New York > Greater Buffalo Track Club Grand Island Half Marathon
Grand Island, NY • Saturday, May 5, 2012 • Course Map
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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.
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. 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.
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.
The scheduled starting time for the race is 10:00 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located along the U.S.-Canada border in western New York state, about 12 miles north of Buffalo and roughly 400 miles northwest of New York City, Grand Island typically sees May temperatures that average between 68°F and 45°F, while rainfall totals average just over 3 inches for the month. On the day of the race (May 5), the average high is 64°F and the average low is 42°F.
Course Map
View the race route map for the Grand Island Half Marathon
Fees
$40 for the half marathon, if registered by March 11, 2012
$45 between March 12 - May 4
$50 on the day of the race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the late spring 2012 running of the Greater Buffalo Track Club's Grand Island Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Official Race Website
www.greaterbuffalotrackclub.com
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