Organizers Canceled the Hilton Head Marathon Just 2 Weeks Before the Race. They Never Had a Permit

February 25, 2025

Earlier this month, hundreds of runners who had planned on making two loops through the picturesque parks of Hilton Head Island in South Carolina—did not. They didn’t receive their finisher medals, and they weren’t offered much information either, about why the race they’d registered and spent months training for was suddenly canceled on January 30th, just two weeks before the event’s marathon, half, and 5K were scheduled to take place from February 15 to 16.

In a Facebook post and email to registered participants, the race organizers announced that the weekend’s events would be canceled “due to unforeseen safety and support challenges.” RW