Meet Information
2025 Lake Murray Invitational
The Lake Murray Invitational is one of the fastest 5K's in South Carolina. Chapin High School is hosting the event this year. We are excited about continuing this tradition.
There is no charge for spectators or parking. We will have a limited number of T-shirts available for $25. We will have Ken's Italian Ice, Lake Murray Pretzel Co., The Coffee House, Southeast Food Vendors, and C.R. Burton Seafood available for food/drink purchases. Trash bags will be handed out at packet pickup. Please have leave your team area clean when you leave.
Race Times:
8:00am - Varsity Girls
8:45am - Varsity Boys
9:30am - Junior Varsity Girls
10:15am - Junior Varsity Boys (12th, 11th and 10th grades)
11:00am - Junior Varsity Boys (9th, 8th, and 7th grades)
There will not be "calls" for race times. Runners should be aware of the current time and when their race begins.
Registration: We will be limiting this years event to 38 teams. You may enter 10 in the varsity race and the JV race is unlimited registrations. Please email Coach Ashley Holman for the password. (Ashleygholman@gmail.com)
Cost is $125 per school.
Payment: Checks should be made payable to Chapin Eagle Club, due no later than Friday, September 5, 2025. An email will be sent to teams that we have not received their checks by September 9th and those must be brought the day of the race to participate. Checks cannot be mailed after September 4th.
Please mail to:
Chapin Athletic Department
300 Columbia Ave
Chapin, SC 29036
Awards -
Varsity: Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 teams and medals awarded to the top 25 individuals for both boys and girls.
JV Girls - Trophy will be awarded to the top team who finishes in 1st place and medals will be awarded to the top 12 individuals.
JV Boys (12th, 11th, and 10th) - Trophy will be awarded to the top team who finishes in 1st place and medals will be awarded to the top 10 individuals.
JV Boys (9th, 8th, and 7th) Trophy will be awarded to the top team who finishes in 1st place and medals will be awarded to the top 10 individuals.
Directions: Crooked Creek Recreational Park, Chapin SC
Take exit 91 (Chapin Exit) from I-26 towards Chapin. Take third left past Chapin High School, cross railroad tracks and go straight through the traffic light. Crooked Creek park is 2 miles from the traffic light. Follow signs to the race area in the park.
Bus Drop Off - In the past buses pulled into the Crooked Creek Park Entrance and dropped off there which made a further walk to the racing field. We are now asking that you pull into Chapin Baptist Church located next door to the right if you are facing Crooked Creek and pull all the way around back to offload your athletes. This will be a short walk through the woods and they will be at the racing field. Buses will then move to Melvin Park (Located on the Map) and park near the baseball fields there. A shuttle will pick you up and bring you back to Chapin Baptist. It will run the duration of the day.
Spectator Parking will be at Chapin Baptist and Crooked Creek Park. When those fill the next spot will be at Chapin Elementary but this will require some walking. We recommend carpooling and have full cars. There should be absolutely no parking at Chapin Intermediate School as part of the race course goes through there.