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Virginia > SunTrust Richmond Marathon & Half
Marathon
Richmond, VA
Date
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Event
Details
An annual fall tradition in this Virginia capital city for the past three decades, the Richmond Marathon added the first-ever running of its
all-new
half marathon in the fall of 2008, run on a course that follows
portions of the full marathon course in the early and late stretches of
the race, but also takes runners to entirely different parts of the
city, including Joseph Bryan Park and the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic
Center, where the course will take runners around The Diamond, the home
of AAA-level minor league baseball's Richmond Braves.
Like the full, 26.2-mile marathon, the 13.1-mile half marathon begins
in downtown Richmond at the corner of 9th Street and Broad Street, and
follows Broad Street northwest for a long straightaway for the first
two and a half miles of the race. Once they reach the intersection with
Boulevard, runners then turn right and head north, for a stretch that takes runners past the
Avenue of Champions and the Diamond -- the former home of the AAA Richmond Braves -- and then back onto
Boulevard, which becomes Hermitage Road.
Once they're on Hermitage, runners then follow the course as its winds
northward for the portion of the race
that runs on the loop roads around Joseph Bryan Park, a 262-acre public
park on the
northern side of the city that is home to hardwood forests as well as
plenty of ponds, streams, an azalea garden and grassy, wide-open fields
and recreation areas. Runners then return to Bellevue as its winds its way
along Pope Avenue and then turns onto Fauquier and begins its long
stretch southward back toward the finish.
After the run around the park, the race course becomes a stretch through
the tree-lined residential neighborhoods along Pope and
Fauquier Avenues. The stretch along Fauquier then turns onto Brock
Road, which takes runners southward all the way toward the campus of
Virginia Union University, where runners cross through and then head
onto Lombardy Street. As Lombardy turns onto Grace, the last couple of
miles of the race take runners home toward the finish at the corner of
9th and Cary Streets.
The race is run on paved surfaces for the entire course, and runners
should expect a mostly flat and fast course with only a few rolling
hills -- as race organizers add, the race is considered an excellent
one for first-time marathoners as well as first-time half-marathoners.
There is also an 8K race on the morning of the event which starts at
7:00 AM, followed
by the half marathon at 7:30 AM and the full marathon at 8:00 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the state's northeastern corner, just a couple hours' drive
from nearby Washington D.C., the city of Richmond typically experiences
moderately cool to cold weather conditions in the mid-fall season, with
relatively even precipitation (both rainfall and frozen precipitation)
throughout the year. In November, average monthly temperatures range
between 60°F and 38°F, while precipitation amounts
average around 3.06 inches for the month.
Fees
$60 for the half marathon, if registered by March 31, 2010
$65 between April 1 - June 30
$75 between July 1 - September 30
$85 between October 1 - November 10
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2010 running of Virginia's Richmond
Marathon or Half Marathon, register
online at the event website or print
out and mail in this downloadable race application.
Website
www.richmondmarathon.com
Half
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