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California > Avenue of the Giants Marathon, Half Marathon
& 10K
Weott, CA
Date
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Event
Details
The first of two marathon & half-marathon events that take
place each year among the majestic redwood forests of California's
Humboldt
Redwoods State Park (the second is October's Humboldt
Redwoods Marathon & Half Marathon),
the Avenue of the Giants Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K offers
much of the same breathtaking scenery as its autumn counterpart, along
a course that Runner's World magazine has described
as one of the nation's most beautiful running routes anywhere.
The race course for both the half and the full marathons is a simple
one, though that is far from saying it's ordinary. From the starting
and finish line at the park's Dyersville Bridge on Bull Creek Road, the
out-and-back course winds westward along Mattole Road (Highway 211),
all the way along six and a half miles of paved roads to the turnaround
point about a mile past the Albee Creek Campground, where runners then
make the turn and retrace their steps back toward the start.
All along the course, which starts out flat for roughly the first mile
and then becomes hillier and more challenging as runners move into the
middle miles of the race, the scenery changes from a mix of redwoods to
wide open spaces, where you can get a glimpse of the majesty of the
surrounding mountains, and back again to canopies of redwoods overhead.
Organizers say that even in the non-shaded portions of the course, the
elevation and the season of year combine to provide cool temperatures
in most years along the entire race course.
Runners will encounter three aid stations along the course (at mile
markers 2, 4 and 6) and should expect a course that climbs gradually
but steadily over the first half of the race, and then descends slowly
and steadily along the second half of the race to the finish line at
the Dyersville Bridge. More than 1,700 runners participated in all
three races combined at the 2009 running of the race, which begins at
9:00 AM for those running the half.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located on the eastern edge of Northern California's Humboldt Redwoods
State Park, which lies about a 4 1/2-hour drive up the coast from San
Francisco, the town of Weott typically sees somewhat warmer and drier
weather in the late spring than the early spring, when temperatures can
dip into the 30s. In May, average monthly temperatures range between
64°F and 46°F, while rainfall totals average about 2.21
inches for the month.
Fees
$45 for the half marathon, if registered by December 31, 2009
$50 between January 1 - February 28, 2010
$55 on Feb. 28 and after
$60 on the day of the race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of Weott's Avenue of
the
Giants Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K, register
online at SignMeUp.com.
Website
www.theave.org
Half
Marathon Course Map
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Your Race Story
Ever run in Weott's annual Avenue of the Giants Marathon or Half
Marathon?
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and tips for the event.
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