Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Marathon
Nautilus Half Marathon
Ekiden Marathon Team Relay

7:30am Sunday September 23 2012
Reid Center
Mount Pearl NL Canada

Registration

Marathon & Half Marathon
Fee$75 (AFTER AUGUST 31 $85)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
MARATHON OR HALF MARATHON




Ekiden Marathon Team Relay
Fee$60 (AFTER AUGUST 31 $70)
(per runner - 4 runners per team)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE
EKIDEN MARATHON TEAM RELAY


Team of 4 with each runner completing 1 leg of the marathon course:

  • Leg 1=10k
  • Leg 2=11k
  • Leg 3=10.6k
  • Leg 4=10.6k
Each runner registers individually indicating the name of their team and the leg they'll be running. Registration is per runner and includes race shirt, finisher medal and post-race BBQ.

Relay teams arrange their own transportation to and from relay tag points. For example full team can carpool to race start and drop first runner while remaining 3 runners drive to start point of Leg 2. Team members can help out at the water stop while awaiting arrival of their runner!


Non-NLAA members will be assessed a $5 One Day Fee.
Refunds, name transfers or deferments are not permitted.

Race Kit Pick-up

Where: To Be Confirmed
When: Saturday September 22 11am - 1pm

Eligibility

The race is open to members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association (NLAA). CLICK HERE for NLAA Membership Information. Annual NLAA Road Race membership is $25. One-day race permit is $5.

Awards

  1. Medals will be awarded to the first three male and female finishers in each of seven age groups (Under 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+), and to each member of the first, second and third place relay teams.
  2. All participants will receive a finishers medal PROVIDING THEY REGISTER BY AUGUST 31.
  3. All participants to receive long sleeve race shirt PROVIDING THEY REGISTER BY AUGUST 31.
Note that Race Organizers will do there best to provide finisher medals and shirts for ALL participants however only those registered by August 31 are guaranteed a shirt and finisher medal.

Course Description

Start: Both courses will start at the Reid Center in Mount Pearl.
Proceeding onto Smallwood Drive
Left (west) onto Old Placentia Road
Continue west on Old Placentia Road onto Sagona Drive
Turn right (north) onto Clyde Ave
Turn left (west) onto Glencoe Drive
Proceed west turn left onto Home Street
Turn left back onto Clyde Ave
Complete a second loop of Clyde, Glencoe, and Home back onto Clyde
Turn Right onto Sagona Drive proceeding east on Old Placentia Road
Turn Right at the intersection of Old Placentia and Commonwealth
Proceed onto the Robert E. Howlett Bypass road (Goulds bypass)

Both the half marathon and marathon will continue on the bypass.

The half participants will run approx 1 km out this road make a U turn and run back to the intersection of Old Placentia, Commonwealth, and Brookfield.

Marathon participants will continue approx 11.75 km´s out the bypass road and complete a U turn on Bay Bulls Big Pond just (west) beyond Schinagl´s Garage and continue back the same route.

Both Half and Marathon course participants will turn right (east) onto Brookfield Road
Continue east on Brookfield onto Waterford Bridge Road
Turn right onto Park Road and proceed into the West entrance of Bowring Park

For the Marathon Team Relay the first team member starts with the other marathon and half marathon runners and runs the first leg tagging the second team member at the 10k point in the race just past water stop #2. The second team member tags the third runner at the 21k point just past water stop # 4, and the third runner tags the final runner just past water stop # 6 at the 31.6k mark with the final runner finishing the last 10.6k of the race.

The completion of all races is at the swimming pool in Bowring Park.


Finish Area facilities and race course officially close at 1:30 pm (6 hours after start).


 
CLICK HERE for a much better map!!




The Marathon Course is Athletics Canada / Run Canada Committee Certified. 
ID # NL -2004-075-BDC.

Post Race Awards Reception and BBQ

Will take place at the Bungalow in Bowring Park. Starting at 2:00pm on race day.
Additional guest tickets are available at a cost of $15 per person at race kit pickup.

Notes

  • In the interest of safety and respect for volunteers and participants, headphones are not allowed.
  • Transportation will be provided from the Bowring Park west gravel parking lot off Waterford Bridge Road to the start line at Pearlgate. Buses leaves 6:45am.
  • This is an chip-timed event with service provided by ANE.


Contacts

Communications
Glenn Smith
709-576-4629
admin@huffinpuffinmarathon.com

Race Director
Fabien Basset
709-864-6132
fbasset@mun.ca

CELEBRATED 60 YEARS IN 2011

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Marathon Results

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Half Marathon Results

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Ekiden Marathon Team Relay Results

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