Kiawah Island Marathon
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Kiawah Island Marathon

Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States View on map
Dec 11, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Join us in celebrating the 48th annual Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon. Whether you’re running 13.1 or 26.2 miles, experience the natural beauty of Kiawah Island with our towering live oaks and sweeping salt marshes as you race towards the finish. Then, cross the finish line to the cheers of friends and family and enjoy our post-race celebration.

Pick your distance

Running

Jingle Shells 5K

Dec 11, 2026 5K 3:00 PM
$45.00
Open

Jingle Shells 1 Mile Fun Run

Dec 11, 2026 1.6K 3:00 PM
$35.00
Open

Kiawah Island Marathon

Dec 11, 2026 Marathon 8:00 AM
$250.00
Open

Kiawah Island Half-Marathon

Dec 11, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:00 AM
$230.00
Open

High Performance Corral Half

Dec 11, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

High Performance Corral Full

Dec 11, 2026 Marathon 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Kiawah Island Virtual Marathon

Dec 11, 2026 Marathon 11:59 PM
$50.00
Open

Kiawah Island Virtual Half-Marathon

Dec 11, 2026 Half-Marathon 11:59 PM
$50.00
Open

Test Event

Dec 11, 2026 Marathon 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kiawah Island, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 9.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 17.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
80.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 11, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 11, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 02m

The sun rises at 7:12 AM and sets at 5:15 PM local time (EST) in Kiawah Island on December 11, 2026 — 10h 02m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Kiawah Island Marathon

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Kiawah Island events

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