New York > Adirondack Marathon & Half Marathon Schroon
Lake,
NY addthis
Date
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Event
Details
What race organizers describe as "probably the most beautiful 26 miles,
385 yards you'll ever run" is on display for runners each September in
the Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival, which includes a full
marathon, half-marathon, and 10K and 5K races. The course takes
participants around the waterfront of beautiful Schroon Lake, a
year-round tourist mecca for boating, swimming, fishing, snowmobiling,
snowshoeing and icefishing set in the hilly Adirondack Park in upstate
New York.
About 500 runners compete each year in the half-marathon portion of the
event, which begins at mile 13 of the full marathon and takes
participants around the southern tip of Schroon Lake back up toward the
town of Schroon for the finish. The course for the half is generally
easier than the full marathon course, and starts out fast and flat for
the first five to six miles. After the course takes the turn at
Pottersville, the Route 9 portion of the course begins, and includes a
series of long, gently rolling hills.
The half-marathon starts at 10:00 AM and the course remain open for 5
hours; after 2:30 PM, the course re-opens to traffic and there will be
no services (including water, gatordade and restrooms for runners)
available along the course after this time. The weekend's 10K and 5K
races take place the day before the full- and half-marathon races, in
the nearby town of Chestertown.
Race
Weather & Climate
Late September weather conditions in Schroon Lake, a town of about
2,000 residents just off Interstate 87 in Adriondack Park in upstate
New York, tend to be milder and slightly less rainy than the summer
months. Average temperatures during the month range between
70°F and 44°F, while rainfall averages about 3.63
inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Registration for the 2009 running of the Adirondack Marathon &
Half Marathon
is not yet open. Check this space later for updated information on how
to register.
