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Nevada > Silver State 50K, 50-Miler & Trail Half
Marathon
Reno, NV
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Date
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Event
Details
A rugged, challenging trail race event that takes runners on a hike up
and down Peavine Mountain, whose 48,000 acres overlook the northwest
corner of the city near the University of Nevada-Reno, the Silver State
50K & 50-Mile Run will introduce its first-ever half marathon
in this year's race, its 22nd annual here in northern Nevada. Designed
for experienced trail runners, the half marathon will follow the same
course used by the 50K runners for the first seven miles, and then
return to the starting line via an alternate route back down the
mountain.
Each of the three races in the event starts at Reno's Rancho San Rafael
Regional Park, once a working ranch in the 1890s and now a public park
with about 570 acres of pasture land, natural sage and hiking trails.
The park is also part of an area in northern Nevada known as the
Truckee Meadows, a swath of meadows, rivers and pasture land that
surrounds Peavine Mountain and provides the gorgeous views race
participants will take in as they climb and descend the 9,200 feet of
elevation change in the event's two longer-distance races.
The terrain for the half marathon (as well as for the other races) is
challenging. Runners should be prepared to encounter a combination of
rocky single track trails and sometimes slippery dirt roads, many with
gravel. For the half, runners will climb about 2,400 feet in elevation
on the way out and descend about 2,300 feet on the way back, and will
follow a combination of single-track trails and roads, many of which
are old mining roads that harken back to the mountain's days as a
center for mineral mining.
Race organizers encourage those thinking of running in the Silver State
Trail Race
events to sign up early -- the half marathon is limited to 175
entrants, while the 50K and 50-mile race are limited to 150 runners
each.
Race
Weather & Climate
Springtime weather conditions in the Reno area are typically mild to
moderately warm, with sunny skies and little to no rainfall. Average
temperatures in May range between 73°F and 40°F, while
precipitation amounts average just over half an inch for the month.
Fees
2008 fees:
$40 for the half marathon if registered by May 10, 2008
$45 after May 10
No race day registration
Registration
To sign up for the 2009 running of the half marathon at the Silver
State 50K & 50-Miler, register online at the event website.
Website
www.silverstatestriders.info
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