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Find your pace on our full schedule of running events
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If there’s one person who embodies the joy of running Elliott says Camden’s layout makes it easy for runners
in Camden, it’s Camden Fire Department Deputy Chief to connect shorter routes together for a long weekend
Phil Elliott. He can be found running nearly every run. There’s also the flexibility to adjust routes to include
morning with friends who share his enthusiasm for this a flat run or hills.
level of fitness.
“Camden’s new Sweet Gum Trail is a great addition
“I started running later in life when a doctor told me to the walking track at Scott Park, and many runners
my health was headed in the wrong direction. I chose to frequent the trail as a connector from Scott Park to
change my lifestyle and have graduated from walking to Woodward Park and other areas.”
5Ks and marathons.”
Camden is a great place to run, Elliott says, and offers so
As the “go-to guy” about running in town, he served as many options.
the race director for the inaugural Revolutionary Run
Half Marathon to benefit Historic Camden. Learn more about our running events:
Touted as a “race through history to preserve history,” the • Clinic Classic 5K, see www.cmcofkc.org
Revolutionary Run takes runners on a course through
Camden’s nine historic touring districts. Proceeds aid in • Revolutionary Run, visit www.revrunsc.com
the preservation of Historic Camden’s 476-acre Battle of • Tour de Camden, visit Tour de Camden on Facebook
Camden Site and Longleaf Pine Preserve north of town.
• Springdale 5k At Sunrise, visit www.springdale5k.com
Other running events he is involved with include the • Agua Es Vida 5k Run/Walk, see www.aguaesvida.net
Kershaw County Community Medical Clinic’s Clinic • Lucky Leprechaun 5K Run, see www.facebook.com/
Classic; the Springdale 5K, benefiting health and
homeless initiatives for the United Way; and the Jingle Lucky-Leprechaun-5K-302253893607937/
Bell 5K, benefiting health and fitness programs for youth. • Colonial Cup 5K Run/Walk, TBD
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