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Texas > The Hottest Half & 10K
Dallas, TX
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Date
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Event
Details
Make sure you take advantage of each and every one of the planned 10
water stations scattered throughout the 13.1-mile course around
Dallas's White Rock Lake Park at this year's first-ever "The Hottest
Half" Half Marathon & 10K, which expects to welcome up to 2,000
runners for both races combined. The race organizers also plan to have
live music at the start and when runners are crossing the finish line,
to celebrate what no doubt will be a test of every runner's stamina and
endurance.
The race will featuring an out-and-back course that starts and finishes
at Winfrey Point on the lake's eastern shore, this
is a race that will definitely test how well runners have been training
through the summer, and get them ready for the fall marathons and
half-marathons they're preparing for. The course will be run entirely
on paved surface trails through the park and on city streets through
the adjacent neighborhoods.
Following the late registration available at Winfrey Point on the
morning of the race (which starts at 5:30 AM), runners in the half and
the 10K will take off from the starting line at 7:00 AM. An awards
ceremony for 10K runners will follow at about 9:30 AM, followed by a
ceremony for those placing in the half marathon at 10:15 AM.
Organized by Mellew Productions, a Texas-based organizer of road races
and other running events, the race is also part of the 2008 Long
Distance Running Series sponsored by the Southwestern Association of
USA Track
and Field.
Race
Weather & Climate
As the name of the race promises, runners need to be ready to run in
some potentially brutally hot, sunny and dry conditions at this race,
when the "dog days" of summer are at their worst in the Dallas metro
area. In August, average monthly temperatures range between
96°F and 76°F, while rainfall amounts average around
2.17 inches for the month -- the city's second-driest month of the year
on average.
Fees
For the half marathon:
$45 if registered by July 1, 2008
$50 between July 2 - August 21
$55 between Aug. 22 and the day of the race
For the 10K:
$25 if registered by July 1
$30 between July 2 - August 21
$35 between Aug. 22 and the day of the race
Registration
To sign up for the summer 2008 running of the The Hottest Half road
race, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.hottesthalf.com
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