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Indiana > Evansville Half Marathon
Evansville,
IN
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Date
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Event
Details
More than 1,600 runners, walkers and wheelchair participants came out
to compete in and enjoy last year's running of the Evansville Half
Marathon, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary in 2008. Run
through the city streets and neighborhoods of this city in the
southwesternmost corner of the state, the race starts and finishes in
parkland overlooking the big, beautiful ribbon-like Ohio River that
cuts through the city and marks its border with Kentucky to the south.
From the starting line at Reitz Hill, which overlooks the water from
the Red Bank side of the river, the point-to-point course takes runners
along a course that's fairly hilly for the first few miles and then
flattens out -- still with quite a number of gentle, rolling hills,
however -- over the last several miles. Participants encounter the
steepest hills of the race (and its highest elevations) between the
start and the second mile marker; after the third mile marker, the
course begins a long, steady stretch toward the finish.
Along the way, participants are treated to several of the city's most
well-known sights and attractions, including Garvin Park, Bosse Field,
Main Street and the Evansville Walkway, Bayard and Akin Parks and the
last, finishing mile along the city's Riverfront Park. All participants
-- runners, walkers and wheelchair competitors -- need to be aware that
the course closes after four and a half hours, and several parts of the
course remain open to traffic throughout the race.
Organizers also have the spectator areas humming with activity
throughout the race, with rock, jazz and R&B bands performing
along the course as well as Evansville's Youth Philarmonic Orchestra.
Also throughout the weekend, the city will celebrate a week-long
outdoor fall street festival, the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival,
which culminates in the main parade on Saturday.
Race
Weather & Climate
From its perch overlooking the Ohio River and Indiana's southernmost
border with Kentucky just a stone's throw across the river, the city of
Evansville tends to experience early fall weather that ranges from
pleasantly mild to cool (and sometimes cold) conditions. In October,
monthly temperatures average between 72°F and 48°F,
while
rainfall amounts average around 2.96 inches for the month (making it
the area's driest month of the year).
Fees
$40 if registered before August 23, 2008
$50 from August 24 - October 9
$60 on October 10 & 11
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2008 running of the Evansville Half Marathon, register online at GetMeRegistered.com or print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.evansvillehalfmarathon.org
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