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Florida > Tallahassee Marathon & Half Marathon
Tallahassee,
FL
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Date
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Event
Details
Just over 540 runners came out to run and cross the finish line at the
Florida State University track and field complex at the 2008 running of
the Tallahassee Marathon & Half Marathon, which takes runners
on an out-and-back course that starts at the university and winds its
way along a fast and flat route through the city streets and
neighborhoods in and around FSU and Florida A&M University. Run
entirely on paved surfaces for the entire route, the race is an
excellent one for beginners as it experiences very little change in
elevation, rising from a low of 50 feet above sea level to a high of 98
feet above sea level over the entire race route.
From the starting line at Florida State University's Mike Long Track
Facility, runners start their race at 7:30 AM and head on a course
around the track and field complex and pass Doak Campbell Stadium, the
home of Bobby Bowden's FSU Seminoles. Runners then exit the campus on
Hendry Street and continue heading south, making turns onto Eppes
Drive, Lake Bradford Road and Gamble Street before turning onto the
bike path that runs parallel to Mills Street.
Runners then stay on the bike path for the next several miles of the
race, running through the Four Points area and alongside Woodville
Highway, all the way to the turnaround point just above Capitol Circle.
Once they reach the turnaround, runners then begin heading back in
reverse along the course they've just run, all the way back to the
finish line at the track and field facility at Florida State. The bike
path forms the bulk of the race, as runners stay on the path for miles
3 through 11.
Organized by the local running group the Gulf Winds Track Club, the
2009 running of the race will mark the event's 35th anniversary --
the 26.2-mile marathon was run for the first time in 1975, while the
13.1-mile half-marathon was added later, in the mid-1980s -- and the
event is open to wheelchair competitors as well as runners. The race
starts at 7:30 AM (7:25 AM for wheelchair entrants) and the course will
close and re-open to traffic after six hours, or about 1:30 PM.
Race
Weather & Climate
The Tallahassee area typically sees cold to mild (and occasionally
warm) weather conditions in late winter, with February temperatures
that average
between 42°F and 67°F. Come prepared for wet weather,
as precipitation averages over 4 1/2 inches during the month.
Fees
$30 for the half marathon
$50 for the full marathon
Registration
To reserve your spot in the winter 2009 running of the Tallahassee
Marathon or Half Marathon, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this
downloadable entry form.
Website
www.tallahasseemarathon.com
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