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COURSE
Marathon (26.2-miles) & Half-Marathon (13.1-miles):
Circles Sunriver Resort on widely paved very scenic
bike paths. Marathoners will receive their Half-Marathon
split when traveling through the Athlete Village, before
heading out on the second loop of this beautiful scenic
course that will take you through meadows and forests,
past rivers, and beautifully landscaped golf greens
and summer homes.
NOTE:
The Marathon is
a Boston Marathon qualifier.
AID STATIONS & PORTA POTTIES: Aid stations
with water and Gatorade will be located approximately
every mile and at the finish line. Fluids will be
kept in cooling containers with ice prior to dispensing.
In addition, a Red Bull Energy Drink Station will
be located at a yet to be determined Aid Station.
Porta Potties will be located approximately every
mile.
MARKING: The run course will be marked with
white lime & pink directional signs (8 1/2" x 11")
mounted on 48" wooden stakes. There will also be course
marshals and/or Police at all necessary intersections
where vehicle traffic may be found. Each mile will
be marked with a mileage sign. The Run course will
be marked by Thursday morning (including mile markers).
COMMUNICATIONS: Every aid station on the run
course will have radio communication with the finish
line and the Run Course Managers. If you cannot finish
the race for any reason, please notify the closest
aid station, or report it to the finish line. If you
do not finish, please make sure that you return your
Timing Chip to the finish line.
THE START
Runners
& Walkers for both the Marathon and Half Marathon will
gather in the Athlete Village (the official finish line)
prior to the race. There will be music as well as water
and Gatorade. Pre-race briefings will be given 20 minutes
prior to each race start. At the conclusion of the briefing
all the athletes will move to the start line, as a group,
located approximately 0.6 miles away.
Map showing the
route from the Village Mall to the start lines
(coming soon)
THE FINISH
Runners and Walkers will finish the race at the Sunriver
Village Mall (Athlete Village) within the midst of the
enthusiastic crowd enjoying the finish line festivities
which includes a Health & Fitness Expo and live
entertainment from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Post race
refreshments will be provided and the Awards Ceremony
for the Marathon/Half-Marathon will begin at at 12 Noon.
A Saturday evening dinner, along with live entertainment
(Johnny Limbo & the Lugnuts), is scheduled at the
Athlete Village starting at 5:00 p.m. (Participants
as well as family and friends can purchase tickets at
packet pickup, or at the door). The Half Iron/Endurance
Duathlon Awards ceremony will take place at 6:00 pm
and the entertainment and party will then continue from
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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