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Indiana > Parlor City Trot Half Marathon & 10K
Bluffton, IN
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Date
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Event
Details
A longtime road race event in this small town in northeast Indiana, the
Fort Wayne Track Club will celebrate the 34th annual running this year
of the Parlor City Trot Half Marathon & 10K, which takes
runners from the streets of downtown Bluffton on an out-and-back course
to nearby Oubache State Park and back for the finish.
Known for its welcoming, encouraging atmosphere among the few hundred
or so runners who come out for the race each year (especially for
newcomers to the town as well as first-time half-marathon
participants), the race is part of the town's annual Bluffton Street
Fair. Most of the race course is run on paved surfaces and is largely
fast and flat with a few rolling hills, and takes runners through the
State Park as well as along a stretch of the Wabash River known as the
Bluffton River Greenway Trail.
Participants run along roughly two and a half miles through Oubache
State Park and an additional two and a half miles along the River
Greenway Trail (which is accessible year-round to both cyclists and
pedestrians) before returning back to downtown Bluffton for the
finish line at the Bluffton City Gym on East Market Street.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the northeastern corner of the state and about 20 miles
south of Fort Wayne, the town of Bluffton (population: about 10,000)
enjoys mild to moderately warm weather conditions in the early fall. In
September, monthly temperatures average between 75°F and
55°F, while rainfall amounts average around 3.07 inches for the
month.
Fees
$20 if registered by September 18, 2008
$25 on the day of the race
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the 2008 running of the
Parlor City Trot Half
Marathon & 10K, so check this space later for updated
information. You can also register at the Bluffton City Hall Building
on the day of the race.
Website
www.fwtc.org
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