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Pennsylvania > Buffalo Creek Half Marathon
Cabot,
PA
Date
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Event
Details
Featuring a course that follows a long, gentle downhill slope from the
starting line in the small Western Pennsylvania town of Cabot all the
way down to the finish line in nearby Freeport, the Buffalo Creek Half
Marathon marked its third annual running in the fall of 2008, when just
over 310 runners crossed the finish line at this mostly rural race
through the Pennsylvania countryside.
Most of the race -- except for the first mile and a half and the last
half-mile, which are run on paved roads -- takes runners over the
crushed limestone trails of the Butler-Freeport Community Trail, a
rails-to-trails project in southeast Butler County that's converted the
former Western Pennsylvania Railroad into roughly 15 miles of limestone
trails perfect for running, walking, hiking and biking, with numerous
trailheads all within about an hour's drive of Pittsburgh.
The race indeed follows a long, steady downhill descent from the start
in Cabot to the finish line in Freeport, starting at an elevation of
about 1,320 feet above sea level and descending throughout the race's
13.1 miles to the finish, which lies at about 780 feet above sea level.
There's a brief flat stretch between about mile 2.5 and the mile 4
marker; other than that, most of the rest of the course follows a long,
gentle downhill slope.
Runners for the Buffalo Creek Half -- so named because most of the
trail used in the race follows the creek by the same name -- should
arrive prepared for cold weather, as past years have seen some pretty
cold temperatures. The scenery more than makes up for any bitter
weather, however, as the race is scheduled during the fall foliage
season, when the leaves are turning throughout the forests that border
the trail.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located near the state border with Ohio in Western Pennsylvania,
roughly 35 miles north from Pittsburgh, the small town of Cabot
typically experiences mild to cool and sometimes quite cold weather
conditions in the mid-fall season, and its second-driest month of the
year on average when the race is held. In October, the area's average
monthly temperatures range between 62°F and 37°F, while
precipitation totals average just over 2.6 inches for the month.
Fees
$30 if registered by September 30, 2009
$40 after Sept. 30
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of Cabot's Buffalo Creek
Half Marathon, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.buffalocreekhalfmarathon.com
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