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Connecticut > ING Hartford Marathon, Half Marathon,
Relay & 5K
Hartford, CT
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Date
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Event
Details
The vibrant colors of fall are on display for runners, walkers and
relay participants all through Connecticut's capitol city at the ING
Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon, formerly known as the
Greater Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon. Now marking its 15th
annual running, the race features a mostly fast and flat course for the
half marathon, with just a couple of significant hills along the
country roads just outside town and the neighborhoods in the city's
west end, and a long
riverfront stretch of the race along the Connecticut River that flows
through Hartford.
All of the races in the event -- which includes a full, 26.2-mile
marathon, the 13.1-mile half marathon, a team relay, a 5K race and a
"Kids K" race -- start and finish on Elm Street in downtown Hartford's
Bushnell Park. From there, the course follows what can be described
roughly as a clockwise loop through the city, taking runners first
along Elm, Jewell and Pearl Streets to State Street for the run across
the Founders Bridge, which takes runners over the first real hill in
the race.
Once over the bridge, the course then turns onto Darlin Street and then
again onto East River Drive, which then curves around toward the river
and gives runners and walkers their first stretch along the riverfront,
including a run through the city's Great River Park. The race course
then follows a big sweeping loop around Silver Lane, Main Street and
Pitkin Street, taking runners all the way back to the Founders Bridge
for the run back over into the western part of the city.
This section of the race takes runners along Market Street, Reverend
Moody and Westin Street, and then heads into Hartford's Riverfront Park
for the long couple of miles along the wide, shaded & paved
trails along the Connecticut River, showing off the city skyline as
well as the natural beauty of the changing fall foliage along the
river. This stretch takes the field all the way from the turn onto East
Service Road south to Van Dyke Avenue near Dillon Stadium, and turns
onto Wawame Avenue for a stretch of the race that takes runners through
the city's west end neighborhoods.
As the last few miles of the course
unfold along Huyshope Avenue, Charter Oak Avenue and Park Street,
runners continue running through the residential neighborhoods and
through Pope Park, turning north onto Laurel Street and then east onto
Capitol Avenue, for the home stretch back into Bushnell Park. The
finish line takes runners through Hartford's Memorial Arch inside the
park, and after the biggest hill of the race around the mile 11 marker
the last mile into the finish is flat.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located near the geographic center of the state, about 120 miles from
New York City, the city of Hartford tends to experience mild to cold
weather conditions in the mid-fall season, with
temperatures averaging between 40°F and 63°F in
October. Come prepared for some rainfall, as area precipitation
averages nearly 4 inches during the month.
Fees
2008 fees:
$40 if registered by March 31, 2008
$50 between April 1 - September 6
$60 after Sept. 6
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the fall 2009 running of
Connecticut's ING
Greater Hartford Half Marathon. Please check back later for updated
information on how to sign up for the race's 2009 running.
Website
www.hartfordmarathon.com
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