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California > Marin County Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay,
Earth Run 10K & 5K
San Rafael,
CA
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Date
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Event
Details
Run along a course that's both breathtakingly beautiful and filled with
challenging uphill and downhill stretches, the Marin County Marathon,
Half Marathon, 10K Earth Run, 5K & Kids Races will take
participants on two journeys at the same time -- a physical one through
the hills and among the mountains overlooking California's San Pablo
Bay and the city of San Rafael, and an environmental one, as the race's
organizers seek to stage a running event that puts sustainability and
renewable energy at its forefront.
Down to every last detail, the race is planned as a model for how to
stage running and really any outdoor athletic event in an
environmentally sensitive way -- all power used during the event will
be generated by solar or other forms of renewable energy; all toilet
tissue, soaps and other paper used will be biodegradable; all event
t-shirts will be made from organic cotton only, with environmentally
friendly inks; and all race awards will be made from recycled
materials, just to name a few.
The out-and-back course for the race's half marathon will start and
finish at McNear's Beach County Park, just outside China Camp State
Park on Cantera Way. From there, runners will follow the course as it
winds its way along the hillside and along the beach overlooking the
bay, following an east-to-west direction through the park. The route
will follow North San Pedro Road through the park and out into the
residential neighborhoods just to the west of the park, through Santa
Venetia out to the Redwood Highway and back.
Runners can expect to encounter the course's steepest and biggest hills
in the early going, as the course elevation rises from near sea level
at the starting line to just over 110 feet above sea level right before
they reach the first mile marker. The course then flattens out for the
next few miles, and turns hilly once again between mile markers 4 and
9, after which it flattens out again until taking participants into the
final stretch back where they began. Overall, the course is made up of
two surfaces -- about two thirds takes place on paved roads, while one
third takes runners over natural-surface trail, organizers add.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled among the rocky hills of the area known as the North Bay in the
San Francisco Bay Area, about a half-hour's drive north from the city,
San Rafael typically experiences weather conditions much like those of
its larger neighboring city to the south, with cool to moderate weather
in the spring and much heavier rainfall in the winter and early spring
than in the summer months. In April, the city's average monthly
temperatures range between 69°F and 47°F, while
rainfall totals average around 1.75 inches for the month.
Fees
$85 for the half marathon, if registered by December 31, 2009
$110 between January 1 - March 31, 2010
$130 after March 31
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of San Rafael's
Marin County Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.marinmarathon.com
Half
Marathon Course Map
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