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Kansas > Pilgrim Pacer Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Shawnee, KS
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Date
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Event
Details
Featuring an out-and-back course that starts and finishes in Shawnee
Mission Park, the roughly 1,250-acre park filled with a lake as well as
plenty of ponds, marshes, meadows and forest lands, the Pilgrim Pacer
Half Marathon also features a 10K and a 5K race, both of which are open
to runners and walkers. The race is set for just its third annual
running in the fall of 2009, timed perfectly before Thanksgiving to
ease a little of the guilt every runner feels over holiday eating.
From the starting line near the "Theatre in the Park" area just off
Renner Road, runners follow an out-and-back 13.1-mile route that runs
in a roughly north-south direction. After leaving the starting area,
runners follow park roads through Shawnee Mission Park along the
northern edge of Shawnee Mission Park Lake, and then head westward
toward the banks of the Kansas River that flows nearby.
The course then curves southward along the bends in the river, taking
runners southward along a combination of paved roads and park trails,
underneath highway overpasses and along the flowing river. Once runners
reach the half-way turnaround point, between Highway 10 and College
Boulevard (also West 11th Street), they head back northward along the
course they've just run, back to the finish line in the park.
Runners who've taken part in this young race in the past couple of
years describe it as a very "laid back" race, and a nice change of pace
from big city halfs. There are virtually no spectators along the course
(with the exception of the start/finish area), which makes for a race
with more solitude and quiet if you're used to big-city race events.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the northeastern corner of the state, roughly 20 miles
southwest of Kansas City, Missouri, the city of Shawnee typically
experiences mild to cool and even cold weather conditions in the
mid-fall season, and usually with drier conditions in the month the
race is held than the previous months. In November, the city's average
monthly temperatures range between 53°F and 36°F, while
precipitation amounts average about 2.3 inches for the month.
Fees
$35 for the half marathon
$30 for the 10K
$25 for the 5K
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of Shawnee's Pilgrim
Pacer Half Marathon, register online at RaceIt.com
Website
www.actioneventsports.com
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