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Minnesota > FishHook Challenge Half Marathon & 5K
Park Rapids,
MN
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Date
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Event
Details
The rolling hills and trails surrounding northern Minnesota's Fish Hook
Lake are the setting for the FishHook Challenge Half Marathon &
5K, a summertime road race around the shores of the lake from which the
race gets its name. An out-and-back loop race that starts and finishes
at Heartland Park, near the entrance to the Heartland Trail, the course
offers a race run on paved surfaces throughout with some of the best
scenery of the state's lake country.
The race takes runners on a clockwise course around the lake, starting
from the park and heading northward up Highway 71 and westward to
Highway 18, where the course turns north again to begin its route
around the lake. While these first five miles or so of the course are
mostly flat stretches, the final seven miles along the Heartland Trail
on the eastern side of the lake are hillier, followed by the last mile
of the race, which is run on flat terrain.
A smaller road race event, the FishHook Challenge attracted just over
70 runners for the half-marathon and 100 for the 5K in its 2007
running, its 14 annual. Runners can register on race day, and the half
marathon starts at 7:30 AM while the 5K begins at 9:30 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Weather conditions tend to be mild to pleasantly warm in the summer in
this town in the northern half of the state, as Park Rapids enjoys
August temperatures that average between 79°F and 55°F.
Rainfall amounts average about 3.82 inches for the month.
Fees
$25 if registered by August 7
$30 after Aug. 7 through the day of the race
Registration
Registration for the 2008 running of the FishHook Challenge Half
Marathon is not yet open. Check this space later for updated
information on how to register.
Website
www.itascatur.org
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