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California > Camarillo Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Camarillo, CA
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Date
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Event
Details
The mild ocean breezes and flat, forgiving terrain of the Southern
California farmland areas just outside Los Angeles form the backdrop
for the race route at the Camarillo Marathon, Half Marathon &
5K,
which had its inaugural running in the spring of 2009 along a
route that starts and finishes at the city's Freedom Park, not far from
its airport. Designed as a fundraiser for the local chapter of the
Make-a-Wish Foundation, the race is described by organizers as "all
flat and blazing fast," with stretches through the city's famous
strawberry fields and with views of the nearby Conejo Mountains.
From the Freedom Park grounds, which lie just south of the airport off
Pleasant Valley Road -- you'll be able to see planes landing and taking
off nearby -- the course takes runners on an out-and-back route that
runs first in a southerly direction, down along Pleasant Valley Road
and then turning onto Las Posas Road. Runners turn left again on
Cawelti Road, a stretch that takes them toward the edge of the mountain
range, which they run along after turning right on Lewis Road.
This stretch of the course keeps runners heading southwest until they
reach Laguna Road, where they turn right and head away from the
mountains and back toward the flat farmland areas, turning again on Las
Posas for the stretch that takes them back northward toward Freedom
Park once again. There is a final stretch that runs alongside the
airport, as runners head out along Aviation Drive before the final
turnaround and head back to the park for the finish.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located near the coast of Southern California, about an hour's drive
west from Los Angeles, the city of Camarillo experiences typically mild
to moderately warm -- and usually very dry -- weather conditions in the
early and mid fall season. In October, the city's average monthly
temperatures
range between 73°F and 54°F, while rainfall amounts
average about a third of an inch for the month.
Fees
$40 for the half marathon, if registered by March 1, 2010
$50 between March 2 - July 1
$60 after July 1
$75 at the race expo
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2010 running of California's
Camarillo Half Marathon, register online at imATHLETE.com.
Website
www.camarillomarathon.com
Half
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