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Colorado > Mount Sneffels Half Marathon
Ridgway, CO
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Date
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Event
Details
Set for its ninth annual running in the late summer of 2009 between the
small southwestern Colorado town of Ouray and Ridgway, the Mount
Sneffels Half Marathon & Kids Race takes runners along a
high-elevation course largely on the dirt county roads between the two
towns, along the Uncompahgre River Valley.
From the starting line in Ouray's Hot Springs Park, runners make a loop
around the park and then cross the bridge over the river that takes
them onto County Road 17 (also called Oak Road), which they follow for
the next few miles until the race route passes by Black Lake. Runners
reach the half-way point in the race after making turns onto Suzanne
Lane and Marys Road near the town of Portland, and then turn onto
County Road 23 and begin heading northward again along the river.
Runners keep making their way along County Road 23 until they meet up
with 17 again, for the last few miles that take them into the finish
line at the soccer field in Ridgway. The course follows an overall
descent in elevation from the start to the finish, beginning at roughly
7,700 feet in elevation in Ouray and finishing at about 7,000 feet
above sea level in Ridgway.
The event's kids race will start and finish at the soccer fields in
Ridgway, and the proceeds from the race will go toward the Mount
Sneffels Education Foundation (named for the mountain peak that towers
over 14,000 feet above sea level, looking over the town in the
distance).
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled among the mountains of southwestern Colorado, just south of
Ridgway State Park and nearly 90 miles south of Grand Junction, Colo.,
the town of Ridgway typically experiences mild to moderately warm
weather in the summer, as well as its wettest weather of the year on
average in July and August. The town's average monthly temperatures
range between 80°F and 45°F during the month the race
is held, while its rainfall totals average just over 2 inches for the
month.
Fees
$30 for the half marathon
$10 for the kids' race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the summer 2009 running of
Ridgway's Mount Sneffels Half Marathon, register
online at Active.com.
Website
mtsneffels.org/halfmarathon
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