Skidaway Island Marathon, Half Marathon & 5k

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

Feb 28th 2026 SKIDAWAY ISLAND HALF MARATHON & 5k
Sat Feb 28th, 7:30am Start, 8:00am 5k Start

🌆 Location Highlights

Savannah has been called, "America's most beautiful city" and Skidaway Island is one of its jewels. This is your opportunity to run where most Savannahians only dream of running. It isn't on your everyday tourist website because this course is hosted in the premiere Island Neighborhood: The Landings Association and The Landings Club.

🏞️ Race Day Information

• Half Marathon Start: 7:30am
• 5k Start: 8:00am
• Participants: About 800 runners in the half marathon and 200 in the 5k.
• After the Race: Enjoy an afternoon in the fabulous Savannah Area: tour downtown, hit the beach on Tybee Island or explore the rivers looking for dolphins or fishing.

🏅 Other Perks

• Parking: Free parking near the start line
• Photos: Free Photos on the course/finish line
• Medals: Finisher Medal
• Shirts: Race Shirt (high performance Tech)

🗺️ The Course

You will enjoy miles of perfect scenery, amazing marsh and river front views, elegant homes and sneak peaks of the Landings Golf Courses. This is mostly an open course because the traffic is minimal, and you'll likely share the road with a homeowner enjoying their daily golf cart ride. The course is almost entirely paved: generally super flat. It is certified by US Track and Field and can be used as a qualifying time. You can expect green grass, flowers and cool breezes off the marsh. The average temperature has been in the mid 70s by noon. It is small next to the national races so you won't be fighting crowds for your free parking.

Half Marathon Map: HALF MAP - 5k Map: 5k Map

💵 Pricing Information

• Half Marathon: Starting Price $65. Finishers receive a Finisher Medal, Finisher Shirt, and free photo downloads of any pictures taken.
• 5k: Starting Price $30. Finishers receive a Finisher Shirt, Finisher 5k medal, and free photo downloads of any pictures taken.

🏡 Landings Homeowners

If you live at the Landings or Modena, thank you for having us, please email us for your 25% discount code. help@savannahraces.net Include your Name and Address in the email.

🚦 Safety Measures

We will have the course extensively marked so you can't get lost. Major intersections will be manned by volunteers or Police where traffic control is required. There will be Aid stations every 2 miles, Gatorade twice, with some shade and regular scenic views to give you an excuse to pause.

📦 Packet Pickup

Feb 27th, 11am to 8pm at Howe 2 Run. You are required to pick up your packet but a friend or family member can do it for you. No race day registration. 11 Gateway Blvd. South, Suite 54 is just off I-95 and easy to access. We also expect to make pickup available all week for locals to help make Friday easier for visitors. Need help with a race day pickup? We can accommodate those who can't make it Friday just let us know.

❓ Common Questions

• Parking: Free at our start and finish line at the Skidaway Island Ocean Institute, 10 Ocean Science Circle.
• Pets: Not Allowed
• Strollers: Allowed
• Headphones: Allowed but be advised this is an open course, pay attention and stay to the sides of the road

👕 Shirt and Timing

Shirt: It is a first class Custom Short Sleeve racing shirt - retail value $25 - You will want to race in this shirt.

Timing: My Laps Chip Timing system with instant online results to your phone.

🏁 Access to the Course

The first 2.5 miles and last 2.5 miles are open to the public. To see the rest of the course you will need a Landings resident as this is a gated association.

❤️ Donations

You can support four different charities plus some local church students going on summer missions trips.

✅ Course Certification

This is a certified half marathon course. The 5k is not certified.

📅 Cancellation Policy

ERS has a 100% no fear registration policy and we will honor any refund request 100% with no questions asked up until Feb 1st. Want to transfer your pass? Log in and update the participant information at any time prior to Feb 1st. After Feb 1st we will allow you to transfer your pass to another runner or defer to 2027. Deferrals/Transfers are for the 2 years only and cannot be used at any ERS hosted event.