Ohio > Last Chance for Boston Relay Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10K & 5K
Dublin, OH
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Date
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Event
Details
If there's one thing you can say for sure about the Last Chance for
Boston Relay Marathon & Half Marathon race, it's this -- you'll
get to know the course. That's because participants run a roughly
one-mile loop course over and over (13 times for runners in the
half-marathon), making it an ideal race for relay teams of two, three,
four or even five runners. Set in Dublin, a northwestern suburb of the
Columbus metro area, the race starts and finishes in the shadow of
nearby Interstate 270.
The starting line lies along Metro Place North, just a stone's throw
from the nearby Crowne Plaza Hotel at 600 Metro North Place, where race
organizers recommend participants stay thanks to its close proximity to
the start line and the race course. From there, the course follows a
simple, counter-clockwise loop route around Metro Place North and Metro
Place South, and along the service road that parallels Frantz Road.
Thanks to its uniquely tight loop course around the Metro Place
streets, the Last Chance race is probably one of the flattest races
you'll ever run, as there's an elevation change of just 4 feet over the
course of the entire race. The course does make for easy viewing by
spectators, who come out on what is usually a very cold day in the
Dublin area for the race -- there's usually a few hundred people out
there in temperatures that sometimes reach the 20s, occasionally with
snow, this time of year.
All that said, the race is close to ideal for what its title promises:
a chance to notch a personal record time and get into the Boston
Marathon, which is run the following April each year. Organizers permit
the relay participants to run as many laps as they please and change
out with their partners as often as they like, and all four races in
the event start at 8:00 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located along Interstate 270 on the northwest corner of the Columbus
metropolitan area, the town of Dublin is known for its cold and often
snowy weather in the mid- to late-winter season. In February, area
monthly temperatures average between 41°F and 22°F,
while precipitation amounts average around 2.26 inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Online registration for the 2009 running of the Last Chance for Boston
races is not yet available. Please check back later in the year for
updated information on how to sign up for next year's race.
Website
www.premierraces.com
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