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California > Humboldt Redwoods Marathon & Half
Marathon
Weott, CA
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Date
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Event
Details
The majestic redwood forests of Northern California's Humboldt Redwoods
State Park serve as the backdrop for the Humboldt Redwoods Marathon
& Half Marathon, which will mark its 29th annual running in the
fall of 2008 along a course that takes runners along the appropriately
named Avenue of the Giants highway, in the shadow of coast redwood and
Giant Sequoia trees that line the road, many of which reach more than
200 feet in the air and are more than a thousand years old.
Runners in both the full and half marathons share the same starting
time and location, at 9:00 AM inside the park at the Dyersville Bridge,
which spans the south fork of the Eel River. After crossing over the
river, runners in the 13.1-mile half marathon follow the course
southward along the Avenue of the Giants, running all the way past
Weott and the town of Burlington to the half-way turnaround point,
where the field then turns around and heads back toward the finish line
along the same course they've just run.
For those running the half-marathon, the course is mostly even terrain
throughout, with a couple of gentle hills between mile markers 2 and 3
and just after mile marker 10. (For those running the full, 26.2-mile
marathon, the course is markedly hillier in the second half of the
race, with the biggest hill occuring around mile 20.) The terrain for
the race is paved surfaces from beginning to end, and most of the race
is shaded by the canopy of redwood trees along the route.
The park, which is located in the northwestern corner of the state
about 200 miles north of San Francisco, is a popular spot for
Californians who wish to get away from it all for fishing, canoeing,
swimming and hiking, as the park boasts more than 100 miles of hiking
trails throughout its 52,000 acres. It's also home to one of
California's largest groves of old-growth coast redwood trees, which
race organizers work to raise awareness for through their support of
Save The Redwoods, a local nonprofit that seeks to preserve and protect
these natural treasures.
Race organizers add that they welcome both runners and walkers in the
half marathon, and note that participants will need to keep a pace of
at most 22:54 minutes per mile, whether they're running or walking. The
Avenue of the Giants roadway will reopen to traffic starting at 2:00
PM, so participants who have not completed their race within five hours
will need to be aware of traffic as they finish.
Race
Weather & Climate
Humboldt Redwoods State Park normally receives up to about 65 inches of
rainfall each year, with most of that rain coming in October and May.
In the fall and winter, temperatures in the park average in the 50s and
60s, with the occasional day in the lower 70s.
Fees
$50 if registered by September 30, 2009
$60 after Sept. 30
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of the Humboldt Redwoods
Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Websites
www.redwoodsmarathon.org
www.savetheredwoods.org
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