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Texas > Bearathon Half Marathon & 5K
Waco, TX
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Date
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Event
Details
More than 450 runners crossed the finish line at this spring's
Bearathon Half Marathon & 5K, which takes runners from the
stately, tree-lined campus of Waco's Baylor University on a tour of the
city along the Brazos River, crossing two bridges and into Cameron
Park, whose more than 400 acres of forests and river bottomlands
overlook the waters of both the Brazos and the Bosque Rivers, which
meet near the northern edge of the park.
Following a circuitous out-and-back loop through the city and the park,
the 13.1-mile course for the race starts on Baylor's campus, along the
spot on 5th Avenue known as the Fountain Mall. After a quick
up-and-back loop around the mall, runners embark out onto 5th Avenue
heading southeast, and make their first turn left onto Bagby. Runners
follow the course up along Bagby and then left onto University Parks
Drive, which they take for a long straightaway for the next couple of
miles until they reach Washington Avenue and the Waco Steel Bridge.
The course crosses the bridge to the right here, taking runners over
onto the northern side of the Brazos and along the riverside park areas
just below Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Participants follow the
trails through the park all the way to Herring Drive, where they cross
back over the river and head into the wooded areas of Cameron Park,
following a winding trail through the park all the way to the loop road
known as "Lover's Leap." There is the half-way turnaround point, and
once runners reach it they begin their trek back toward the finish
along much of the course they've just run.
Organizers added a 5K run for the first time this year to the race they
bill as "the hardest half-marathon in the state of Texas." We'd be
interested to hear from those who've run the race -- as well as those
who've run other halfs around Texas -- how does that claim hold up?
Race
Weather & Climate
Moderately warm to mild and even cool weather conditions, with
occasional rain, are the norm in the springtime in the town of Waco,
which lies about 80 miles south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan
area. In March, the city's average monthly temperatures range between
70°F and 46°F, while rainfall totals average around
2.83 inches for the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Online registration is not yet available for the spring 2009 running of
Baylor's Bearathon Half Marathon. Please check back
later in the year for updated information on how to register.
Website
www.baylor.edu
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