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Minnesota > Earth Day Half Marathon
St. Cloud, MN
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Date
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Event
Details
Race organizers call this "Minnesota's Premier Half Marathon event" and
the number of attendees ans spectators certainly give credence to that
-- this year's running of the Earth Day Half Marathon will welcome an
expected 2,000 runners (for the half-marathon alone) and 3,500
spectators to the streets of downtown
St. Cloud, for an event that serves also as the state's USATF Half
Marathon Championships.
Part of a two-day festival to celebrate both Earth Day and the ninth
annual running of this event, the race starts and finishes downtown
just south of 10th Street, and takes runners on an out-and-back tour of
the city's neighborhoods, parks and bridges crossing the stretch of the
mighty Mississippi River that criscrosses through the heart of the
city. In addition to the 13.1-mile half marathon for individual
runners, there is also a half-marathon relay, 5K and a 1K race for kids.
By turns long, straight and flat as well as hilly, the race
course features its biggest changes in elevation around the 1/4-point,
halfway point and 3/4-point in the race, when runners will experience
fairly significant declines followed by rapidly rising hills. The last
two miles of the race, which will no doubt comfort participants, are
flat.
The individual-runner half marathon is limited to 2,000 participants,
while the 5K and 1K youth run are limited to 900 and 400 participants,
respectively. The half marathon and relay will start on Saturday
morning at 9:00 AM, while the 5K and 1K will take place the previous
Friday evening.
Race
Weather & Climate
Set about 60 miles northwest of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the
city of St. Cloud straddles the great Mississippi River and enjoys much
the same weather as its much larger neighboring city to the south --
cold winters, mild summers and cool springtime weather. In April,
temperatures average between 55°F and 32°F, while
rainfall amounts average about 2.13 inches for the month.
Fees
$25 if registered by March 11, 2008
$30 between March 12 - April 7
$40 between April 8 - April 15
No race day registration
Registration
To sign up for the 2008 Lace Up for Breast Cancer Half Marathon, register online here
or print out and mail in this downloadable form.
Website
www.earthdayhalfmarathon.org
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