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North Carolina > Crystal Coast Half Marathon & 5K
Morehead
City,
NC
Date
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Event
Details
Windy, rainy and quite cool conditions greeted runners in February of
2009 at the second annual running of Morehead City's Crystal Coast Half
Marathon & 5K, which nonetheless saw more than 470 runners and
wheelchair competitors cross the finish line in all three races
combined, with just over 350 of those runners completing the race's
half marathon event.
Featuring views of the waters of both Bogue Sound and the Atlantic
Ocean, from the stretches of the race that unfold along the waterfront
as well as from the bridge that crosses over the causeway between
Morehead City and Atlantic Beach, the race offers an out-and-back
course that starts and finishes on Morehead City's Arendell Street, and
features a loop that takes runners through Morehead City's downtown
streets for the race's first three miles, giving spectators plenty of
chances to see their friends and family running the course in the
race's early going.
Once runners have passed through the mile 4 marker on Evans Street,
they begin the section of the course that takes them over the Atlantic
Beach Causeway to the area by the same name, along Fort Macon Road in
the direction of this area's historic Fort Macon, the Civil War
battlefield site that commemorates the battle that took place here in
1862. After hitting the turnaround point at Sea Spray, just before
the entrance to the Ft. Macon State Park area, runners then head back
along the
highway toward the causeway bridge, where they cross over once again
and head toward the finish line back on Arendell Street.
Runners who take part in the Crystal Coast Half, whose proceeds go to
benefit the United Way of Coastal Carolina, are invited to sign up for
the two additional half marathon events that make up the Blue Cross
& Blue Shield of North Carolina Half Marathon Series, which
also
includes the Raleigh Rocks Half Marathon in March and the First
Carolina State Bank Half Marathon, which takes place in late November.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled along the area known as North Carolina's Crystal Coast, which
lies about 100 miles northeast of Wilmington and just south of the
island chain that makes up the Outer Banks, the town of Morehead City
typically experiences cool to mild weather conditions in the late
winter season, though usually with drier weather than the summers
months, when rainfall is heaviest. In February, the town's average
monthly temperatures range between 59°F and 37°F, while
precipitation amounts average just over 4 inches for the month.
Fees
2009 fees:
$45 for the half marathon, if registered before February 15, 2009
$60 beginning Feb. 15
$65 on the day of the race
Registration
Registration for the winter 2009 running of Morehead City's Crystal
Coast Half Marathon & 5K 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.ncraces.com
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