Welcome!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Our race is Saturday, September 11, 2010; start at 7 AM EDT. This is a small town marathon with the host hotel just 5 minutes from the start. You will probably not find large crowds here, but should have an easy time locating our start and finish area and hopefully have a pleasant experience. As shown in the Google Earth photo above, the course is a 3 lap - 4 loop course. Each lap is 8.37 miles. The course is certified with USA Track and field, so you are able to qualify for Boston if you meet your qualifying time.
NEW IN 2010...We have had an excellent community response to our request for help at our aid stations! We are also helping to promote these groups and are attempting to raise $1,000 for each of the charities below. There will be one different local charity or non-profit group at each station (director or point of contact):
Station 1. CCS (Peggy Lisenbee) - Tentative
Stationi 2. Our Father's House (Don Clemens) - Confirmed
Station 3: Kiwanis (Tracy Skipper) - Confirmed
Station 4: Baker Youth Club (Tracy Furnivall)
Station 5: Baker Youth Club (Tracy Furnivall)
Station 6: Magical Meadows (Tami Stackhouse) - Confirmed
Station 7: Lakeland Christian Academy - Confirmed
Station 8: The Beaman Home (Tracie Hodson) - Tentative
Station 9: Girl Scouts - Andrea Chaney
Station 10: Heartline (Larry Long)
Station 11: Cub Scouts (David King) - Confirmed
HOST HOTEL
The Ramada Plaza Hotel is our host hotel. Our discount rate is $83 for 1-4 people. You MUST call the hotel directly at 574-269-2323 to reserve a room. When you call, please request the "LAKE CITY MARATHON" discount to receive our special marathon rate. This rate is valid unti August 26th. If you are not able to attend and reserve a room, you must calll by 4 PM September 8th to cancel your reservation. Check-in time is 3 PM and check-out time is noon.
REGISTRATION
Your entry fee includes:
(1) Race registration
(2) All-you-can-eat pasta dinner for you.
(3) Short sleeve shirt (Long sleeve shirt for Lake City "patriots" - completion of 3 or more PREVIOUS Lake City Marathons or Lake City 50 Ks.
(4) Cast Finishing medal (Marathon and 50K only)
(5) post race massage at the senior center (Marathon and 50K runners have priority)
(6) race results e-mailed in Microsoft Excell spreadsheet form
(7) computation of WAVA percentages per 2006 version (elite runners only)
(8) qualifying runners sent to Boston
(9) small duffle bag.
(10) Post dinner meal at the senior center (race start/finish) for you.
THE FOLLOWING ARE INCLUDED IN THE MARATHON AND FULL PACKAGE
(11) Post dinner meal at the senior center (race start/finish) for your family members
(12) your race photos e-mailed
We believe the value of the full package is over $100
PACKET PICKUP & PASTA DINNER
Our pasta dinner is at our race start at the Winona Lake Park (at the Senior Center). You can pick up your race packet at the dinner or before the race Saturday at the Senior Center.
THE COURSE
The marathon course is a 4- loop 3- lap course entirely on paved surfaces. If you are running the marathon, you should be able to easily pace yourself and give yourself a reasonable chance to qualify for Boston if you have trained for it. The course, shown above, has been certified by USA Track and Field and consists of 2 north loops and 2 south loops connected by a bike trail. The course is essentially flat except for a few small hills on the trails and a small hill on the south loop. The 5K loop sequence is "A. B, A" (please follow blue bib arrows on the signs); the 15K is 1 lap plus loop A; the half marathon loop sequence is one full lap [A, B, (trails), C, D, E, trails, ] then "A", "B", out and back on the trails, then "A"). The 50K is the the full marathon + B 9=(loop 4), then B, trails (out and back), A.
MILE MARKERS
Every mile will be marked with large white signs with bright red numbers (see mile 13 at the right).
THE FINISH AND RACE CLOCKS
Two large LED clocks will be at the finish (also mile 9.47 and mile 17.8). The finish chute will be set up just past the race clock on the right. The last 4.9 miles of the 50K are run on the north loops which include an out and back section on the bike trail, but otherwise the ultra is run on the same course and run concurrently with the marathon.
COURSE MARKINGS
In order to alleviate runners getting off course, brightly colored tape will be used joining cones in addition to the stand up signs and the chalk at key turns. We plan to post these pictures on our site during the first week of September so you can see how we are setting our course up.
AID STATIONS
Past race-day weather conditions have varied from cool temperatures in the 40s to warm weather with highs in the 80s. Aid stations will be about every mile with the largest interval about 1.2 miles. Our average aid station interval is less than 1 mile.Our main stations have water, Gatorade, energy bars and/or fruit. Our secondary stations have just water.
TIMING AND RESULTS
Timing and results by Rapid Running and Lake City Running Club with chip timing by Kosciusko Runners Association. Please note: We will be recording your splits and finishing times and upload the race results into a spreadsheet and send to those who have registered online. We will also post our results on our website. Recorded splits are 9.47 mile, 17.83, and marathon / 26.218 (for 50K runners). Note: the marathon split for the 50K is at a certified point, so the split times are official and can be used as your finishing time if your drop out past the marathon finish.
Updated: July 22, 2010
+ We have added a half marathon, 5K and 15K for our races on September 11th. (Please see the "2010 Marathon" page for details and to register for races).
+ Rooms available at the Ramada Plaza Hotel. (please see "Lodging" below) .
+ There is a lot of new information for the races this year; though much will be about the same as last year. Please take a few minutes and review this page if you are planning to run our races on Saturday, Sept 11, 2010.
+ A "thrift-package" rate for the marathon and 50K is now available (see "2010 Marathon" tab)
Our 2010 sponsors include (many more to be listed):
Kosciusko County Visitors Bureau, Hoosier Lake Amateur Radio Club (race communications), Rabb-Kinetico (water), Ramada Plaza Hotel, Penguin Point (post race meals), KCV Cycling Club (lead bicyclist). WCHS Cheerleaders (aid stations and finish line);
KEMRAD (traffic control); New Life Christian Church ( hosted race pasta dinner/tables), Pizza Hut (food), Papa John's (food), Dominos Pizza (food), Pizza King (food),
2010 Marathon Course (above) and information (below)
Photo by Christy Cullison Photography
New in 2010! There will be 3 signs set up on the course to help you know where to go. Just follow the arrow that corresponds to the color of your bib.
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