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Rhode Island > Amica Marathon & UnitedHealthcare Half
Marathon
Newport,
RI
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Date
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Event
Details
The beautifully scenic rocky coastline of southern Rhode Island forms
the backdrop for Newport's Amica Marathon & UnitedHealthcare
Half Marathon, the
race formerly known as the Breakers Marathon, which takes runners on a
point-to-point course along this town on Aquidneck Island and features
views of the water throughout nearly the entire race route.
From the starting line on America's Cup Avenue near Cardines Field, the
half marathon race takes runners south along Newport's historic Thames
Street, which hosts a huge parade every St. Patrick's Day, and past
Bowen's Wharf and Waite Wharf through downtown. Runners continue
heading south along Thames until they reach Wellington Avenue, where
they turn right and head out along the peninsula-like land formation
that juts out into the sound.
The race makes a roughly
three-quarter-mile detour from Harrison Avenue northward along Fort
Adams Drive into Fort Adams State Park, home to a historic 1812-era
fort and the town's annual Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk
Festival. After reaching the turnaround at the northern end of the
park, runners head back southward through the park and then turn right
again onto for a brief stretch past the Newport Country Club, one of
the founding golf courses of the United States Golf Association and the
site of the first-ever U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur golf championships.
Once past the course, runners continue heading south around the western
edge of the island, down along Ocean Avenue towards the southern edge
of Brenton Point State Park, which features views of the Rhode Island
Sound to the south and Narragansett Bay to the west and north. Runners
head around the end of the island along the green, grassy tree-lined
shoreline along Ocean Avenue, crossing a bridge just after Princess
Cove Avenue on their way toward Bellevue Avenue, which turns northward
and begins the final stretch of the race up toward the finish line on
Memorial Avenue, overlooking Easton Pond.
Though the race features some uphill and downhill stretches, much of
the course is run along even, flat terrain, and the race is run on
paved surfaces throughout. The 2009 running of the race will be the
first time the 13.1-mile half marathon distance has been a part of the
event, which will start at 8:00 AM. Participants running in the full,
26.2-mile marathon will be limited to 6 hours, while those running the
half will have a 3 1/2-hour time limit.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled along the coast of Rhode Island, about 30 miles south of
Providence on the Narragansett Bay
overlooking the Rhode Island Sound, the city of Newport typically
experiences moderately cool to sometimes cold weather conditions in the
early fall, with relatively even precipitation throughout the year. In
October, Newport's average monthly temperatures range between
62°F and 48°F, while rainfall amounts average about 3.2
inches for the month.
Fees
Online
$40 if registered before April 1, 2009
$45 between April 2 - September 1
$50 between Sept. 2 - October 10
Mail-in
$43 if registered before April 1, 2009
$48 between April 2 - September 1
$53 between Sept. 2 - October 10
$60 on the day of the race
Registration
To sign up for the fall 2009 running of Newport's Amica Marathon or
UnitedHealthcare Half Marathon, register online at the event website
or print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.amicamarathon.com
Half
Marathon Course Map
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