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Colorado > Heart Center of the Rockies Half Marathon, 10K
& 5K
Loveland,
CO
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Date
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Event
Details
With a day full of races -- the event features a half-marathon, 10K and
5K runs and 10K and 5K walking races -- the Heart Center of the Rockies
Half Marathon benefits the city's Boyd Lake State Park, and takes
runners on a picturesque course through the park's woodland forest
areas and along its lakeshore. After years of running the same course
through the city, the race made a change in 2006 to a new course for
the event, which takes runners along the park's nature trail,
and features both paved and natural surfaces.
Runners start the race near the office building of Loveland's Medical
Center of the Rockies, and follow a point-to-point course that takes
them first around Equalizer Lake and Houts Reservoir, and then onto the
dirt road that heads toward County Road 9. Once runners hit this
stretch, they turn right and head north along C.R. 9 toward County Road
30, where they turn left and run straight until County Road 11c, where
they turn left again and head south toward Boyd Lake State Park.
The last couple of miles
of the race unfold entirely within Boyd Lake State Park, as runners
make their way toward the finish line near the lakeshore. The course
features only slight
elevation changes, as runners traverse
the hills and inclines of the park terrain. The half marathon starts at
8:30 AM, while the non-competitive kids' races begin before the half
and the 10K and 5K races start.
Race
Weather & Climate
The late fall/early winter weeks bring cold, dry weather to the
Loveland area, with November temperatures that average between
23°F and 51°F. Rainfall is rare during this time of
year, averaging just under an inch during the month.
Fees
$45 for the half marathon, if registered by October 31, 2009
$50 between November 1 - 6
$55 on the day of the race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of Loveland's Heart
Center of the Rockies Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Websites
www.runnersroostftcollins.com
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