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4/30/2009
Applications Being Accepted for the Sun Fun Beach Run
The 31st annual Sun Fun Beach Run will be held Saturday, June 6, as part of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s 58th annual Sun Fun Festival®. The event is sponsored by the MBACC and City of North Myrtle Beach in cooperation with the City of North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation Department and North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce. Participants have the option of a 5K run/walk, which starts 8:30 a.m., or one-mile run, which starts 9 a.m. Both races will start and finish on the beach in front of Ocean Park, 1st Ave. South, North Myrtle Beach. Race day registration begins 7 a.m. at Ocean Park. The top three males and females overall and the top three in each age group will receive awards. Age groups for the 5K run/walk are 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and over. Age groups for the one-mile run are 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and over. The deadline to pre-register is May 29. The entry fee for the 5K run/walk is $15 for pre-registration (by May 29) and $20 the day of the race. The one-mile run is $10 for pre-registration and $15 on race day. Combined races are $20 for pre-registration and $25 race day. Log on to SunFunFestival.com to download an application with additional details. For more information about the Sun Fun Beach Run, contact Gregg Barnhill, City of North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation Department, at (843) 280-5673. For more information about the Sun Fun Festival, visit SunFunFestival.com or call (843) 626-7444/(800) 356-3016. The Grand Strand’s summer festival season begins with the Sun Fun Festival June 5-6 and ends with the Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival Sept. 4-5. The free, family-friendly festivities offer a great lineup of live entertainment, national acts, events and much more in Myrtle Beach, S.C., America’s top beach and family destination.