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Idaho > Prison Break Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Run/Walk
Boise,
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Date
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Event
Details
At Boise's three-year-old Prison Break Half Marathon, 10K & 5K,
the name of the race isn't just a clever moniker designed to stir
interest in the event -- runners actually do start and finish the race
at the city's South Boise Prison Complex, part of the Idaho State
Correctional Institution and currently the state's largest prison
complex. Between the start and the finish lines, runners fan out along
a loop course through the high desert country outside the prison, which
features mostly long, gradual hills and inclines.
The start of the race features some fireworks not found at any other
race, including ceremonies with the prison's official riot squad and a
flyover at the start by a group of Formula One race planes. After the
planes buzz by, runners then head out on what is mostly a
counter-clockwise loop course, leaving the parking lot in front of the
prison and heading out along the prison's perimeter to the water tower,
where they turn onto the Dairy road and then onto Pleasant Valley Road.
The next four miles or so of the race feature a long, gradual downhill
stretch, as runners make their way around Pleasant Valley Road and then
Barker Road, turning right onto South Cole Road just after passing the
mile 6 marker. It's here also that the elevation changes from a long,
gradual downhill to a gradual uphill incline, as runners head northward
along Cole Road to the intersection with Ten Mile Creek Road.
Runners hit a quick downhill right after passing the mile 9 marker as
they turn onto Ten Mile Creek Road, but then the course begins another
long, gradual uphill for the next 3 miles as they make their way along
the race's home stretch toward the finish line back at the prison.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled near the mountains known locally as the Boise foothills in
southwestern Idaho, the city of Boise typically experiences mild to
moderately cool (and occasionally quite cold) weather conditions in the
early fall season, and usually relatively low precipitation throughout
the year. In October, the city's average monthly temperatures range
between 64°F and 41°F, while precipitation amounts
average about three quarters of an inch for the month.
Fees
$50 for the half marathon, if registered by October 3, 2009
$55 after Oct. 3
$60 at the race packet pickup on Oct. 22 - 23
$65 on the day of the race, Oct. 24
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of Boise's Prison Break
Half Marathon, register online at the event website
Website
www.prisonbreakhalf.com
Course Map
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