Save the Light Run

Get ready to pound the pavement in this annual half marathon and 5K event on Folly Beach. Funds from the race go towards the preservation of the historic Morris Island Lighthouse—completed in 1876 and now threatened by erosion from the surrounding ocean. Folly Beach Pier, 101 E. Arctic Ave., Folly Beach. Saturday, 7-8am registration; 8:30am race. $40 half marathon; $25 5K. (843)633-0099, www.savethelight.org