setupevents.com
About: The Beach2Battleship Full moves into season number three after two tremendously successful seasons in 2008 and 2009 bringing the highly desired ultra distance back to the Carolinas. Complemented by a Half this event will bring the 2010 triathlon season to an end in a big way!
Website: www.beach2battleship.com
Cape Fear Habitat for Humanitys Turkey Trot 2010
Date: Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 25 2010
Time: 8 a.m.
Locations: Wrightsville Beach Park “The Loop”
Registration: $20 Advance Registration $25 Day of Registration
Contact: (910) 762-4744
JANUARY 2011
WARM Resolution Run 5K
Date: January 11 2010
Time: 11 a.m.
Where: Wrightsville Beach Park
About: This event benefits WARM Inc. More information about the event is TBA
MARCH
2nd Annual Cardinal Strut 5K
More information about event is TBA
Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon Presented by Landfall Realty
Expo: Friday and Saturday March 18-19 2011
Half and Full Marathon: Sunday March 20 2011
Time: 6:30 a.m.
About: 2011 course will start near the Wrightsville Beach Museum and will head east going around the loop before exiting the island. Changes to the 2011 course will be more spectator-and-runner friendly adding more scenery and a faster course.
Run for the Red
Date: Saturday March 26 2011
Time: 9 a.m.
Where: 925 Town Center Drive In front of Mayfaire Cinema
More information about event is TBA
APRIL
5K Race for the Planet
Date: April 17 2011
More information about event is TBA
As hard as we have tried we know there are events that did not make our list. If you have information about an upcoming sports event please let us know by emailing features@wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com.