Ohio > Cleveland Fall Classic Half Marathon &
5K
Strongsville,
OH
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Date
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Event
Details
Organized by the Cleveland West Road Runners, a local running club
based in and around the Cleveland metropolitan area, this race is the
second of two "classic" half-marathon events the group stages each
year, one in the
spring and one in the fall. The
Cleveland Fall Classic
Half Marathon & 5K follows exactly the same course as the
spring event, a winding, out-and-back route along the Valley Parkway
inside the Mill Stream Run Reservation, part of the city's Cleveland
Metroparks system of parks and greenspaces throughout the metro area.
The course for the fall classic starts and finishes at the Bonnie Park
picnic area within Mill Stream Run, which visitors can reach via the
Pearl Road exit off Interstate 71 just outside Cleveland. From the
starting line at the corner of Albion Road and Cleveland Metropark
Drive (which becomes Valley Parkway), runners follow the winding
parkway in a southeasterly direction, running over the paved-surface
road through the park's wooded forest areas and along several bends
along the banks of the Rocky River, which flows through the park.
When they reach the intersection with Highway 82 – Royalton
Road – runners then begin the trek back toward the starting
line, and run the course they've just run along the Valley Parkway in
reverse. The race is a double-loop course, meaning that participants
will have to complete the course twice to finish the full 13.1 miles of
the half marathon, so when they reach the starting line, it's time to
start again and head back down Cleveland Metropark Drive along the
river, and then back again.
If you have time while you're in Strongsville and are an outdoor
enthusiast, the Mill Stream Run park has a lot to offer –
especially if you run the spring version of the event, when the season
for trout fishing along the Rocky River is at its peak. There's also
plenty of scenery to distract you along the course during the race,
from the local wildflowers, trees and wildlife to the remnants and
artifacts of life along the river in centuries past, reaching all the
way back to the native Americans long before settlers ever set foot in
the area.
The race begins at 9:00 AM and runners are limited to a three-hour time
limit for the event. Each finisher will receive a long-sleeve hi-tech
t-shirt (a popular giveaway for the event) and food at the finish.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located about 15 miles southwest of the nearby Cleveland metropolitan
area, the town of Strongsville tends to see chilly to quite cold
temperatures in the early autumn, with fairly even rainfall &
precipitation throughout the year. In November, average area
temperatures range between 49°F and 35°F, while
precipitation
amounts average around 3.38 inches for the month.
Fees
$25 for pre-registrations for the half marathon
$30 on the day of the race
$20 for the 5K ($25 on race day)
Registration
To reserve your spot in the 2008 running of the
Cleveland Fall Classic Half Marathon, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this downloadable form.
Websites
www.cwrrc.org/FallClassic
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from the 2007 Cleveland Fall Classic race
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