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Confirmations as of 12/23/09
All distances USATF certified!
New York & Boston qualifier!
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Date & Time: Sunday,
December 27, 2009 (rain, snow, or shine),
2:30 pm. Timing for the
marathon ends at 8:00 pm. Early bird start for the marathon only at
1:00 pm sharp. EARLY BIRD MARATHONERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS
(but your marathon will be official and you will get a finishers
medal.) The normal starting temperature is 43 degrees.
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Registration:
By mail (print
entry form), at Ridge Runner Sports (3057
S. Fremont), at
Active.com, or at the race.
5K/10K: $15; Half Marathon: $35; Full
Marathon: $53.
Race day:
5K/10K:
$20;
Half Marathon: $40; Full Marathon: $55
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Packet
Pickup/Registration/Expo: Saturday, 12/26/09, 12 pm-6:00 pm,
Ridge Runner Sports,
3057 S. Fremont, Springfield, MO.
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Race Day
Packet Pickup/Registration:
Registration/packet pickup on race day is available from 1:00-2:15
pm ONLY. Please pre-register and pick up packet on 12/26/09 to
avoid long lines.
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Location:
Starts and finishes at Trinity Lutheran Church,
1415 S. Holland, Springfield, MO (near the SW corner of Phelps
Grove Park, which is ½ mile south of Missouri State University)
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Parking:
Parking at the race start (Trinity Lutheran Church) is very limited,
but there are huge parking lots open to the public at Missouri State
University about five blocks north of the start. Runners are
encouraged to use the university parking to avoid congestion on the
race course.
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Benefiting:
Proceeds benefit the
Good Samaritan
Boys Ranch, the
Trinity
Lutheran Church youth group, and the
Ozark Mountain Ridge
Runners.
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Shirts:
Each participant gets a t-shirt with
great ranch artwork (cotton shirts for 5K/10K, technical shirts for
half/full marathon). If you register by Dec. 12, your shirt will be
waiting for you at packet pickup or at the race. All others can be picked up at Ridge
Runner Sports (3057
S. Fremont), available on January 16. For a $5 fee, your
shirt can be mailed to you.
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Medals: Great 3"
custom medals for half marathon and marathon finishers.
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The
Course:
Flat & very fast! There is just barely enough
slope here and there to give your various leg muscles a breather at
times. This course is a certified (pending) 3.275 mi loop so that
the marathon is exactly 8 loops and the half marathon is exactly 4
loops. (No extra little loops at the start or finish.) The 5K starts
at Holland & Portland to make its loop 3.1 mi and the 10K starts at
Holland & University to make its two loops a total of 6.2 mi. Cool! Clear directional arrows will be
posted. The residential course has very low traffic. The
marathon finishes in the dark but the course is very well lit. All race distances are certified—the marathon is a Boston
qualifier! P.S. I’ve done this kind of half marathon and
marathon before and it is surprisingly enjoyable—you get into a
routine, know what to expect, see lots of runners along the way, see
the spectators many times, and
time really flies. The course has been improved so that you do
not have to go around any 180 degree turnaround cones, making it
much FASTER! Be prepared for a PR!!!
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Awards:
Plaques to Overall, Masters (40+), Veterans (50+), and Grandmasters
(60+), male and female winners in
all events. Trophies to top three in ten-year age groups in all
events. All finishers in the half marathon and marathon will receive
a custom ranch medal. All Boston Marathon qualifiers will
receive a special award.
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Aid Stations:
Power drink, water, and
gels (only half marathon and marathon runners get gels) every 1.5 miles.
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Food & Fun:
Umm, umm, good ranch house grub (free to runners, $3 for
non-runners) with both kinds of music (country and
western) after the race (4-8 pm). Local runners are asked to bring soft
drinks (no alcohol) and their favorite desserts to share.
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Accommodations and
Attractions:
The race is in the center of the city of
Springfield, MO,
about one mile SE of the city square and one mile NE of Bass
Pro Outdoor World. All
hotels in Springfield are within a 5-15 minute drive of the race
start. The mall, movie theaters, and many restaurants are in a two
mile radius from the start. Springfield is the home of cashew
chicken and the former home of Brad Pitt (you might catch a glimpse
of him and Angelina visiting family around Christmas), John Goodman,
and Kathleen Turner! The
Wilson's Creek
National Battlefield (Civil War) is only a few miles SW of the
race start.
View
visitor information for Springfield.
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Race Director:
Richard Johnson, 417
836-6685,
RichardJohnson@MissouriState.edu |
