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California > Golden Gate Headlands Marathon, Half Marathon
& 7-Mile Race
San
Francisco, CA
Date
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Event
Details
Run along a backdrop that combines gorgeous natural vistas with views
of San Francisco's urban skyline in the distance, as well as a hilly
and challenging course, the Golden Gate Headlands Marathon, Half
Marathon & 7-Mile race unfold over a course that features some
dramatic changes in elevation -- the half marathon course climbs and
descends roughly 800 feet overall in elevation.
The race starts across the bay from San Francisco's Presidio, in
Sausalito at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, where runners
start the race at the spot known as Rodeo Beach. From there,
participants follow an out-and-back loop course through the area known
as the Marin Headlands, which overlook the city and the Golden Gate
Bridge, and take runners along a course that's truly postcard-perfect,
a combination of single-track hiking trails, fire roads, pavement and a
beach crossing, running throughout along the lush Pacific shoreline
dotted with vibrant wildflowers.
The course through Sausalito is a single 13.1-mile loop that runners in
the half marathon run once, and those running the full 26.2-mile
marathon run twice. Though there are three aid & water stations
laid out along the course -- at mile markers 4.5, 6.5 and 10.5 -- race
organizers strongly encourage participants to bring their own water
with them for the run. The race is virtually all trails, including
Sausalito's Coastal Trail, Wolf Springs Trail, Old Springs Trail,
Marincello Trail and Rodeo Valley Trail, in addition to a brief stretch
of the race along Conzelman Road.
After the start time of 9:00 AM, runners have six hours to complete the
course, which means they'll need to keep a pace of at most 13:45
minutes per mile. Nearly 340 runners crossed the finish line in all
three races combined
at this year's spring running of the event, most of whom hailed from
California but also many others from as far away as Illinois and Ohio.
Race
Weather & Climate
The weather in the "city by the bay" can be unpredictable throughout
the year, and is famous for its cool-to-cold summer weather, though
spring brings warming temperatures with occasional showers. April
temperatures in the San Francisco area average between 48°F and
64°F.
Fees
$40 for the half-marathon, if registered by March
19, 2010
$45 after March 19
Registration
To register for the spring 2010 running of San Francisco's Golden Gate
Headlands Half Marathon, sign up online at the event website.
Website
www.envirosports.com
Half Marathon Course Map
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