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Michigan > Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Traverse City, MI

Date

Saturday, May 29, 2010


 
Event Details

With the addition of a half-marathon event for the first time in 2006, Traverse City's Bayshore Marathon & 10K (now the Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K) broadened the appeal of this 26-year-old road race beyond its local base into an event that now attracts upwards of 3,000 runners from around the nation. Challenging and occasionally hilly, the 13.1-mile course for the half takes runners along waterfront areas for virtually the entire length of the race, nearly all the way to the finish line back at Northwestern Michigan College.

While the full marathon start and finish lines are on the NWC campus, the starting line for the half marathon lies at the corner of Bluff and Smokey Hollow Roads, near the water's edge of the East Arm of the Grand Traverse Bay, known locally as the Old Mission Peninsula. From there, the course winds along Bluff Road for the next several miles, between the crystal blue waters of the bay and the gorgeous homes along the road.

Shaded by trees and scenic throughout, the course takes runners along Bluff, Center and East Shore Roads before winding up near the campus for the finish at Traverse City Central High School's track and field complex. The race course is made up of paved surfaces throughout, and remains open to traffic -- though organizers say that thanks to the early starting time and course location, it tends to be very light during the race.

All three races in the event are open to runners only, and the half-marathon and full marathons start at 7:00 AM, while the 10K begins at 7:15 AM. Bus transportation will be provided from the high school to the half marathon start from 5:00 AM until 6:20 AM, and the course for all races closes at 1:00 PM. The event organizers set a maximum of 2,000 runners for the full marathon and 2,000 runners in the half marathon.


Race Weather & Climate

Set along the shore of the Great Traverse Bay in the northern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, Traverse City typically experiences mild to moderately cool and sometimes cold weather in the early to mid-spring season. In May, average monthly temperatures range between 67°F and 42°F, while rainfall amounts average around 2.3 inches for the month.


Fees

$60 for the half marathon, if registered by December 31, 2009
$70 between January 1 - April 30, 2010
$80 after May 1


Registration

To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of Traverse City's Bayshore Marathon & Half Marathon events, register online at MarathonGuide.com.


Website

www.bayshoremarathon.org


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