Ohio > United States Air Force Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10K & 5K
Dayton, OH
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Date
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Event
Details
The mostly flat and fast terrain of Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base is the setting for the 12th annual United States Air Force
Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K, first run in 1997 to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the air force branch of the
service. Ever since the inaugural running back in '07, the race has
grown in popularity and last year more than 6,300 participants crossed
the finish line, including runners, walkers and wheelchair competitors.
The race is definitely an event for aviation enthusiasts, as the course
takes runners past some of the most important historical sights in U.S.
aviation history -- including Huffman Prairie Flying Field, where
Wilbur and Orville Wright practiced their flying skills starting in
1904 in preparation for their famous flight at Kitty Hawk in North
Carolina, to the base flight line, which was once the location of
Wilbur Wright Field back in 1917. Participants will also run past a
number of the base's static aircraft displays near Wright-Patterson's
base operations facilities.
Runners start the half-marathon course in the part of the base known as
"Area B," near the corner of Loop Road and Spaatz Street. From there,
the 13.1-mile course follows the Loop Road around the southern part of
the base to P Street and Skyline Drive, turning right on Kauffman
Avenue. The field runs along Kauffman for the next couple of miles as
it nears the campus of Wright State University and the Nutter Center,
where runners then make the turn onto Z Road and Skeel Avenue,
following the course over into the base's "Area A."
Once inside the "Area A," runners, walkers and wheelchair racers travel
up Skeel Road to the half-way turnaround point near the Twin Base Golf
Course and Wright-Patterson Golf Club, where they then begin the race
back to the finish line along
the course they've just run. The series of races in the event will
start in succession following the opening ceremony at 7:00 AM, with the
wheelchair marathoners taking off at 7:25 AM, the full marathon group
starting at 7:30 AM and the half-marathoners at 8:30 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Set between the twin metro areas of Cincinnati and Columbus in the
southwestern corner of Ohio, the city of Dayton tends to see moderately
warm to mild weather conditions in the late summer/early fall, with
relatively low rainfall compared to the rest-of-the-year averages for
the area. In September, average monthly temperatures range between
79°F and 57°F, while rainfall amounts average around
2.61 inches for the month.
Fees
$50 if signed up by May 31, 2008
$60 from June 1 - July 31
$70 from August 1 - 31
$75 after Aug. 31
$80 at the race expo on Sept. 18-19
Registration
To reserve your spot in this year's running of the United States Air
Force Half Marathon (or any of the other races), register online at Marathonguide.com
or print out and mail in this
downloadable form.
Website
www.usafmarathon.com
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