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Idaho > Zeitgeist Half Marathon
Boise, ID
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Date
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Event
Details
Run through the hilly country areas north of Boise, the Zeitgeist Half
Marathon (named for the "spirit of the times," race organizers say)
offers participants a loop course with the start and finish lines at
the Optimist Youth Sports Complex, and a course that includes gentle,
rolling hills and a variety of different surfaces. Sanctioned by the
USATF (USA Track & Field), the course unfolds along both paved
and crushed gravel roads along the foothills of northwestern Boise and
nearby Ada county, rising 1,180 feet in elevation throughout the
race.
This elevation change is spread over three gently rising hills,
however, and runners are rewarded with sloping downhills in the second
half of the race, as the course makes its way back to Optimist Park
along Pierce Park Road toward the finish. The race benefits the
Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation and the Idaho Donor Network.
Race
Weather & Climate
With temperatures that average between 32°F and 48°F,
November brings some of the Boise area's coldest weather conditions of
the year, though temperatures should be on the higher end of those
averages earlier in the month. Rainfall averages less than an inch and
a half during the month.
Fees
$36 for registrations before October 10, 2007
$48 "Procrastinators Special" between Oct. 11 and Oct. 30
$63 on the day of the race
Registration
You can register online for the Zeitgeist Half by
clicking here or by mailing in this
downloadable form.
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Groups & Related Sites
Zeitgeist Half Marathon
- The event's official website, with event and race details,
registration info, course maps and more.
www.boiseystriders.org
- The Boise Y-Striders running club
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