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                                                 Take the Lake 2011

                                                Area Fitness Events

                                                Following is a list of fitness events in Columbus County, N.C. 
                                                To have your event posted here, please contact us.


                                                Gator Trail Run

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                                                50k run through the trails of Lake Waccamaw State Park. Held on a Saturday in late March. $35 fee. Visit the Wilmington Road Runners Club, at wilmingtonroadrunners.org.

                                                Farmers Market Fun Run

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                                                Three-mile run for fun beginning at the Columbus County Farmers Market at the beginning of its season (early May). Free. Visit fmrun.com for information.

                                                Pecan Festival Run

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                                                5k & 8k runs beginning next to the Greater Whiteville Chamber of Commerce offices in downtown Whiteville Nov. 6 before the Pecan Harvest Festival. One of the oldest races in the county, the Pecan Festival Run is also its most popular.

                                                Cycle NC

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                                                An awesome 400+ mile ride from Asheville to Ocean Isle Beach beginning in late September. They ride right through Columbus County, and so can you! Join this great adventure for the whole week, or just one day. The last night of the ride was in Whiteville in 201, and boy, did we show them a good time! Visit the web site here.

                                                Take the Lake is possible because of support from The News Reporter & through the extraordinary network of healthcare professionals of Columbus County Healthy Carolinians.