Ohio > Cleveland Spring Classic Half Marathon, Relay
&
5K
Strongsville,
OH
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Date
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Event
Details
Just under 300 runners, walkers and relay participants came out for the
36th annual running of the Cleveland Spring Classic Half Marathon
& 5K, the first of two events that are run along exactly the
same course in Strongsville, a community that lies just outside the
Cleveland metropolitan area. Both races take runners along the winding
trail that skirts the Rocky River through the Mill Stream Run
Reservation, which follows a northwest-to-southwest orientation and is
part of a system of local urban parks and greenspace areas known as the
Cleveland Metroparks.
The Spring Classic course (the counterpart to the event is run in
the fall) is a double-loop course
that starts and finishes at the part of the park known as the Bonnie
Park
picnic area, which is reached from nearby Interstate 71 via the Pearl
Road exit. From the start near the intersection of Albion Road and
Cleveland Metropark Drive, runners take off at the 9:00 AM starting
time and follow the paved-surface route through Mill Stream Run,
running for much of the course along the banks of the Rocky River that
winds through the park.
As with the fall classic half marathon, once runners reach the
intersection with Royalton Road -- also Highway 82 -- they've also
reached the first turnaround point of the half-marathon. By this point
they've only completed a quarter of the race, however, as they'll then
run back to the starting line and then back again along Cleveland
Metropark Drive to get in the 13.1 miles for the half.
Runners in both the spring and fall half marathon events are limited to
three hours, meaning that participants in all three events -- the
half-marathon, half-marathon relay and the 5K -- must finish by 12
noon. Every finisher receives an event-issued long-sleeve hi-tech
t-shirt and plenty of food at the finish line ceremony.
Race
Weather & Climate
Generally cool but sometimes still quite cold conditions are the norm
in the springtime in the Strongsville area, which lies about 15 miles
southwest of nearby Cleveland. In April, average monthly temperatures
range between 57°F and 38°F, while rainfall amounts
average around 3.37 inches for the month.
Fees
$25 if registered by March 15, 2008
$27 from March 16 - April 4
$30 on the day of the race
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the 2009 running of the
Cleveland Spring Classic Half Marathon. Please check back later in the
year for updated information on how to register.
Website
www.cwrrc.org/SpringClassic
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