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North Carolina > Owl's Roost Rumble Trail Half Marathon
& 3.5-Mile Race
Greensboro,
NC
Date
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Event
Details
More than 430 runners laced up and took to the trails that surround
Greensboro's Lake Brandt at the spring 2009 running of the Owl's Roost
Rumble Trail Half Marathon & 3.5-Mile Run, which takes runners
over a course that's mostly natural-surface dirt trails around the
lake, filled with tree roots, rocks and fallen branches as well as
plenty of switchbacks and hills to keep you on your toes throughout the
race's 13.1 miles.
The course for the out-and-back trail half marathon starts at Lake
Brandt's Bur Mil Park, on Owl's Roost Road. From there, runners follow
paved surfaces for the first half-mile of the race and then head out
onto the Owl's Roost Trail, which is just over 4 miles of single-track
mountain bike trails that wind along the edges of the lakeshore,
through the thickly forested areas that surround the water. After
crossing a bridge over the lake, runners then get a quick breather with
the paved Greenway Trail before hitting natural surface trails once
again, on the Nat Greene Trail.
This stretch of the trail also includes plenty of small uphills and
downhills as well as plenty of rocks, roots and switchbacks, and
unfolds along roughly a three-mile stretch through the woods before
putting runners out onto Lake Brandt Road near the marina, where one of
the course's two water stations will be available. Once runners pass
through this section of the race, they hit the Piedmont Trail, another
three-mile stretch of trail that is thankfully the race's flattest
stretch.
Following the Piedmont Trail, runners hit a double-track fire
road in the forest and then hit the Big Loop Trail, a one-mile stretch
that finishes on an uphill into the finish line back near the park. As
noted above, the race's organizers station only two water stops along
the half marathon trail route, so runners are encouraged to bring their
own portable water bottles with them during the race.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the central part of the state, roughly 80 miles north of
Charlotte and 70 miles northwest of Raleigh, the city of Greensboro
typically experiences mild to moderately warm weather conditions in the
mid-spring season, and relatively steady precipitation year-round. In
April, the city's average monthly temperatures range between
70°F and 46°F, while rainfall amounts average just over
3.4 inches for the month.
Fees
2009 fees:
$40 for the half marathon
$20 for the 3 1/2-mile race
Registration
Registration for the spring 2009 running of Greensboro's Owl's Roost
Rumble Trail Half Marathon & 3.5-Mile Run 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.owlsroostrumble.com
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