Ohio > Cleveland Clinic Sports Health River Run Half
Marathon & Relay
Berea, OH
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Date
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Event
Details
Several hundred runners came out to run last year's eighth annual
running of this fast and largely flat half marathon that takes runners
from the
town of Berea along a course that skirts Ohio's Rocky River all the way
to the town that shares the same name (Rocky River). Named the
Cleveland Clinic Sports Health River Run Half Marathon & Relay,
this road race also includes a non-competitve kids fun run, a 5K
Run/Walk and a 12.1-mile race for inline skaters.
A point-to-point race that is largely a long and very gradual descent
from an elevation of about 774 feet above sea level at the start to
about 604 feet above sea level at the finish, the race starts at
Berea's Wallace Lake, where it begins the long and winding course along
the river northward all the way to the finish at Memorial Fields in
Rocky River's stretch of the Cleveland Metroparks area. The race is run
on a combination of
paved surfaces and improved trails along the river -- which are used
for biking, hiking, walking, running, skating and horseback riding,
among other uses -- and finishes on a
paved surface near Memorial's baseball fields.
Both runners and walkers are welcome for the half-marathon as well as
the half-marathon relay, which splits the race into a 5.8-mile segment
for the first runner in the relay and a 7.3-mile segment for the
second. The half marathon starts for runners at 8:00 AM and for walkers
at 7:00 AM, and the course will remain open until about 11:00 AM.
For families who'd like to bring out their kids to participate in the
kids' fun run -- which includes distances of 50 yards, 100 yards, a
quarter mile and a half mile for children of different ages -- that
event takes place the day before the half marathon, on Saturday at 8:15
AM. The 5K Run/Walk also takes place on Saturday, at 8:30 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located near the shores of Lake Erie in northeastern Ohio, just a few
miles from nearby Cleveland, the town of Berea typically sees mild to
moderately cool and sometimes cold weather in the early fall (thanks to
the lake effect), with relatively even precipitation throughout the
year. In September, average temperatures range between 72°F and
54°F, with an average of about 3.77 inches of rainfall for the
month.
Fees
(2007 fees)
$30 if registered by August 3
$35 between Aug. 4 - September 3
$45 between Sept. 4 - 7
$50 on the day before the race
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the 2008 running of the
River Run Half Marathon. Check this space later for updated
information on how to register.
Website
www.hermescleveland.com
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