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Wisconsin > Community First Fox Cities Marathon &
Half Marathon
Appleton, WI
Date
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Event
Details
More than 3,600 runners crossed the finish line in the 26.2-mile and
13.1-mile races combined at the fall 2009 running of Appleton's
Community First Fox Cities Marathon & Half Marathon Festival of
Races, with more than 2,000 of those runners taking part in the
half-marathon race alone.
Ranked year after year by The
Ultimate Guide to Marathons book as one of the midwest's best
marathon and half marathon races, this event takes runners and walkers
on a course that features a number of hills but also takes runners on
an overall slightly downhill course -- at the start, the elevation is
roughly 810 feet above sea level and by the time participants reach the
finish line, the course has dropped to an elevation of about 750 feet
above sea level.
The race takes runners through Appleton, Wisconsin, a town of about
70,000 people that lies in the heart of the state's Fox River Valley
and is home to the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, where both the
full and half marathons start. From there, runners follow the
half-marathon route along city streets including Midway Road, Telulah
Avenue and Schaefer Circle, along the early part of the course that
takes runners past green open spaces like Woodland Park. After making
the turn along Lake Park Road, the course turns again back onto Midway
for a long straightaway, followed by an even longer straightaway run
along Plank Road and Manitowoc Road.
When the course hits 7th Street, it begins the first of several twists
and turns that take runners and walkers across the bridge at Racine
Street, through tree-lined Smith Park, and over a second bridge at
North Commercial Street as the route is reaching its home stretch over
onto the peninsula that contains Riverside Park, where runners in all
races reach the finish line. Throughout the race, runners run across
all paved (and mostly flat) terrain along Appleton's city streets.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located in the eastern part of the state, about an hour's drive west
from Lake Michigan and nearly two hours north from Milwaukee, the city
of Appleton typically experiences mild to moderately cool weather
conditions as the seasons are changing from late summer to early fall.
In September, average monthly temperatures range between 70°F
and 51°F, while rainfall totals average just over 3 inches for
the month.
Fees
N/A
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2010 running of Wisconsin's Community
First Fox Cities Half Marathon, register online at the event website.
Website
www.foxcitiesmarathon.org
Half
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