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Georgia > Alpharetta Half Marathon & Life Time 10K
Alpharetta,
GA
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Date
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Cancelled for 2009
Event
Details
Formerly known as the Alpharetta Marathon & Half Marathon, the
new Alpharetta Half Marathon & Life Time 10K is one of several
half-marathon events that take place in Georgia in the
late winter and early spring, and takes runners on a tour of the
Atlanta metropolitan
area’s northern suburbs, for a “hilly but not too
tough” race according to one of the 2007 event’s
participants. The single-loop course for the race starts at
Alpharetta’s downtown City Hall Complex and includes plenty
of North Fulton County scenery and gentle, rolling hills on the way to
the finish line on Lakeview Parkway near Haynes Bridge Road.
Participants arriving from out of town are advised to get the lay of
the land for the race route early enough on Saturday to avoid getting
lost on the way to the race (early!) Sunday morning. The event has a
starting time of 7:00 AM and last year’s race –
which was its inaugural running – had little signage to help
out-of-towners navigate their way to the race in the early morning
hours.
On the positive side, the Alpharetta race also had “very
frequent aid stations, plenty of spectators, and the volunteers will
call out your name as you get to the finish line,” added one
participant from the 2007 event. Bands and musicians are also on hand
to cheer runners on throughout the course, every three miles.
As mentioned above, the race has gone through some changes over the
years. In past years it was known as the Awesome Alpharetta Half
Marathon & 10K and in 2008, it was staged as the Alpharetta
Marathon & Half Marathon, as it had dropped the 10K portion of
the race for 2008 and combined
it with the full, 26.2-mile marathon that had been held on a different
date in previous years. For the 2009 race, the full marathon has been
replaced with the return of the 10K race distance, sponsored by
Lifetime Fitness.
Race
Weather & Climate
Late-winter weather tends to warm up in the Atlanta area ahead of the
arrival of spring, but can be unpredictably cold and wet at times. The
average temperatures on the day of the race range between 38°F
and 60°F, while rainfall for the month of March averages more
than 5.5 inches.
Fees
Half marathon:
$40 if registered by January 1, 2009
$50 between Jan. 2 - February 1
$60 between Feb. 2 - March 1
10K:
$25 if registered by January 1, 2009
$30 between Jan. 2 - February 1
$35 between Feb. 2 - March 1
Registration
To reserve your spot in the 2009 running of the Alpharetta Half
Marathon or Life Time 10K race, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.alpharettamarathon.com
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