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Vermont > RaceVermont.com Half Marathon
Shelburne,
VT
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Date
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Event
Details
The Lake Champlain Valley and its surrounding mountains are the setting
for the late summer running of Shelburne's RaceVermont.com Half
Marathon, the second of three 13.1-mile races the organization stages
here in the state's northwestern corner each year from May through
November. A race that offers a smaller-sized field, the RaceVermont.com
Half saw just under 70 runners cross the finish line at its August 2009
running, which finishes just a stone's throw from the race starting
line, near the Shelburne Town Hall.
Participants line up for the race start at the Shelburne Country Store
on Falls Road, and head southward along the road through the Shelburne
Falls area for the first-half loop portion of the course. This section
features rolling, green farmlands, tree-lined roadways and wide-open
fields, as well as a stretch past the Shelburne Airport, along Lime
Kiln Road, Spear Street and Thomas Road before heading back onto Falls
Road for the second half of the race.
After making their way back northward through the town center of
Shelburne, runners then head westward and northward in the direction of
Shelburne Farms, a 1,400-acre working farm that's also a National
Historic Landmark and educational conservation center, as well as one
of the area's tourist attractions. Runners stay on the running path
that parallels the Farms and then head back onto the road just after
crossing Bay Road, where they make their way up Harbor Road to the
northernmost point of the race, which looks out over onto the waters of
Shelburne Bay.
The race's last couple of miles take runners off the paved roads and
onto the Shelburne Recreational Trail and the Ti Trail, a historic
route that was used to transport the Ticonderoga steamboat from Lake
Champlain to its current home in the Shelburne Museum in town. Runners
complete the race after making their way down this mile-long stretch of
trail, finishing up at Shelburne's Town Hall on Harbor Road.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled along the shores of Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont,
just south of Burlington, the town of Shelburne typically experiences
mild to moderately warm weather in the late summer, and usually sees
its wettest weather of the year on average during the month the race is
held. In August, the town's average monthly temperatures range between
78°F and 58°F, while rainfall totals average just over
4 inches for the month.
Fees
$25 if registered by August 6, 2009
$30 after Aug. 6
Registration
Registration for the summer 2009 running of Shelburne's RaceVermont.com
Half Marathon is now closed, as the event has completed.
Please check back for updated information on how to sign up for the
2010 running of the race.
Website
www.racevermont.com
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