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California > Events With Sole Wine Country Marathon
& Half Marathon
Healdsburg,
CA
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Date
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Event
Details
Organized by the California-based running, triathlon and mountain
biking events organizer Events With Sole and sponsored by the Lungevity
Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting lung cancer, the new Wine
Country Marathon and Half Marathon will celebrate its first annual
running in the fall of 2008, with a course that takes runners along
country roads through Sonoma County's mountain valleys, and features a
downhill finish for the last few miles that will give plenty of runners
a chance to notch personal record race times.
The half-marathon course begins at the half-way point of the full
marathon course, starting just outside the town of Geyserville along
the Redwood Highway (Hwy. 128). From there, the course starts going
briefly northward and then turns around at the first mile marker, where
it begins the long trek southward along Highway 101 toward the finish
line in Healdsburg. Along the way, runners will pass along beautifully
scenic tree-lined country roads through California's historic wine
making region, past century-old homes as well as many vineyard estates.
Run along terrain that's made up of all paved surfaces throughout the
race, the course features a mix of flat stretches and gently rolling
hills through the wine country for the first several miles -- including
views of the area's Dry Creek Valley and Alexander Valley -- and then
the last few miles take runners along a downhill stretch into downtown
Healdsburg, all the way to the finish line at the corner of Vine Street
and North Street.
Runners who participate in the half marathon will have five hours to
finish their race (full marathoners will have a time limit of six
hours, meaning they'll need to keep a pace of at most 14 minutes per
mile), after which time there will be no on-course supervision. Those
running the half are asked to be at the shuttle pickup point in
Healdsburg by 7:00 AM, so they can be taken to the starting line in
time for the 8:00 AM start.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled in the valley among the Sonoma County mountains, about an
hour's drive from San Francisco to the south, the town of Healdsburg
enjoys the kind of weather that Northern California wine country is
known for -- hot, dry summers
with virtually no rain and milder and much wetter fall and winter
seasons. In October, local average monthly temperatures range between
76°F and 49°F, while rainfall amounts average about
2.12 inches for the month.
Fees
$55 if registered by June 1, 2008
$65 between June 2 - August 1
$75 between Aug. 2 - October 25
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2008 running of Healdsburg's
Wine Country Marathon or Half Marathon, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this
downloadable entry form.
Website
www.winecountrymarathon.org
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