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California > See Jane Run Half Marathon & 5K
Alameda, CA
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Date
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Event
Details
Organized by the San Francisco-based athletic apparel, running shoes
and gear company by the same name, the See Jane Run Half Marathon
& 5K is a race designed exclusively for women runners, along a
course that runs through Alameda's Bay Trail and features views of the
bay and the city skyline throughout most of the race. At the spring
2009 running of the race, 2,200 runners and walkers crossed
the finish line in the 13.1-mile race and the 5K race combined.
The starting line for both races lies at Alameda's Washington Park, on
8th Street between Central Avenue and Portola Avenue. From there, the
fast and flat course -- which is mostly an out-and-back route but has a
finish line just a stone's throw away from the starting line, on the
other side of the park -- takes runners in a southeasterly direction,
running along 8th Street and Westline Drive toward Carlsbad State
Beach, which unfolds along a long, flat straightaway section along
Shoreline Drive and Bayview Drive.
The course then turns at Towata Park onto the Bay Farm Island Bridge,
which runners cross and then head onto Bay Farm Island, running in a
clockwise direction around the edges of the island, first along the
shore toward Dolittle Pond and then along the eastern boundary of the
Chuck Corica Municipal Golf Complex. Running along Harbor Bay Parkway,
runners follow the road around the southern end of the residential
districts that lie near Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, and
then head north again along the parkway and the shoreline around the
western end of the island.
Once runners make their way around Bay Farm Island's northern end, they
run along the shoreline toward the bridge, where they meet up with the
route they ran in the race's first half and retrace their steps back
toward Washington Park. Because it's run largely along the shores
through Alameda's shoreline parks and roads, the race course is mostly
flat and breezy, and runners need to be prepared with warmer clothing,
as local temperatures can get cold this time of year. Past runners add
that while the race is well-organized and supported, there aren't large
numbers of spectators along the course, so it has the feel of a
smaller-size running event, even though it's in a larger metropolitan
area.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located just south of Oakland and across the bay from San Francisco,
the city of Alameda typically sees weather much like that of its nearby
and more well-known neighboring cities, with mostly mild to moderately
warm weather year-round. In May, average monthly temperatures range
between 69°F and 53°F, while rainfall totals average
just over half an inch for the month.
Fees
$75 if registered by February 3, 2010
$85 between Feb. 4 - May 3
$95 between May 4 - June 3
Registration
To sign up for the late spring 2010 running of Alameda's See Jane Run
Half Marathon & 5K, register online at the race website.
Website
www.seejanerun.com
Course Map
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