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North Carolina > Charlotte RaceFest Half Marathon & 10K
Charlotte,
NC
Date
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Event
Details
Just over 2,000 runners crossed the finish line at both races combined
at the spring 2009 running of the Charlotte RaceFest Half Marathon
& 10K, which saw more than 1,100 of those finishers complete
the 13.1-mile half marathon alone, which takes runners on an
out-and-back loop route through the neighborhoods of the southern
central part of the city.
The race takes runners on a course filled with rolling hills that
starts and finishes in Charlotte's SouthPark shopping and entertainment
district, on Barclay Downs Drive. From there, participants follow
Barclay Downs northward until they meet up with Runnymeade Lane, where
they turn left and head along the southern edge of Myers Park Country
Club on their way toward the intersection with Highway 16, also known
as Providence Road.
This next section of the race features its longest straightaway
stretch, which unfolds for nearly the next four miles along Providence
Road until meeting up with Old Providence Road. Runners follow the turn
along this, the southernmmost point in the race, and then begin heading
northward again along Sharon View and later along Valencia Terrace.
After a few more turns through this section of the city, the final
stretch of the race takes runners along Ferncliff Road in toward the
finish line at SouthPark Mall.
Aside from the shopping mall at the race's start and finish lines, much
of the course features tree-lined roads and highways, some of which
feature the hills for which Charlotte is known, and all of which unfold
along paved surfaces. The green parklands along the course will also
give runners a clear picture of the mission of the race's beneficiary,
the Partners for Parks Foundation, which seeks to promote awareness and
to protect, maintain and expand urban parks throughout the Mecklenburg
County area, in which Charlotte lies.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located near the center of the state, just over its southern border
with South Carolina, the city of Charlotte typically experiences mild
to moderately warm weather conditions in the early spring season, as
well as its driest weather of the year on average in the month the race
takes place. In April, the city's average monthly temperatures range
between 73°F and 49°F, while rainfall totals average
just over 2.9 inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Registration for the spring 2009 running of the Charlotte RaceFest Half
Marathon & 10K is now closed, as the event has completed.
Please check back for updated information on how to sign up for the
2010 running of the race.
Website
www.charlotteracefest.com
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