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England > Windsor Half Marathon
Windsor,
England, UK
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Date
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Event
Details
One of two half-marathon events that take place in September in this
English city that lies just outside London, the Windsor Half Marathon
welcomed more than 4,300 runners across the finish line at its fall
2008 running, along a course that takes the field along the famous Long
Walk in Windsor's Great Park. One of the region's true treasures of
garden landscape architecture, the park encompasses more than 5,000
stretching from Windsor Castle in the north to the town of Ascot in the
south, and the entire race takes place within the park.
The race's start and finish line lie at the Double Gates along the Long
Walk, and the course unfolds along an out-and-back double-loop course.
The first of the two loops is the inner loop, and takes runners along a
four-mile stretch along the hilly, undulating terrain along tree-lined
trails and meadows. The second is the longer loop, a 7.5-mile run that
takes runners around the Great Meadow Pond near the center of the park,
and finishes back near the hospitality area at the Double Gates.
Runners follow a clockwise direction around each of the course's two
loops, and organizers say that the 2009 course is thankfully less hilly
and challenging than the course used in past years, which means that
runners can expect to run somewhat faster times. Along the way, the
scenery along the course offers plenty to take your mind off the run.
The sweeping lawns feature a widely varied landscape, from gigantic
old-growth oak trees and wooded forest areas to wide-open grassy
meadows, and plenty of wildlife with great herds of deer.
Organizers start runners off in the Windsor Half Marathon at 1:00 PM,
and the event also includes the 2.5-mile Glynn Shefford Memorial Run
and the Sprite Sprint run for kids.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in central southern England, in the suburban areas just over 40
kilometers west of London, the city of Windsor typically experiences
weather conditions much like those of its much larger neighboring city
to the east, which means that rainfall is always a possibility, with
relatively warm but milder conditions in September than earlier in the
summer. In September, the city's average monthly temperatures range
between 19°C and 10°C.
Fees
£21.50 for members of United Kingdom Athletics-affiliated
running clubs
£23.50 for non-members
£5 for the Glynn Shefford Memorial Run
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of England's
Windsor Half Marathon is now closed, register
online at Ticket2Run.com.
Website
www.runwindsor.com
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