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Oregon > Adidas
Helvetia Half Marathon & Drop
Top 10K
Hillsboro, OR
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Date
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Event
Details
Open to both runners and walkers, Oregon's Adidas Helvetia Half
Marathon & Drop Top 10K takes runners on hilly, challenging
course on rolling paved country roads along the northern rim of the
Tualatin Valley in the West Hills
of the Portland area. More than 3,100 runners and walkers crossed the
finish line in both races combined at the event's summer 2008 running,
with more than 2,600 of those participants running in the half-marathon
alone.
From the starting line at the Hillsboro Stadium athletic complex, just
off Bennett Street, runners follow the first mile of the course
westward along Bennett, 235th Avenue and Huffman Street, and turn again
northward onto 242nd Avenue, which they follow for a long straightaway
north for the next few miles as it becomes Helvetia Road. The course
follows a counter-clockwise out-and-back loop route up along Helvetia
and follows the turn as Northwest Helvetia Road heads west, and then
follows a brief stretch along Jackson Quarry Road to the half-way point
turnaround.
After the turnaround point, participants follow Jackson Quarry
southward all the way to West Union Road, where runners turn left and
head south along Union to Groveland Road. The field follows Groveland
southward and eastward as runners turn south again and head back toward
the finish at the stadium, where the runners
and walkers cross the finish line on the football field's 30-yard line.
Along the way, participants will run across gravel surfaces on portions
of the route, though most of the race is run on paved surfaces.
The first two to three miles and the last four to five miles of the
race route are mostly fast and flat, with a few gently rolling hills
here and there. In between are the race's most significant hills, as
the course jumps from about 200 feet above sea level around the mile 4
marker to over 400 feet between mile markers 4 and 5; there are also
significant hills around mile marker 6 and between miles 7 and 8.
Whether you're running or walking the race, all participants must cross
the finish line within four hours to have their time included in the
official race results.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the valley between the mountains just west of Portland, the
town of Hillsboro typically experiences mild to moderately cool weather
in the early summer, with relatively little rainfall compared to the
early spring and winter months. In June, average monthly temperatures
range between 73°F and 51°F, while rainfall totals
average
around 1.47 inches for the month.
Fees
$55 if registered by March 14, 2009
$59 between March 15 - June 12
$65 on the day of the race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the summer 2009 running of Oregon's Helvetia
Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.runwithpaula.com
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