Fredericksburg Blue & Gray Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Location: Fredericksburg, VA (Old Mill Park)
Start Time: 7:30 a.m.
Description:
Course: USATF Certified - on the Heritage Trail and Canal Path, will always be in a counterclockwise direction.
On the first loop of the circuit, there is a small loop on the roads below the college
On the second loop of the circuit, there is a out and back spur on the Fall Hill Trail and a small loop on the roads of Normandy Village
Fun Facts about the Fall Hill Trail
Trail is 1.38 miles long, running from the junction with the Canal Path and Heritage Trail to Gordon Shelton Blvd.
Low point is 61 feet at the junction with the Canal Path and Heritage Trail, course mile point 5.25, and high point is 258 feet on the bridge spanning I-95.
From low point to high point is 5147 feet at a 3.8% gradient. Maximum gradient is about 16%. The first 1691 feet at the bottom has an average gradient of 11.1%.
You get to come back down the trail at mile point 9.8.
Water at 1.5, 4.4, 7.8, 9.9 and 11.6 miles. Gatorade at 4.4, 7.8, 9.9 and 11.6 miles.
Course map
Awards: Half-Marathon Awards: Overall Top 3 Men and Women - Cash $150, 75, 50 Masters - Top Man and Woman - Cash $50 Age Groups - 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over - Top 3 Men and Women in each age group - Sammy T's Gift Certificates Event Record Bonuses - $100 - for first man finishing faster than 1:07:59 and first woman finishing faster than 1:18:32 5 km Awards: Overall - Top 3 Men and Women - Sammy T's Gift Certificates Age Groups - 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over - Top Man and Woman in each age group - Sammy T's Gift Certificates
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