Koala Bottle Harbison Half Marathon & 5K
Race Date
Jul 12, 2026
Location
Columbia, SC
The Experience
Join us for our annual Harbison State Forest Half Marathon and 5K at the beautiful Harbison State Forest. Happily back live... We have the same beautiful and somewhat challenging course as well as a true South Carolina experience…Fabulously Hot On The Trail…7:00am start for the Half Marathon and 7:10am start for the 5K. Everyone will receive one of our super cool T-shirts and a finishers medal. Click here for the booking link for our host hotel, Hampton Inn At Harbison Event Date: Start: Sunday, July 12, 2026 @ 7:00 AM Address: Harbison State Forest 5600 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29210 Registration Closing Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026 @ 10:00am. PST Saturday Packet pick-up on Saturday, July 11th, 11am-2pm Fleet Feet Columbia 945 Lake Murray Blvd. Irmo, SC 29063 Race Day 6:00am: Packet pick-up race morning at Harbison State Park 7:00am: Race start Half Marathon 7:10am: Race start 5K
Logistics
Race Day
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Start Time
7:00 AM
Giveaway
T-Shirt
Start Location
5600 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC, 29210
Course Info
Course Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
0 m (Flat)
Separation
0.0%
Also Offers
Quality Score
Solid Pick462 years running
~161 finishers a year
growing or steady
17% returning runners
3 timing sources
runners from 12 states
winner 1:40:02
typical high 90°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
73°
Afternoon (High)
90°
Hot conditions — adjust pace expectations, prioritize hydration
0.2"
Precipitation
9 mph
Wind
78%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 275 finishers actually crossed the line across 2 years.
Most recent
2025
Total finishers
275
Median time
2:52:03
Latest turnout
135
States
16
Turnout by year
2024–2025
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