Marathon "Highland" Games
Event Timing: January 7th, 2024
Event begins at 11:00 am
Teams should arrive by 10:30 am
Event Address: Marathon City Park 200 36th St. Ocean, Marathon, FL 33050
Contact Us: (305)743-6412 or FloridaKeysCelticFestival@gmail.com
Registration Details
Entry Fee $100.00 per team
Each team consists of 4 team members. (Women competing against men will be given a handicap.)
Awards given - Best Overall Team and Best Overall Male and Female Individual (other individual and team awards may be presented).
Team members must be 18 or older and must sign a release.
Events start at 11:00 am, awards presented in the afternoon.
Highland Games
Hammer Hurl
The Hammer Hurl Event features a hammer made from a metal ball weighing around 22 pounds for men and 16 pounds for women attached to a wooden pole or handle. Participants use the handle to whirl the hammer around their head and then throw it as far as they can.
Stone Toss
Competitors throw a large stone, around 20-26 pounds in weight as far as they can. The stone is thrown from a fixed standing position.
Tug of War
Tug of war - teams align themselves at the end of a rope. The length of the pull should be 12 ft. measured by two markers 6 ft from the center. When either mark passes the stick placed in the ground at the center point by the judge, the other side has won the pull. The teams change ends and the best out of three is the winner.
Sheaf Toss
Competitors throw a 16 lb. burlap sack filled with straw over a horizontal bar located above their heads. Each competitor is given three chances to clear the bar without touching it. As challengers make their attempts, the bar is raised incrementally until all, but one athlete is eliminated.
Entry Form
Entry Fee $100.00 per team.
Each team consists of 4 team members. (Women competing against men will be given a handicap.)
Awards given - Best Overall Team and Best Overall Individual (other individual and team awards may be presented).
Team members must be 18 or older and must sign a release.
Events start at 11:00 am, awards presented in the afternoon.
Caber Toss Clinic:
Caber toss clinic will be limited to 15 individuals.
$10.00 per person.
Complete the Entry Form, then pay online via our PayPal button below:
Waivers will be emailed upon completion of the form and should be returned prior to the Games.