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Missouri > Boomtown Days Half Marathon & 5K
Joplin, MO
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Date
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Event
Details
More than 460 runners crossed the finish line in both races combined --
with an estimated 260 running the half marathon -- at the inaugural
running of the Boomtown Days Half Marathon & 5K, which takes
runners along a course with plenty of hills and long, steady ascents
through the streets of Joplin, Mo., as part of this southwestern
Missouri town's annual Boomtown Days festival that draws an estimated
40,000 attendees each year for live music concerts, fireworks, a car,
truck and motorcycle show and more.
The out-and-back loop course for the race starts and finishes at the
intersection of West 8th Street and South Joplin Avenue, and starts out
by heading south along Joplin through the first mile to the
intersection with 22nd Street. Runners turn left on 22nd and then head
west toward Picher Avenue, where they turn left again and head south
along Picher as it winds its way along tree-lined streets toward
McClellan Boulevard, which runners follow all the way down to the
southernmost point in the route, where they make the turn onto Crow
Road and then again onto Old Schifferdecker Road.
At this point in the race, as runners are making their way past the
mile 5 and 6 markers, the course begins a long, steady ascent through
the parkland areas and into Joplin's residential neighborhoods, passing
by the Twin Hills Country Club as they make their way through miles 7
and 8. The rest of the course after this point contains a number of
rolling hills as the field hits Historic Route 66 for a brief stretch
and then runs around Schifferdecker Golf Course for the home stretch,
the last couple of miles through the city streets of Joplin back to the
finish line.
The highest point in the course, at an elevation of about 1,073 feet
above sea level, occurs right around the mile 1 marker, while the
lowest point in the course occurs between the mile 4 and 5 markers,
where it drops to just over 890 feet above sea level. The start and
finish line lie within the newly renovated areas of Joplin's downtown,
beautified with new streetscapes, and along the course runners will
pass by Shoal Creek and the Grand Falls waterfall, and cross over Short
Creek between
the 8th and 9th mile markers.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the southwestern corner of Missouri, just miles from the
borders with Kansas and Oklahoma, the city of Joplin typically
experiences moderate to warm weather conditions in the early summer
when the race takes place, sometimes with quite humid conditions. In
June, the city's average monthly temperatures range between
85°F and 65°F, while rainfall totals average just over
5.4 inches for the month, making June the area's wettest month of the
year on average.
Fees
$35 for the half marathon, if registered by March 31, 2009
$40 between April 1 - May 31
$50 after June 1
Registration
Registration is now closed for the summer 2009 running of Missouri's
Boomtown Days Half Marathon & 5K, as the event has completed.
Please check back for updated information on how to sign up for the
2010 running of the race.
Websites
www.boomtownrun.com
Course Map
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