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Wisconsin > Lake Country Half Marathon & 5K
Oconomowoc,
WI
Date
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Event
Details
More than 1,000 runners crossed the finish line in both races combined at
the late summer 2009 running of Oconomowoc's Lake Country Half Marathon
& 5K, a 13.1-mile race that takes runners on an out-and-back
loop course around Lac La Belle and Fowler Lake in this small Wisconsin
town on the western outskirts of the Milwaukee metro area.
The race takes runners through the part of the state known as the Wisconsin lake
country, and winds along a hilly course course that makes use of the
area's historic country roads, taking runners past Nashotah, Nemahbin
and Oconomowoc Lakes.
From the starting line at Crosspoint Community Church on State Road 67,
runners follow the loop course in a roughly clockwise direction around
the lake, starting out first for a long straightaway along North Lake
Road and then turning onto Sunset Lane. From there, runners follow the
course through the residential neighborhoods that lie just to the east
of the lake, crossing over the ithsmus of land between Lac la Belle and
Fowler Lake along North Lake Road and then turning onto Wisconsin Road
once runners reach the southern edge of the lake.
The race course stays close to the lakeshore for most of the route
around the southern and western edges of the lake, along Mary Lane and
Lac la Belle Drive. Runners veer off toward the north at Saeger Avenue,
and turn onto Lang Road and then again onto Pennsylvania Street for the
home stretch along the last few miles of the race, passing by Rolling
Hills Country Club along the way. As runners make their way along Lac
la Belle Drive toward the finish line, runners take a brief detour onto
Woodlake Circle, then make the loop and continue back onto Lac la Belle
for the finish back at the church.
Race
Weather & Climate
Late summer weather conditions are usually mild to moderately warm in
the Oconomowoc area, which lies about 33 miles west of Milwaukee. In
August, average monthly temperatures range between 80°F and
59°F, while rainfall totals average around 4.52 inches for the
month -- making August the town's wettest month of the year on average.
Fees
$40 for the half marathon, if registered by February 1, 2010
$50 between Feb. 2 - September 3
$55 after Sept. 3
Registration
To reserve your spot in the summer 2010 running of Wisconsin's Lake
Country
Half Marathon & 5K, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.midwestsportsevents.com
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