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Rhode Island > Surftown Half Marathon
Westerly, RI • Sunday, September 15, 2013 • Course Map
One of a series of more than 20 marathon, half marathon, triathlon, 10K and 5K distance races put on throughout Rhode Island and Connecticut each year by the Hartford Marathon Foundation, the all-new Surftown Half Marathon makes its 3rd annual running as summer is transitioning to fall here along the southwestern Rhode Island coast in mid-September 2013.
The race takes runners on an out-and-back 13.1-mile loop that starts in and finishes near Misquamicut State Beach, a half-mile-long beachfront area that's one of the state's more popular summertime beach resorts, just a few miles south of the town of Westerly. Runners will start the race at 7:30 AM on Atlantic Avenue, right outside the entrance to Misquamicut State Beach, and head first northeast along Atlantic in the direction of Weekapaug.
Just after passing the mile 2 marker, runners will turn right off Atlantic and onto Wawaloam Drive, which will bring them along a stretch that looks out onto the rocky beaches of Weekapaug. This breezy, sunny stretch along the beachfront lasts for about a mile as Wawaloam becomes Spray Rock Road, and then runners follow the turn left onto Taylor Lane and then again onto Chapman Road to complete the loop through Weekapaug. The course re-joins Atlantic Avenue right after runners pass the mile 4 marker, and then head back in the direction of Misquamicut Beach.
Runners next head southwest along the route they ran in the early going, heading down past the cottages and beach homes that line either side of Atlantic Avenue on their way through Misquamicut and past the Atlantic Beach Amusement Park, toward Maschaug and Little Maschaug ponds. Before reaching the ponds, however, the course turns right on Lawton Avenue and heads north, taking runners up to Shore Road, where they'll turn left and head west again for about a mile along Shore Road before turning onto Watch Hill Road.
The next stretch of the race unfolds for nearly two miles along Watch Hill Road in the direction of the village by the same name, which lies at the end of the island, just off Little Narragansett Bay. Runners loop through the neighborhoods and waterfront areas here, passing by Watch Hill Cove at the easternmost point of the course, on the way to turns on Westerly Road, Ninigret Avenue and Ocean View Highway.
Once runners are on Ocean View, they'll follow it for about the next mile and a half to the last couple of turns in the race, which are Bayberry Road and Maplewood Avenue, leading in to the finish line on Atlantic Avenue.
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Weather & Climate
Nestled just a few miles from the Atlantic here in the Ocean State's southeastern corner, right on the border with Connecticut and about 45 miles southwest of Providence, Westerly typically sees cool to moderately warm weather in September, when temperatures average between 55°F and 73°F, and rainfall totals average just over 4 inches for the month.
On the day of the race (Sept. 15), the average low is 55°F and the average high is 73°F.
Course Map
View the race route map for the Surftown Half Marathon
Fees
$50 for the half marathon, if registered by February 18, 2013
$60 between Feb. 19 - July 14
$70 between July 15 - September 8
$80 on Sept. 9 and after
Registration
To reserve your spot in the late summer 2013 running of Westerly's Surftown Half Marathon, visit the event website.
Official Race Website
www.hartfordmarathon.com
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