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New York > Grand Island Half Marathon
Grand Island, NY


Date

Saturday, May 1, 2010


 
Event Details

Featuring a scenic out-and-back course along the West River Parkway in New York's Beaver Island State Park along the U.S.-Canadian border, the Grand Island Half Marathon is among the state's smaller half-marathon events, typically fielding between 300 and 400 runners each year (just over 300 runners crossed the finish line at the race's spring 2009 running). The course follows a route through the park made up entirely of paved park roadways and takes participants through a mixture of parkland areas and nearby residential neighborhoods.

The starting and finish lines are in the 950-acre Beaver Island State Park, which lies just on the southern end of Grand Island near the upper part of the Niagra River. With its beach and marina areas, the park is a local favorite for swimming, boating and fishing, and also has ample nature and hiking trails as well as 18-hole courses for both disc (frisbee) golf and the kind played at Augusta National every year.

As it is run through a park with plentiful hills, the race course features a number of uphill and downhill stretches, but no major changes in elevation.


Race Weather & Climate

The month of May typically brings milder and warmer weather conditions to the Grand Island area (especially after the cold, cold winters the city usually experiences), with temperatures that average between 46°F and 69°F and rainfall that averages just under 3 inches for the month.


Fees

N/A


Registration

Registration for the spring 2009 running of New York's Grand Island Half Marathon is now closed, as the event has completed. Please check back later for updated information on how to sign up for the 2010 running of the race.


Website

www.buffalorunners.com


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