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Georgia > Callaway Gardens Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Pine Mountain, GA
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Date

Sunday, January 25, 2009



Event Details

Known especially for its golf courses, award-winning gardens and Cecil B. Day butterfly center, and seasonal holiday displays like its Christmas-time Festival of Lights, the Callaway Gardens resort in Pine Mountain, Ga., stages this smaller race event each January as part of its fitness series, which also includes a duathlon and a triathlon later in the year.

Described by past participants as a beautiful course with plenty of fresh air and rolling hills, the race takes runners along a loop course through the 13,000-acre resort’s neatly manicured gardens, bicycle trails and woodlands. The hills can be challenging in some spots, but the abundant scenic beauty helps take your mind off any difficult uphill and downhill stretches.

As mentioned above, the race is a smaller event compared to many other half-marathons, drawing fewer than 200 runners for the full- and half-marathons and the 5K. And few spectators are out along the course, which can make for a quiet race – though this is what many past participants also find appealing about it, because what it lacks in energy it makes up for in providing a quiet, refreshing escape.


Race Weather & Climate

In past years, the event has seen some cold, rainy weather that made for rough going and unpleasant experiences for some runners. In many other years, however, this small Southern town’s weather is a welcome relief from the harsher winter climates further north, with average January temperatures that range between 30°F and 55°F and rainfall that averages just over 4.8 inches for the month.


Fees

$50 if registered by January 18, 2009
$60 for registrations after Jan. 18


Registration

To sign up for the 2009 running of Pine Mountain's Callaway Gardens Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, register online at Active.com.


Website

www.callawaygardens.com


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