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Missouri > Chamber Country Classic Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10K & 5K
Maryville,
MO
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Date
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Event
Details
Just under a couple hundred runners turned out for last year's fourth
annual Chamber County Classic Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K &
5K, four races which take runners through the in-town and rural areas
outside this rural town in the northeast corner of Missouri, on a hilly
and challenging course characterized by some steep inclines and
declines.
From the starting line at Donaldson Westside Park, a baseball park on
the western side of town just off Country Club Road, the out-and-back
course takes runners on a clockwise loop through Maryville's downtown
and out along the outskirts of town, with much of the race course
taking runners on a long, straightaway run along Highway 71. Runners
should expect to encounter lots of rolling hills along this portion of
the route, which heads back into town at the intersection of 71 and
South Main Street.
While the race of course doesn't have the spectators or perhaps the
outsized scenery or attractions of larger-city races, many past
participants say it makes up for that with a friendly, intimate feel
and plenty of enthusiastic spectators along the route and at the finish
line. The starting time for the full and half marathons is at 6:30 AM
(the 10K and 5K races start a half-hour later) to give participants a
chance to get at least a part of the race in before conditions become
overly warm, as they have in some past years.
The out-and-back loop course ends for both the full- and half-marathon
participants where it began, back at Donaldson Westside Park -- for
half-marathoners, the course is a single loop, while the 26.2-mile
entrants will run the loop course twice.
Race
Weather & Climate
A rural town in Missouri's northeastern corner about 100 miles north of
Kansas City, the town of Maryville enjoys early summertime weather
conditions that are usually relatively mild to warm, but can get hot
with sometimes heavy rain. In June, average monthly temperatures range
from 84°F to 59°F, while rainfall amounts average about
4.16 inches for the month.
Fees
$27 if registered by June 1, 2008
$37 after June 1
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the Chamber Country
Classic races. Please check back later for updated information on how
to register.
Website
www.chambercountryclassic.com
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