Half Marathon
Start Time: 8:00am
Rain or Shine
| The Course (Revised 7/17/05) This beautiful out-and-back course starts and ends at the new Depot Park in Santa Cruz, CA. The course leads runners along the beautiful shoreline of the westside and right through the heart of Natural Bridges State Park with its towering eucalyptus trees filled with monarch butterflies, to the outskirts of the city and the county bike path heading west for the turnaround on the Old Cove Landing Trail overlooking pristine Monterey Bay. The course is primarily flat and fast with a few short hills at the mid way point. Course surfaces vary from asphalt paved surface streets and paths to hard packed dirt and gravel. |
| Time Limits The Half Marathon course will close based on a 15 minute-per-mile pace. |
| Course Support There will be water and Gatorade at both the start and finish lines along with 7 stations along the course. These stations are located at miles 1.5, 3.7, 5.4, 7.6, 9.3, 10.1 and 11.6. These stations have basic first aid supplies and direct radio contact with medical personnel should anyone need further assistance. |
| Half Marathon Runners All half marathon runners receive a commemorative tee shirt, race bib, post-race refreshments, online results and all half marathon finishers receive a Reggae Run Medal! |
| Results Results will posted on site near the finish line as soon as they become available and official results will be posted from the Results Page on this site following the race. |
| Age Division Awards: Awards are presented to the top three males and females overall as well as the top 3 male and female runners in the following age divisions: Under 19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70 Plus. |
| Race Numbers Race numbers will be mailed out beginning in early August. Entries received after August 19th will be able to pick up their race numbers from the registration booth on race morning beginning at 7am. All advance registration must be received by August 24th. |
