Both the half marathon and the 5K share the same starting line, along the shore of Owatonna’s Lake Kohlmier, and the half marathon takes runners on a route that winds northeastward out from the lakeshore and into Owatonna. Past the race’s half-way point, runners make their way through Mineral Springs Park — where the statue of Princess Owatonna stands — and then head back onto stretches of the course they’ve already run for the last few miles.
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