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California > L.A. County Half Marathon, Bike Tour, 5K
& Fun Run
Pomona, CA
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Date
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Event
Details
The winter of 2009 brings a brand-new half marathon event to the Los
Angeles County area here in Southern California, as the site of the
annual L.A. County Fair will play host to the inaugural running of the
L.A. County Half Marathon at Fairplex, which will also include a
half-marathon for inline skaters, a 5K for runners and walkers, a
bicycling event and a one-mile fun run for kids.
From the starting line inside the Fairplex, which lies about 30 miles
east of downtown Los Angeles, runners in the half will follow an
out-and-back loop course that takes them in roughly a counter-clockwise
direction out from the fairgrounds and around the shoreline of
Puddingstone Reservoir, through Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park and past
the planes landing and taking off at nearby Brackett Field airport.
Hilly and challenging in some spots, particularly in the middle stretch
of the race from mile 5 through 7, the course for the race takes
runners through a combination of residential neighborhoods, past the
tree-lined fairways of Mountain Meadows Golf Course and through more
industrial-looking areas as the race nears the finish line along the
eastern edges of the Fairplex fairgrounds. Runners can expect paved
surfaces throughout the race as well, and will be limited to five hours
to complete the half marathon's 13.1 miles.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled just south of the Glendora Wilderness Park in the Angeles
National Forest, about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the city
of Pomona typically experiences weather much like the larger metro area
in which it lies, which means that it usually sees warm, very dry
summers and mild to cool winter seasons, with relatively low rainfall.
In December, the city's average monthly temperatures range between
68°F and 41°F, while rainfall totals average just over
2 inches for the month.
Fees
$60 for the half marathon, if registered by September 30, 2009
$70 between October 1 - November 15
$80 between Nov. 16 - December 12
Registration
To reserve your spot in the winter 2009 running of Pomona's
L.A. County Half Marathon, inline skating half marathon, bike tour,
one-mile Fun Run or 5K, register
online at Active.com.
Website
www.runlacounty.com
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