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Tennessee > Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup
5K
Germantown,
TN
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Date
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Event
Details
Nearly 1,000 runners crossed the finish line -- with just over 700 of
those in the half-marathon alone -- at the spring 2008 running of the
Memphis area's annual Germantown Half Marathon & Mayor's Cup
5K, a road race that takes runners along an out-and-back loop course
through the rolling hills and past the parks of this Tennessee
community in a festive lead-in to the St. Patrick's Day holiday.
Both races start and finish at the Germantown Athletic Club &
Germantown Performing Arts Centre on Exeter Road, and are open to both
runners and walkers.
From the starting line at the performing arts centre and athletic club,
runners follow what is roughly a clockwise route around the course,
first along Neshoba Road and then along Brierbrook Road, Farmingdale
Road and Kimbrook Road, before turning onto West Farmingbrook Boulevard
for a long straightaway section that takes runners past Germantown
Country Club and Cameron Brown Park. Runners take a brief detour inside
Cameron Brown and then continue along the roadway until it becomes
Farmington Road extension and then Wolf River Boulevard, which the
field will take until the turn over to Houston Levee Park.
Runners (and walkers) will follow the course all the way through
Houston Levee, around the water and back onto Dogwood Road, following
this street for the next mile or so until the intersection with Forest
Hill Irene Road. There, runners turn left and head south along Forest
Hill Irene, turning right again on Dogwood for a lengthy stretch that
takes them all the way to the intersection with Kimbrogh Road, where
runners turn and head north toward the first couple of miles of the
course, and retrace their steps all the way back to the finish line at
the Performing Arts Centre.
Race
Weather & Climate
A suburb of the Memphis metro area, Germantown can still see quite cold
weather in the last days before spring, as March temperatures average
between 40°F and 62°F. Rainfall is a possibility, as
the city sees an average of over 5 inches of precipitation during the
month, making March one of its wettest months.
Fees
$35 if registered by December 31, 2008
$40 between January 1 - February 28, 2009
$45 between March 1 - 14
$60 on the day of the race
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2009 running of the Germantown Half
Marathon or 5K, register online at the event website.
Website
www.germantownhalfmarathon.com
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