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Missouri > Run For The Ranch Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K
& 5K
Springfield,
MO
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Date
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Event
Details
When the organizers of Springfield's annual Good Samaritan Run For The
Ranch Marathon & Half Marathon say the race follows a loop
course through the city, they mean an unusally tight loop course -- one
that runners in the half marathon run four times and those in the full,
26.2-mile marathon run no fewer than eight times before reaching the
finish line. Now set for its tenth annual running in December 2009, the
course welcomed more than 400
runners in all races combined last year, after starting with about 100
at its inaugural
running in 2000.
The course for the race -- which is a 5-kilometer distance course that
is used for the 5K once, the 10K twice, and so on -- starts and
finishes at Springfield's Phelps Grove Park and includes a few
rolling hills, but otherwise is mostly flat. In a nod to the cold
conditions usual on the day of the race, organizers begin the event at
2:30 in the afternoon, to give the air time to warm up at least a
little. By the time the full marathon participants are finishing their
respective races, however, it is usually dark -- which is of course a
little extra motivation to bring it on in.
Organized by the southwest Missouri's Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners
club, the race proceeds go to benefit the club programs as well as the
local Trinity Lutheran Church and the nearby Good Samaritan Boys Ranch
of Brighton, students from which come out each year to volunteer for
the race by manning the aid stations and handing out water to
participants.
Race
Weather & Climate
Cold, sometimes icy weather conditions and occasional wintry
precipitation are the norm in late December in the Springfield area in
late December, located in the southwestern corner of Missouri. The
city's average monthly temperatures in December range between
46°F and 26°F, while precipitation amounts average
around 3.17 inches for the month.
Fees
$30 for the half marathon, if registered by October 31, 2009
$35 after Oct. 31
$40 on the day of the race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the winter 2009 running of Springfield's Run
For The Ranch Marathon or Half Marathon, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this race entry form.
Websites
www.onlinehome.us
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Your Race Story
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