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England > St. Albans Half Marathon, 5K & Fun Run
St. Albans,
England, UK
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Date
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Event
Details
Open to runners, joggers and walkers and featuring a race route that
takes participants through the farmland areas and along the suburban
and rural roads
of this town just outside London, the St. Albans Half Marathon, 5K
& Children's Fun Run typically draws a field of more than 5,000
every summer for a race that raises money for a range of
charities, most notably the British Heart Foundation. Begun in 1982 as
solely a 13.1-mile "mini marathon," the event has grown over the years
and now includes a 5K for runners, a 1.5-mile children's "fun run" and
the 1K Healthy Hearts Jog around St. Albans' Verulamium Park, for
participants who'd like to take part in the event but aren't ready for
the other races.
From the starting line at Verulamium Park near Holywell Hill in St.
Albans, the half marathon race takes runners and walkers on an
out-and-back course that travels first northward and slightly eastward.
Runners leave the park along the park road and turn right onto Hemel
Hempstead Road, and then head north toward the Batchwood Golf and
Tennis Centre.
They then continue north along Batchwood Drive to
Beckett's Avenue, where they turn left and begin a short loop that
takes them around the edges of the golf and tennis centre, and then
puts the field back out onto Hemel Hempstead Road. The course next
takes runners southward all the way down to the intersection with
Bedmond Lane, where the route then turns off to the left for a second,
and much larger, loop along Potterscrouch and Ragged Hall Lane.
Runners continue as the road becomes Chiswell Green Lane and takes them
into the village of Chiswell Green, where they make two left turns to
complete the eastern portion of the second loop and then head back out
onto Ragged Hall Lane. The home stretch of the race returns the field
back onto Potterscrouch Lane and crosses the M10 highway, retracing
earlier stretches of the race route on the way back to Verulamium Park
for the finish.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the southern Hertfordshire region of England, just over 20
miles north of London, the city of St. Albans typically experiences
weather conditions much like that of its neighboring metropolis to the
south, which is to say it generally sees plenty of rainfall throughout
the year and mostly warmer temperatures than areas further north,
thanks to both its latitude and its proximity to the city. In June, the
area's average monthly temperatures range between 18°C and
9°C.
Fees
£17 for runners without United Kingdom-affiliated
running club membership
£19 for runners with UK running club membership
£2 administrative fee for online registrations
Registration
To apply for a spot in the summer 2009 running of England's
St. Albans Half Marathon, register
online at ClubsOnline.com.
Website
www.stalbanshalfmarathon.co.uk
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