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Texas > Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk
Huntsville,
TX
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Date
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Event
Details
The tree-lined campus of Sam Houston State University is the setting
for the annual Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K, which will
celebrate its 30th annual running in 2008 through the streets of this
south
Texas town that lies just over an hour's drive north of Houston.
Described by past participants as both scenic and challenging, the race
follows an out-and-back course that starts on campus and takes runners
past local landmarks like the site of the historic Texas Prison Rodeo
Arena.
Starting on campus in front of the university's Health &
Kinesiology Center on Bowers Boulevard, runners follow a
counter-clockwise double loop course through Huntsville, running first
for a brief stretch along Bowers and then turning south onto Willow
Street for a "W"-shaped detour, turning again on Palm Street and
Sycamore Avenue before jumping back on Bowers. As Bowers merges into
Bearkat Boulevard, the course takes the field across Highway 19 to the
first turnaround spot, where runners then switch back and head west
along Bearkat.
The stretch of the race along this road is the longest straightaway of
the course, and takes runners all the way to the intersection with 15th
Street, where runners turn north onto Avenue I and again on 14th Street
for the lap around the "Walls Unit," named for the large, imposing
walls that surround what is the oldest prison in Texas. After running
around the block, runners then rejoin Avenue I and begin making their
way back toward the race starting line, where they begin the second
loop, running the course a second time to complete the 13.1 miles.
Though it normally attracts a field of 400 runners or more each year,
in 2007 the race saw just under 320 runners cross the finish line, due
in part to new road race events that were run for the first time last
year in nearby towns.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located about 70 miles due north of Houston near the Texas Gulf coast,
Huntsville has a mild climate in the fall and winter, with plentiful
rainfall year-round. On the day of the race in late October,
temperatures average between 58°F and 79°F.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Registration is not yet open for the fall 2008 running of the
Huntsville Half Marathon & 5K. Please check back later for
updated
information on how to register.
Websites
www.7hills.us
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from the 2007 Huntsville Half Marathon
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