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North Carolina > Bethel Half Marathon & 5K
Bethel, NC
Date
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Event
Details
The Bethel Half Marathon & 5K celebrates its 14th anniversary
this year, and race organizers hope to attract all of the more than 180
runners who participated in the 2006 event back for this year's race,
which is run in the shadow of the area made famous in Charles Frazier's
"Cold Mountain," and by the movie of the same name. The race course and
starting time for both the half-marathon and the 5K initially are the
same (at Bethel Middle School, at 630 Sonoma Road).
The course for the half takes runners from the school down highway 110,
then to Love Joy Road, and then begins a moderately inclining uphill
until a turn back onto Lake Logan Road. After this turn, the remainder
of the course is mostly flat, as the race course lies in the flood
plain of North Carolina's Pigeon River. As for the 5K, the finish line
is on the Middle School's running track.
On the half marathon course, runners should look for water stations at
four stops, at miles 5, 8, 10 and 12, and organizers caution all
participants to be aware of traffic on the roadways along the course.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the eastern part of the state, less than 40 miles from North
Carolina's Outer Banks coastal area, the town of Bethel tends to see
mild to cold weather in October, with average temperatures that range
from 48°F to 72°F. Fall also brings drier weather in
the area, with average rainfall for the month of about 3.2 inches.
Fees
$20 for both the half-marathon and 5K (if postmarked on/before
September 30,
2008)
$25 after Sept. 30 until the day of the race
Registration
To register for either the Bethel Half Marathon or the 5K, download the race application
and mail it to the organizers listed inside.
Website
www.bethelcomm.org
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