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Date
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Event
Details
Along with its July 4th Peachtree Road Race, Atlanta’s
Thanksgiving Day marathon and half-marathon is the granddaddy of the
now-long list of road running events in Georgia, and celebrates its
46th anniversary this year. Both the full and the half-marathon take
runners along a course that retraces the steps of the marathon route
used for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, which offers numerous
challenging hills through Atlanta’s city streets.
The starting line for the half marathon – which, unlike the
full marathon, is a point-to-point race – begins at the
halfway point in the full marathon, on Peachtree Road just north of the
intersection with Clairmont Road, within walking distance of the
Chamblee MARTA station (the local rapid transit train service). The
Atlanta Track Club strongly recommends taking MARTA to and from the
race, due to the large number of participants in the half each year.
From there, the race course takes runners along Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard and through the city’s famed Buckhead
neighborhood and shopping district. After that, the course winds along
a mostly flat stretch through Buckhead, followed by a
fairly long downhill that leads to the locally famous
“Cardiac Hill,” near Piedmont Hospital.
The course then winds through the city’s Midtown and downtown
areas,
passing by historic sights like the Margaret Mitchell House &
Museum, the Gold Dome state capitol building and the finish line at
Turner Field, home of professional baseball’s Atlanta Braves.
Race
Weather & Climate
Atlanta weather tends to be cool to cold on Thanksgiving Day, and
November temperatures average between 44°F and 63°F.
Winds and rainfall are always a possibility, as the city averages about
4.1 inches of precipitation for the month.
Fees
Half marathon:
$35 if registered by August 31, 2008
$45 between September 1 - October 31
$55 between November 1 - 23
$65 at the weekend race expo on Nov. 25
Full marathon:
$50 if registered by August 31, 2008
$60 between September 1 - October 31
$70 between November 1 - 23
$85 at the weekend race expo on Nov. 25
Registration
To sign up for the 2008 running of Georgia's The Weather Channel
Atlanta Marathon or Half Marathon, register
online at SignMeUp.com.
"The Atlanta Marathon is full of scenery and shops to watch while you
run. There is also many water and powerade stations located throughout
the race. Every finisher gets a medal, and when you finish you get a
large bag of pre-packaged food. it really is a fun race."
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