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Connecticut > Greater Danbury Half Marathon & 5K
Danbury, CT
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Date
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Event
Details
Nearly 900 runners crossed the finish line at the spring 2008 running
of Connecticut's Greater Danbury Half Marathon & 5K, part of
the annual Stratton Faxon Greater Danbury Road Races running event
presented by the locally based Housatonic Valley Sports Organizing
Committee. Now approaching its fifth annual running in 2009, the
out-and-back race takes runners on a loop course that starts and
finishes at the city's Rogers Park War Memorial, and runs through the
nearby towns of Danbury, Redding and Bethel.
From the start at Rogers Park, runners head first west and then north
along Memorial Drive through the park, and then south on Mountainville
Road once they reach the outskirts of the park. Mountainville takes
them southward all the way down along the bigger of the race's two
loops (those running the 5K run only the smaller loop around the park),
as Mountainville gives way to Long Ridge Road. Runners stay on Long
Ridge for the next several miles as it becomes Sidecut Road, which they
follow as the course curves northward again onto Redding Road and then
onto Turkey Plain Road.
Once runners reach the intersection with Reservoir Street, they turn
left and then head back northward along Mountainville Road back into
the park for the finish. The course is certified by USA Track &
Field, and the event also includes a 5K as well as a children's fun
run.
Race
Weather & Climate
Late winter/early spring weather can be quite cold in the Danbury area,
as temperatures average between 36°F and 60°F in April.
Come prepared for wet weather, as area precipitation averages just over
4 1/4 inches during the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Online registration for the spring 2008 running of the Greater Danbury
Half Marathon is now closed, as the event has completed. Please check
back later for updated registration information for the 2009 running of
the race.
Website
www.jbsports.com
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