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2002 Run Winners - Missy White,
Wilmington, NC
and David Bice, Fort Bragg, NC
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The Oak Island
Lighthouse 10K offers runners and walkers a challenging course with unique
and breathtaking views. The event will begin with a "slight"
incline as it crosses the Oak Island Bridge. The bridge is over a mile
long. You will find it difficult to match the view of the Intracoastal
Waterway and coastal marshland seen from the bridge. The course continues
to visually delight participants as it winds through neighborhoods of
sprawling oak trees and Yaupon Hollies, and then suddenly opens up to the
beach, ocean and the sounds of seagulls. During the last segment of the
course, participants will find encouragement as the Oak Island Lighthouse
stands before them, beckoning them to the finish.
The Southport-Oak Island Chamber of
Commerce sponsors the 10K. The Chamber has enlisted the assistance of the
Wilmington Roadrunners for technical support to ensure the participants
a professional and fun event. The 2004 event will take place on April 17,
2004 at
9 a.m. Awards will be given to the top three overall male and
female, and in each age group. The awards are a print of the Oak Island
Lighthouse by local artist Ricky Evans of the Ricky Evans Gallery.
The Oak Island Lighthouse 10K is held on
Oak Island, 45 minutes southeast of Wilmington, NC and one hour north of
Myrtle Beach, SC. Click
here for photos from 2002 race! |