PRESQUE ISLE HALF MARATHON
SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2005 7:30 A.M. BEACH #1
PRESQUE ISLE STATE PARK, ERIE, PA
Results for 2005 will be available here.
Register for the race here.
TIME : The 27th annual Presque Isle Half Marathon will start promptly at 7:30 a.m. Day-of-race registration will begin at 6:00 a.m. near the Beach #1 bathhouse. Pre-race packet pickup will be held at Silkscreen Unlimited, West 8th Street & Lincoln Avenue, on Friday, July 15th, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday, July 16th, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The race will be timed using the ChampionChip. You must present your race number on Sunday morning to receive your computer chip, which is worn on your shoe to automatically record your finishing time. Chips will be available beginning at 6 a.m. Volunteers will be ready at the finish line to collect the chips. There is a $30 fee for lost or unreturned chips.
COURSE : One loop (13.1 miles) of Presque Isle State Park. The start and finish are on the Old Lake Road (Beach #1). The course is USATF-certified (#PA02012WB). There are 8 water stations on the course and refreshments at the finish line. An electrolyte drink will be available at 4 of the water stops.
ENTRY FEES : $25 - ERC members (before July 1)
$27 - Non-members (before July 1)
$30 - Late (postmarked after July 1) and day-of-race registrations. NO exceptions!
Race fee includes choice of a tank-top style shirt or a standard short-sleeved T-shirt. Shirts are available in the following sizes - S, M, L, XL, and XXL. (Add $1 for XXL shirts.) Be sure to check the appropriate boxes on the application form!!
Shirts are guaranteed to all participants. If we run out on race day, more will be ordered and mailed as soon as we receive them. Cut-off date to pre-register is Friday, July 1. Applications must be postmarked by this date or they will be held for balance due at check-in.
AWARDS : Open Division - Special awards personalized with name and finishing time will be presented to the top five male and female finishers and to the top male and female masters (age 40 & over) finishers.
Personalized age group awards will be presented to the top three finishers (both male and female) in five-year age groups beginning with 19 & under and progressing through 90 & over. No duplications.
Clydesdale Division - You may choose to run in this division where awards are based on body weight instead of age. Personalized awards will be presented to the top three males in these groups: 180-199 lbs., 200-219 lbs., and 220 lbs. and over; and to the top three females in these groups: 130-144 lbs., 145-159 lbs., and 160 lbs. and over. Those choosing the Clydesdale Division are ineligible for awards in the Open Division. You must mark the appropriate division and weight group on the entry form to be entered in the Clydesdale Division.
POST-RACE PICNIC : The picnic will begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. at Waldameer Park in the Southern #2 picnic grove (use Peninsula Drive entrance). Food and beverages (all-you-can-eat buffet style) will be served for all registered runners and for race volunteers until 1:30 p.m. The awards ceremony and door prize drawings will commence as soon as race results are compiled. Complete results will be posted at the picnic grove.
The race is presented by :Silkscreen Unlimited, Time-Warner Cable, Erie Runners Club
For Information: Contact race director Dan Albaugh by phone at 814-774-3209 or via e-mail at dana@erie-runnersclub.org
Register on the Internet at www.Active.com or download a printable app here.
