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Colorado > Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon
Georgetown, CO

Date

Saturday, August 14, 2010


 
Event Details

Set in the Rocky Mountains just outside Denver, Colorado, the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon takes runners through what is certainly some of the most scenic road race terrain anywhere in the United States. It's also challenging for runners thanks to its high altitude course, which begins at Georgetown Lake (on the frontage road just off Interstate 70) at an elevation of 8,500 feet above sea level, and then descends by the end of the race to 7,500 feet at Idaho Springs.

Participants run a two-mile loop through Georgetown and then make their way along the frontage road to Idaho Springs, down nearby Clear Creek Canyon, and encounter several uphills and downhills along the way. While much of the course is paved surfaces, one two-mile stretch is run across rocky dirt roads on the way to the finish near Clear Creek Football Field in Clear Creek Valley, in nearby Idaho Springs.

Along the race route, runners will get ample views of some of Colorado's most scenic mountain peaks and valleys. Located about 50 miles west of Denver by car, the stretch between Georgetown and Idaho Springs is home to plentiful skiing resorts, streams, hiking and biking trails as well as the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, a popular tourist attraction that draws more than 100,000 riders every year for its two-hour tour of Colorado's Royal Gorge.


Race Weather & Climate

While the race takes place just as summer is hitting its peak across much of the rest of the U.S., weather conditions are still mild in this high-altitude Rocky Mountain town just to the west of Denver. August temperatures average between 41°F and 73°F, and rainfall averages nearly 2 1/2 inches, making it the area's wettest month of the year.


Fees

$55 between July 6 - August 8, 2009


Registration

Registration for the summer 2010 running of Colorado's Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon is not yet open. Please check back for updated information on how to sign up for the race, or visit the event website shown below.


Website

www.gtishalf.org


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