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Virginia > Terrapin Mountain Half
Marathon & 50K
Sedalia,
VA
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Date
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Event
Details
After nearly a ten-year hiatus since its last running along the trails
and mountain ridges just to the north of the central Virginia community
of Sedalia, the
Terrapin Mountain Half Marathon was resurrected in the spring of 2008.
In 2009, more than 250 runners completed the half and 50K races
combined, along the trails that ascend and run atop
Terrapin Mountain, Camping Gap and White Oak
Ridge.
Organized by eco-x Sports and part of the Virginia-based trail race
series known as the Beast Series, this out-and-back race starts and
finishes in Sedalia at the Sedalia Center, which lies near the entrance
to the George Washington National Forest, part of the Blue Ridge
Mountains and not far from the Blue Ridge Parkway that runs along the
mountains nearby. After a brief stretch along the gravel surface roads
Charlemont Road and
Sedalia School Road, runners then head up into the steep climbs and
switchbacks along the trails that take them
up into the mountains, where they'll experience an overall elevation
change during the course of the race of about 3,250 feet.
Those running the half marathon follow a single loop along the race
trail, following along White Oak Ridge and Camping Gap up onto the
ridge trails along Terrapin Mountain, in a roughly clockwise direction
along the mountain. The course takes a brief out-and-back detour onto
Terrapin Mountain Road before heading down along the side of the
mountains back to Reed Creek Road and Sedalia School Road for the last
stretch back to the finish line.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the hilly and mountainous central part of the state, about
an hour's drive northeast of Roanoke, the town of Sedalia lies just a
few miles from nearby Big Island, Va., which typically experiences
moderately cool to cold weather conditions in the early spring season,
and relatively steady precipitation year-round. In March, average
monthly temperatures range between 58°F and 31°F, while
precipitation totals average about 3.53 inches for the month.
Fees
$50 for the half marathon, if registered by February 28, 2009
$70 after Feb. 28
Registration
Online registration for the spring 2009 running of the Terrapin
Mountain Half
Marathon is now closed, as the event has completed. Please check back
later for updated information on how to register for the 2010 running
of the event.
Website
www.eco-xsports.com
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