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Oregon > Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Eugene, OR
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Date
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Event
Details
Runners get a chance to trek through Oregon's "Emerald
City" at the annual Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, which
takes participants through, around and past several of the city's urban
parks, the campus of the University of Oregon and across the Willamette
River, which winds its way through the
heart of the city. Open to both runners and walkers, the race also
includes a kids marathon, in which children who've completed 25.2 miles
over the weeks leading up to the race will get to run the final mile of
their marathon in downtown Eugene.
From the starting line at historic Hayward Field on the edge of the
University of Oregon campus, the 13.1-mile half marathon starts out
taking runners on a U-shaped loop along 15th Avenue and Fairmount
Boulevard before turning onto a long straightaway stretch for several
blocks along 19th Avenue. Runners follow 19th all the way until they
nearly reach Pearl Street, and turn onto the path along the creek that
leads into the city's Amazon Park, whose 90 acres feature running and
walking trails along Amazon Creek as well as softball fields, open
greenspace and restored wetland areas.
The race route follows the creek all the way south through the park,
and exits onto West Amazon Drive, which takes runners all the way
southward to the race's second park, Kinney Frank Park. The route
curves all the way around the southern end of the park and turns back
northward onto East Amazon, which runners follow for a second long
straightaway until they meet up with Hilyard Street, which takes them
up to East 24th Avenue.
After turning east on East 24th, runners follow the street until the
turn onto Agate Street, which takes them northward toward the river and
Alton Baker Park. By the time they reach the park -- after crossing the
bridge just off Riverfront Parkway -- runners are entering the last
third of the race, and perhaps its most scenic section, as the beauty
of the park's roughly 400 acres are on display, with plenty of ponds,
big green lawns and walking and running trails. Runners follow the
roads through the park and cross a second bridge just before the
interstate, crossing over into Franklin Park on the southern bank of
the Willamette River.
The finish for the out-and-back race leads runners back to the place
where they started, near Haywood Field at the Oregon campus for the
finish line race festivities. Overall, much of the course is largely fast and
flat, and first-time runners can expect a good-sized field -- the 2009
running saw more than 5,200 cross the finish line in all races
combined,
with more than 3,000 of those running the half-marathon alone.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the west-central part of the state, about 40 miles from
Oregon's Pacific coastline and just over 110 miles south of Portland,
the city of Eugene typically enjoys mild to moderately cool weather in
the spring, with lots of wet weather in the early spring and drier late
spring and summer conditions. In May, average monthly temperatures
range between 67°F and 43°F, while rainfall totals
average around 2.66 inches for the month.
Fees
$55 for the half marathon, if registered by October 1, 2009
$65 between Oct. 2 - January 1, 2010
$75 between Jan. 2 - April 1
$85 between April 2 - 23
$120 at the race expo
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of the Eugene Marathon,
Half Marathon & 5K, register
online at the event website
or print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.freshairsports.com
Half
Marathon Course Map
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