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Texas > Buffalo Wallow Half Marathon & 2-Mile
Run
Lubbock, TX
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Date
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Event
Details
Described by the race organizers at the West Texas Running Club as "the
most challenging half in the state," the Buffalo Wallow Half Marathon
& 2-Mile Race, which takes runners around Buffalo Springs Lake,
saw just over 160 runners cross the finish line in both races combined
at its fall 2008 running.
Home to the Red Raiders of Texas Tech
University and famous as the birthplace of rock and roll pioneer Buddy
Holly, Lubbock lies in the area of Texas known as Llano Estacado, and
while most of the city is relatively flat, the course for the race
features some significant hills.
The course for the race is a double-loop that takes runners around the
outer perimeter road of Buffalo Springs Lake, starting near the park's
entry gates on High Meadow Road. From there, participants run a
clockwise loop around the lake twice, as High Meadow Road gives way to
Indian Trail on the lake's eastern end and Comanche Drive along its
southern and western shore. After completing both the first and second
loops around the lake, runners finish the race on Pony Express Trail,
along the peninsula of land that points out into the lake.
Run entirely on paved roads around the lake, the
6.5-mile course takes runners both through the residential
neighborhoods that lie near the lake as well as right along the shore,
especially on the stretch of the course along the southern edge of the
water. The race's biggest hills occur just before the mile 3 marker,
and again between the mile 5 and 9 markers.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located out in the plains of remote West Texas, the city of Lubbock
generally enjoys mild to cool (and sometimes cold) conditions in the
early weeks of fall. In November, local average monthly temperatures
range between 62°F and 35°F, while rainfall amounts
average around 0.71 inches, which ties November as the month with the
city's second-lowest rainfall of the year on average.
Fees
2008 fees:
$10 if registered before race day
$15 on the day of the race
Registration
Registration for the fall 2009 running of Lubbock's Buffalo
Wallow Half Marathon or 2-mile run is not yet available. Please check
back for updated information on how to sign up for this race, or visit
the race organizer's website listed below.
Websites
wtrc.tripod.com
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from the 2006 Buffalo Wallow races
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