Isle of Palms Winter/Spring 2019-20

24 www.IsleOfPalmsMagazine.com | www.ILoveIOP.com | www.IOPmag.com he needed serious medical attention, Grantham ran to him. “I said, ‘Sir, we need to get you some help and water,’ but he said, ‘Oh no. I don’t want anything. I’m going to finish this race,’” she recalled. “I ended up getting under his shoulder, and we crossed the finish line together.” This sense of community — tied into the scenery — makes this race a treasured tradition. “It’s a local thing. We will never be the Cooper River Bridge Run, nor do we want to be,” said Grantham. “But you get to see the sunrise, the marshes and things you don’t necessarily see when you drive across. It really is a beautiful race.” reason people love this race is that they like to give back. The prevention of child abuse is a cause that people can latch on to. It’s not a pretty cause but it’s a great one,” she said, adding that nearly 800 people registered, and hundreds volunteered or simply came out to take part in the day- long festivities. “I think originally it was a celebration of the bridge. Now there are just so many people who want to give back.” And those acts of giving occur on the course, too. Grantham recalls years ago when an elderly man came off the Isle of Palms Connector, hardly able to breathe. Worried [ Feature ]