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Pennsylvania > Rapid Running Pocono Half Marathon, 5K & Kids Run
Long Pond, PA • Saturday, May 5, 2012 • Course Map
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Runners will get the chance to cross the finish line on the famed Pocono Speedway -- known to NASCAR fans as the Tricky Triangle, where a pair of racing's Sprint Cup race series events take place each year -- at the all-new Rapid Running Pocono Half Marathon, which also plans to host a 5K and a fun run for kids at its inaugural running in the late spring of 2012.
Part of a series of running and cycling events known as the Rapid Running Event Series, the Pocono half marathon will follow a point-to-point course that starts just off Long Pond Road, and then finishes inside the superspeedway where NASCAR's drivers race down the tracks. Organizers note that live bands will be playing music throughout the course and at the finish line, and the scheduled starting times for the half marathon and 5K are 7:30 AM and 7:45 AM, respectively.
The fun run for kids -- a one-mile fun run that starts and finishes on the Pocono Speedway track -- will be run the Friday evening before the Saturday half marathon and 5K, beginning at 6:30 PM.
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Weather & Climate
Nestled among the Pocono Mountains region of eastern Pennsylvania, roughly 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia and about 95 miles west of New York City, Long Pond typically sees May temperatures that average between 66°F and 43°F, while rainfall totals average just shy of 4.7 inches for the month, making May the town's second-wettest month of the year. On the day of the race (May 5), the average high is 63°F and the average low is 40°F.
Course Map
View the race route map for the Rapid Running Pocono Half Marathon
Fees
$75 for the half marathon
$25 for the 5K
$10 for the kids' fun run
Registration
To reserve your spot in the late spring 2012 running of Long Pond's Rapid Running Pocono Half Marathon, 5K or Kids' Fun Run, register online at Active.com.
Official Race Website
www.rapidrunning.com
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