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Massachusetts > Monson Memorial Classic Half Marathon, 5K
& 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk
Monson,
MA
Date
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Event
Details
Monson Memorial City Hall in the Massachusetts town of the same name
serves as the starting and finish line for the Monson Memorial Classic
Half Marathon, an event inaugurated in 1996 to commemorate local
residents Kelly and Kathy Waldron Perry, two sisters who passed away
from cancer within eight months of each other. The race will mark its
14th annual running in November 2009, and proceeds will go towards the
Curt and Shonda Schilling Foundation as well as Griffin's Friends, two
foundations that provide support, education and awarness to support
those with cancer and help fight the disease.
Ever since its first
running, the race has been run in their memory and the proceeds donated
to a range of nonprofit organizations that care and raise money for
those with cancer, including the American Cancer Association, the
American Lung Association and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The course for the race unfolds almost entirely south of the city,
taking runners southward from City Hall straight down Route 32 for the
first 3.6 miles of the race. From there, the course turns onto
Stratford Hollow Road, continuing south onto Cedar Swamp Road for the
next 1.7 miles. The course continues around the base of Peck Hill
(which reaches an elevation of 1,500 feet) and then onto Peck Brothers
Road for the next 1.5 miles, after which point the course turns back
onto Stratford Hollow Road back to the finish line.
Those interested in participating should train for hills, as the race
starts at an elevation of about 407 feet above sea level (at the
starting line at City Hall) and reaches a high of about 833 feet as
runners reach and run around Peck Hill, where the elevation then again
begins to descend back toward the finish line.
Race
Weather & Climate
Situated in the central-south portion of the state and just a few miles
from the border with Connecticut, the town of Monson (population 8,359
in 2000) can see weather conditions that are quite cold in
mid-November, as temperatures during the month average between
29°F and 49°F. Come prepared also for wet weather, as
the area averages 4.29 inches of precipitation during the month, making
November the city's second-wettest month on average.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Registration is not yet open for the fall 2009 running of
Massachusetts' Monson Memorial Classic Half
Marathon. Please check back for updated information on how to sign up
for the race.
Website
www.monsonmemorialclassic.com
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