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Virginia > EX2 Off-Road Half Marathon
Triangle, VA
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Date
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Event
Details
Though it's located less than an hour's drive from the white stone and
concrete of downtown Washington, D.C., the challenging hills and trails
of Virginia's Prince William Forest Park will make you feel like you're
a very long way from the city when you tackle the 13.1 miles of the
half-marathon at the EX2 Off-Road Marathon & Half Marathon.
This trail race is just a few years old -- it dates back to 2005 -- but
is already becoming a popular local race in the Northern Virginia/D.C.
area, and organizers expect to meet their limit of 350 runners for both
races at the 2008 running.
With an out-and-back loop course that those running the half-marathon
run a single time and those running the full run twice, this trail race
starts and finishes at the park's Goodwill Camp, and follows the park's
aptly named Scenic Drive to the intersection with Burma Road, where
runners turn left and head south to the trailhead for Meadows Trail.
Runners then leave the road and head onto the single-track trail, which
twists and turns through the next nine miles of the course, taking
runners over several stream crossings and along the side of numerous
streams, with all natural surface trails through the forest.
Once they make their way southward through the park along the Meadows
and South Valley Trails, runners then hit the park's southeastern
corner and start heading north along the North Valley Trail, running
alongside the water for much of this section of the race. The course
meets up once again with Burma Road in the final stretch toward the
finish, taking runners again back onto Scenic Road for the finish line
back at the Goodwill Camp area.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located just a stone's throw from the banks of the Potomac River and
the nearby Quantico Marine Corps Base, about a 40-minute frive south
from Washington D.C., the Virginia city of Triangle typically
experiences moderately warm to mild weather conditions in the late
summer, and relatively even rainfall throughout the year. In September,
average monthly temperatures range between 79°F and
61°F, while rainfall totals average around 3.96 inches for the
month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
Registration for the spring 2009 running of Virginia's EX2 Off-Road
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.ex2adventures.com
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