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Maryland > D. Herlocker Memorial Bachman Valley Half Marathon
Westminster,
MD
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Date
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Event
Details
With a course that takes runners over the gentle rolling hills of
Carroll County in the center of the northern Maryland countryside, the
race known officially by its full name as the D. Herlocker Memorial
Bachman Valley Half Marathon (or simply the Bachman Valley Half
Marathon to the runners who take part) features some of the lowest
entry fees of any half-marathon race in the country and plenty of
pastoral countryside scenery, filled with tree-lined country roads,
fenced pastures and green, rolling farmland.
The out-and-back double loop course for the race starts and finishes at
Bachman Valley Farm on Old Bachman Valley Road, just a few miles north
of downtown Westminster. From there, the first loop of the course
follows a
counter-clockwise loop run through the surrounding area, down Old
Bachmans Valley Road to Lemmon Road, then northward along Sullivans
Road to Beggs Road.
After the short stretch along Beggs, runners turn
again onto Old Fridinger Mill Road and then onto Fridinger Road, which
they follow until it meets up with Old Bachmans Valley once again, and
takes runners past the startign line at Bachman Valley Farm, where
they'll reach about the 7 1/2-mile point in the race. The second loop
takes the field back along the same course as the first loop until the
stretch along Beggs Road -- for the second loop, runners stay on Beggs
instead of turning off onto Old Fridinger Mill Road, and follow Beggs
until it meets up with Old Bachmans Valley, which they turn onto and
head toward the finish line at the farm.
The current course for the race has served as the race's official route
since 1999, and the Westminster Road Runners Club, the local running
group that has organized the race since its first-ever running in 1983,
say they plan to use it for the forseeable future, as it has been the
favorite of the courses they've used over the years. The race usually
attracts approximately 200 runners every year, and the 2007 running of
the race saw sunny and slightly warm conditions.
Race
Weather & Climate
With September temperatures that average between 56°F and
78°F, the Westminster area tends to be mild to moderately warm
in the first few weeks of fall. Come prepared for wet weather, as area
precipitation averages just over 4 inches during the month.
Fees
$8 if registered by September 9, 2008
$10 after Sept. 9 through the day of the race
Registration
To register for the fall 2008 running of the Bachman Valley Half
Marathon, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this
downloadable registration form.
Website
www.carr.org
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