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New York > Rochester Marathon, Half Marathon & 4-Person Relay
Rochester, NY
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Date

Sunday, September 13, 2009



Event Details

Run as a benefit for the Arthritis Foundation (which also organizes the "Joints in Motion" marathon training programs around the country every year), the Rochester Marathon, Half-Marathon & 4-Person Relay takes runners on a course that crosses the Genesee River and unfolds through the downtown areas and intown residential neighborhoods of this scenic city in western upstate New York. Largely fast and flat, this point-to-point race offers runners many of the same sights as the full 26.2-mile marathon, including the Rochester Science Museum and St. John Fisher College.

From the starting line downtown at the corner of Franklin and Andrews Streets, the race starts with a long, flat straightaway stretch toward the southeast of the city, past the green Cobbs Hill Park and into Brighton Town Park. There, the course turns back toward the west as it takes participants past the University of Rochester along the Erie Canal Path, toward the Genesee Valley Park, where three waterways intersect (Red Creek, the Genesee River and the New York State Barge Canal).

After the Genesee Valley Park, the course then turns northward along the river as runners take turns running under a pedestrian bridge as well as an abandoned railroad bridge, and then run through the quaint Corn Hill neighborhood, whose 19th-century era homes have been lovingly restored and helping lead to a revitalization of this intown area. The race then heads toward the finish at Frontier Field, home of Rochester's AAA farm team of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins.


Race Weather & Climate

The month of September brings generally milder, cooler weather to the Rochester area, with temperatures that average between 51°F and 71°F. Wet weather is always a possibility, as September is the city's second-wettest month of the year, with an average of 3.45 inches of rainfall for the month.


Fees

2008 fees:
$50 if registered by August 2, 2008
$55 between Aug. 3 - Sept. 6
$60 after Sept. 6


Registration

To register for the 2009 running of the Rochester Marathon, Half Marathon or Relay, sign up online at the event website.


Website

www.rochestermarathon.com


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