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Pennsylvania > Buffalo Creek Half Marathon
Cabot, PA • Saturday, October 19, 2013 • Course Map
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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 marks its 8th annual running in 2013, and usually draws several hundred runners each year to 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.
At the race's 2012 running, just over 820 runners crossed the finish line in the half marathon.
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 in the mid-fall, and its second-driest month of the year on average when the race is held.
In October, temperatures average between 37°F and 62°F, while precipitation totals average just over 2.6 inches for the month. On the day of the race (Oct. 19), the average low is 36°F and the average high is 61°F.
Course Map
View the race route map for the Buffalo Creek Half Marathon
Starting Time
9:00 AM
Fees
See race website
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2013 running of Cabot's Buffalo Creek Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Official Race Website
www.buffalocreekhalfmarathon.com
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