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Michigan > Park2Park Half Marathon & 5K
Holland, MI
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Date
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Event
Details
The Park2Park is held every fall in Holland, Michigan, a community in
western Michigan that's home to more than 80,000 people and hugs the
shoreline of Lake Michigan, 102 miles
north of Chicago, just west of Grand Rapids. The Park2Park includes a
½ Marathon run and a 5K run/walk with proceeds supporting
Neighbors Plus, a locally based Christian community development
association in Holland.
The 1/2 Marathon course is a very fast and flat course. From the
starting location at Harderwyk Ministries on the northside of Holland,
the course first takes a northeast loop by blueberry farms and
sprouting new subdivisions and then heads south to the beautiful
Waukazoo Woods neighborhood along the shore of Lake Macatawa, a feeder
lake that flows through a short channel into Lake
Michigan, centrally located in the center of the City of Holland. The
course follows the north shore of Lake Macatawa for over four miles
until
reaching Holland State Park on Lake Michigan.
After a loop in the State
Park and a view of Lake Michigan, the pier and Big Red, the Holland
lighthouse, the course heads north on Lakeshore Drive for two miles,
following the Lake Michigan coast. The final two miles of the course
heads back inland, into farm and residential areas to the finish line
at Harderwyk Ministries. It is a paved course, on roads or bike paths,
but it is not a closed course. The course is USATF certified.
For friends and family who don't quite feel ready for running a half
marathon, the Park2Park race offers a
traditional 5K run concurrently, a woodsy neighborhood route including
a paved trail loop in Winstrom Park. -- Provided by Park2Park
Race Director Sherrie Kornoelje Santos
Race
Weather & Climate
Located just off the shore of Lake Michigan in the western part of the
state, about 30 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, the city of Holland
typically experiences fall weather that offers cool, great conditions
for a long run. In September, the city's average monthly temperatures
range between 73°F and 52°F. September rains are
common, but the fall colors are spectacular, rain or shine.
Fees
$30 for the half marathon, if registered by September 18, 2009
$40 after Sept. 18
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of Holland's
Park2Park Half Marathon, register online at ClassicRace.com.
Websites
www.park2parkrace.com
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