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Arkansas > Camp Yorktown Bay Half Marathon & 10K
Mountain
Pine,
AR
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Date
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Event
Details
The park roads and country highways leading out from the Arkansas
portion of the Ouachita National Forest form the backdrop for the
course at the annual springtime running of the Camp Yorktown Bay Half
Marathon & 10K, an out-and-back race that takes runners from
Camp Yorktown Bay on the shores of Lake Ouachita all the way up
Strawberry
Road and back to the camp for the finish.
Designed as an event that's both fundraiser and awareness-raiser for
the mission of the camp, a Christian retreat and family center that
hosts several hundred children and teenagers every year for both
outdoor recreation and Christian education, the race features ample
views of the gorgeous natural scenery surrounding the camp and the
lake, from the eastern section of the approximately 1.8 million-acre
Ouachita National Forest here in Arkansas to the hilly, tree-lined
roads along which the race course unfolds.
Runners can expect the steepest hills in the race around roughly the
mile 2 marker on the way out (and about the mile 11 marker on the way
back), around the section of the route that curves around Mountain Pine
Road. The race begins at 8:00 AM, and race organziers hold a post-race
party for all finishers and their family and friends after the event,
at which they'll hold a vegetarian banquet and awards ceremony.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled along the eastern edge of the Ouachita National Forest in
central Arkansas, roughly 12 miles north of Hot Springs, the town of
Mountain Pine typically experiences mild to moderately warm weather
conditions in the late spring season, as well as its wettest weather of
the season during the month the race is held. In May, the town's
average monthly temperatures range between 80°F and
54°F, while
rainfall amounts average about 5.9 inches for the month.
Fees
$30 if registered by May 26, 2009
$35 after May 26
Registration
Registration for the spring 2009 running of Mountain Pine's Camp
Yorktown Bay Half Marathon & 10K is now closed, as the event
has completed. Please check back for updated information on how to sign
up for the 2010 running of the race.
Website
www.campyorktownbay.com
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