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California > Palos Verdes Marathon, Half Marathon &
5K
San Pedro, CA
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Date
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Event
Details
More than 940 runners crossed the finish line in the half-marathon
alone
at the spring 2009 running of San Pedro's Palos Verdes Marathon, Half
Marathon & 10K, which celebrates its 44th anniversary in 2010
and which race organizers bill as the country's second-oldest marathon
running event, next to the legendary Boston Marathon.
Run over a course
filled with rolling hills, tree-lined streets and gorgeous views of the
waves of the Pacific Ocean crashing against the shore, the race gives
runners everything they might expect when they're coming to run a race
along the Southern California coast.
The race starts and finishes with a view of the water, in San Pedro's
Point Fermin Park just south of downtown, near Cabrillo Beach Park.
From there, the course takes runners on a course that brings its first
serious hill (which past participants label simply as "the Hill")
around the second mile marker, as runners hit the section of the course
along South Western Avenue. The race follows an out-and-back course,
taking runners past locally famous sights like the Donald's Trump
National Golf Course and Wayfarer's Chapel, a famous open
wood-and-glass chapel designed by Lloyd Wright, the son of famed
architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Just past the Wayfarer's Chapel, runners hit the turnaround point and
begin heading back toward the finish line, retracing their steps along
the course they've just run. The middle stretches of the race feature
plenty of rolling hills, past runners report, with a mixture of short
and steep hills as well as longer, more gradual ones. The last couple
miles of the race are all downhill, and include the turn at the final
mile of the race known as "the chute," which serves as a kind of marker
to let runners know they've hit the home stretch and are almost at the
finish line.
Those running in the full and half marathons begin their races at 7:00
AM and 7:30 AM, respectively, while those running or walking the 5K
start their race at 8:00 AM. More than 1,800 runners and walkers
completed the race in all three events combined in 2009, a number that
allows the race both an energetic feeling as well as a comfortable,
more intimate-size field of participants without the crush of runners
that sometimes can be found at larger events.
Race
Weather & Climate
Set along the Pacific coastline of Southern California, about a
half-hour drive from downtown Los Angeles, the town of San Pedro enjoys
mild to moderately warm weather virtually throughout the year, with
very little rainfall in the spring and summer. In May, average monthly
temperatures range between 72°F and 55°F, while
rainfall totals average just over a quarter of an inch.
Fees
N/A
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of the Palos Verdes
Half Marathon, register online at the event website.
Website
www.palosverdes.com
Half
Marathon Course Map
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Your Race Story
Ever run in San Pedro's annual Palos Verdes Marathon or Half
Marathon?
Share
your impressions and read fellow runners' stories
and tips for the event.
Post your comments in Runner Reviews for the Palos Verdes Half
Marathon
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