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Florida > Naples Daily News Half Marathon
Naples, FL
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Date
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Event
Details
Run along a fast and very flat out-and-back course through the area
known to locals as the "Olde Naples" section of town, the Naples Daily
News Half Marathon takes runners through the city streets, residential
neighborhoods and waterfront districts of this south Florida city that
lies near the state's southern tip and just a short drive from perhaps
its greatest ecological treasure, Everglades National Park. Sponsored
by the Naples Daily News local newspaper and the Gulf Coast Runners
athletic club, the race is a longtime tradition in the Naples area and
features both natural and man-made scenery, from the waters of the Gulf
of Mexico to the architectural beauty of the multi-million-dollar homes
runners pass on their way along the race route.
Following an out-and-back course that starts and finishes in Naples'
Cambier Park, runners leave the starting line at 7:00 AM and begin
heading first west and then southward along Gordon Drive, which they
follow for the next three and a half miles all the way down to the
turnaround point at the lands' end spot at the end of the road. There,
they turn around and head back along the course they've just run until
they hit Kings Town Drive, where they turn and head into the Champrey
Bay and Galleons Cove neighborhoods.
Thanks to the race's multiple turnaround points, at the end of Gordon
Drive and inside the neighborhoods, runners get a chance to view the
elite competitors in the race multiple times and see any friends who
are running either ahead or behind them at several points during the
race, past participants say. After the stretch of the race along
Galleon Drive and the turnaround, runners then head back out of the
neighborhood and onto Gordon Drive once again for the reverse route
back toward Cambier Park and the finish line festivities.
One of the race's really interesting and unique traditions takes place
along the stretch on Galleon Drive, where a clergyman at
Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church blesses the runners passing by
(all runners pass by the church twice during the race) with holy water,
which has become a landmark many runners look forward to in the race
each year.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located along the southern tip of Florida's Gulf coast, just over a
two-hour drive west across the Everglades from Miami, the city of
Naples tends to see typically mild to moderately warm weather in the
winter, with relatively low precipitation compared to the spring and
summer seasons. In January, average monthly temperatures range between
75°F and 53°F, while rainfall totals average just over
2 inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the winter 2009 running of
the Naples Daily News Half Marathon, so please check back later for
updated information on how to register for the event.
Website
www.napleshalfmarathon.net
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