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North Carolina > Bank of America Raleigh Rocks Half Marathon
& 5K
Raleigh,
NC
Date
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Event
Details
More than 1,800 runners crossed the finish line both races combined at
the spring 2009 running of the Bank of America Raleigh Rocks Half
Marathon & 5K, which also included both a one-mile fun run and
a 100-yard dash for kids ages 9 and under, along the streets of
downtown Raleigh and through the campuses of nearby Meredith College
and North Carolina State University.
The race's 2009 running also featured a new starting line downtown,
near the intersection of Davie and Wilmington Streets. From there,
runners followed a loop through downtown for the first mile, along
Wilmington up to Edenton, and then over to the turn onto Harrington
Street, followed by turns on Davie and Lenior and then a northward
stretch back up to Edenton Street. After the first roughly two and a
half miles of the race, which are mostly flat, runners then hit the
course's first long
straightaway stretch, onto Hillsborough Street.
This next stretch of the race takes runners three miles westward along
Hillsborough, and features the race's first big uphill, a long, steady
ascent that passes by North Carolina State on its way to the
intersection with Blue Ridge Road, where runners hit the half-way point
in the race and begin the loop that turns them around for the second
half of the race and heads back toward the finish. The last big hill of
the race takes runners over the pedestrian bridge that crosses over
Interstate 440, after which the field makes its way along the edge of
the Meredith College campus, heading back towards Hillsborough Street.
All along the race route, which is paved thorughout and gives runners
the chance to enjoy a long, steady downhill stretch along Hillsborough
on the way back into downtown, the event organizers stage bands playing
music for runners and spectators, spaced out along the course and at
the start/finish line.
Like its counterpart race that takes place in February (the Crystal
Coast Half Marathon), the Raleigh
Rocks Half is part of a series of
13.1-mile races whose proceeds go to benefit the United Way of Coastal
Carolina and make up the Blue Cross
& Blue Shield of North Carolina Half Marathon Series, which
also
includes the the First
Carolina State Bank Half Marathon in late November.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located along the edge of North Carolina's Piedmont region as it blends
into the state's low country areas, roughly a three-hour drive from the
coast, the city of Raleigh typically experiences mild to cool weather
conditions in the early spring season, as well as its wettest weather
of the year on average during the month the race is held. In March, the
city's average monthly temperatures range between 61°F and
40°F, while rainfall amounts average just over 4.4 inches for
the month.
Fees
2009 fees:
$45 for the half marathon, if registered before March 15, 2009
$60 beginning March 15
$65 on the day of the race
Registration
Registration for the spring 2009 running of the Raleigh Rocks 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
Course Map
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