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Florida > Blue Moon Half Marathon & 5K
Palm Harbor,
FL
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Date
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Event
Details
Run along a several miles long stretch of the Pinellas Trail, a 34-mile
urban trail now used for biking, jogging and walking that once served
as a railroad for the CSX rail line here in central Florida, the Blue
Moon Half Marathon & 5K takes runners along tree-lined paved
pathways that run past golf courses and residential neighborhoods here
in this community just outside Tampa-St. Petersburg, for a race whose
proceeds go to benefit the Childhood Obesity Foundation.
Both the half marathon and the 5K races start and finish in Pop
Stansell Park, which lies just off Florida Avenue. From there, runners
follow the course first southward along the Pinellas Trail, which winds
roughly parallel to Bayshore Boulevard, also known as Highway 19. The
route runs southward all the way down to the intersection with Curlew
Road near the Dunedin Country Club, where runners turn around and start
heading north.
The next stretch of the race is all northward along the trail, taking
runners back up through the city and past local landmarks like Crystal
Beach and the Sutherland Bayou, just off the waters of Saint Joseph
Sound. The race's second turnaround lies just before the Pinellas
Trail's intersection with Klosterman Road, where runners then turn
around once again and head southward back to Pop Stansell Park for the
finish.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located along central Florida's Gulf coast, about a 45-minute drive
west from downtown Tampa, the community of Palm Harbor typically
experiences mild to moderately warm weather in the mid-fall season,
with generally much drier conditions than in the late summer. On the
day of the race, the city's historical average high temperature is
80°F and its low is 60°F, while rainfall amounts
average just under 2.4 inches for the month.
Fees
$40 for the half marathon, if registered by November 1, 2009
$50 between Nov. 2 - 7
$60 on the day of the race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of Palm Harbor's Blue
Moon Half Marathon or 5K, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.premierracinginstitute.com
Course Map
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