Hunting Island Adventure Biathlon
Hunting Island State Park 2555 Sea Island Highway, Columbia, South Carolina 29920
Each March the Sea Island Rotary Club hosts an awesome Adventure Biathlon Race at Hunting Island State Park, SC. The race includes a 6 mile paddle, which begins in the park’s lagoon and goes out to Fripp Inlet and then back to the lagoon where the paddlers transition into a 4.3 mile trail run through the pristine natural forest of Hunting Island. Some athletes complete the course in Teams, where one paddles and the other runs – which we call a Relay Team. Or even both paddle in a tandem kayak and then both run and then must finish together – which we call a Tandem Team. Recently we joined the bandwagon and added an SUP (stand up paddleboard) categories to the event.
This race has grown substantially over the past 10 years into one of the Southeasts premiere Adventure Kayak/Run Biathlons. Athletes travel from other countries just to participate in this local favorite event. We average about 180 athletes who compete in 57 award categories for great prizes. After the race we meet at Boondocks for our Official Post Race Party where we enjoy free beer and chili, and fellowship (or bragging as some like to call it).