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Ohio > Union Hospital "Run For Home" Half Marathon,
Relay & Fun Run/Walk
New
Philadelphia,
OH
Date
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Event
Details
More than 500 runners and walkers and 100 volunteers braved the
occasionally rainy conditions at the spring 2008 running of the Run For
Home
Half Marathon, Relay & Fun Run/Walk, which is sponsored by New
Philadelphia's Union Hospital and is run to benefit the local
Tuscarawas Valley Habitat For Humanity chapter. Nearly 300 crossed the
finish line in the half marathon alone at the event, which is part of a
series of races around the state throughout the year known as the Ohio
Subway Challenge.
Scenic and largely fast and flat, with a few challenging hilly
stretches thrown in as well as some bridge crossings over the
Tuscarawas River that cuts through town, the out-and-back course for
the race starts and finishes at Tuscora Park, just off North Broadway
Street. After participants exit the park through the arch gate, they
follow a course made up of city streets and paved park paths, starting
with long
straightaway stretches along Ray Avenue and Union Avenue.
When the course reaches the intersection with Wooster Avenue, it heads
left (northwest) over the river into the town of Dover, where the
field's runners and walkers will make their way up the aptly named Race
Street and Tremont Street toward Dover City Park. The course makes a
loop around the Dover park and then heads back southward along Tremont
and McMillan Avenue, which then becomes North Crater Avenue.
There is a brief northeastward detour around East Front Street and
Blacksnake Hill Road before meeting up again with Wooster Avenue and
the bridge back
over into New Philadelphia, where the field begins the final stretch
toward the finish line. The last few miles of the course unfold over
East Iron Avenue,
Boulevard Street and 3rd Street, with a quick turn onto Ross Avenue
before heading back into Tuscora Park for the finish. Between the 11th
and 12th miles, runners pass the event sponsor Union Hospital, and end
the race at the park's Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium.
To take advantage of what is likely to be the day's best weather
conditions, organizers start the half-marathon and team relay at 1:00
PM, followed by the one-mile fun run at 1:15 PM and the kids' run at
1:45 PM. Shuttle service will be available to ferry runners in the team
relay to the spots on the course where they begin their legs of the
relay.
Race
Weather & Climate
Mostly cool to mild but occasionally cold temperatures are the norm in
the spring in the New Philadelphia area, which lies about 45 miles
south of Akron and roughly 25 miles south of Canton. In April, average
monthly temperatures
range between 61°F and 35°F, while rainfall amounts
average around 3.5 inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the spring 2010 running of
the
Run For Home Half Marathon. Please check back later in the
year for updated information and links to register.
Website
www.ohiochallengeseries.com
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