Marathoners rejoin the Half Marathon course for the final half mile of the race as they enjoy an epic finish on the track inside Hayward Field. The final miles of the Marathon course run along the Willamette River and feature Eugene's new Downtown Riverfront Park. The course takes runners through Alton Baker Park, past Valley River Center to the Owosso Footbridge where they start the return journey to the finish. A half marathon is exactly half of a full marathon, which is 26.2 miles or 42.195 km, meaning that a half marathon is 13.1 miles (rounded down from 13.1094) or 21.0975 kilometers.
The Half Marathon loops west in Alton Baker Park, crosses the Frohnmayer Footbridge and returns to Hayward Field for a final 200m on the track.Īfter splitting from the Half Marathon course, Marathoners will do a loop in Springfield before heading west on the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System. After joining the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System, the Marathon and Half Marathon courses split at Knickerbocker Footbridge. Near Mile 9, runners pass by Hayward Field heading north, cross Franklin Blvd and head east toward Springfield. It also shows the splits for every 3 miles. Heading back toward the University of Oregon, runners follow Amazon Parkway and turn east on 19th Ave. Getting ready to run a half marathon The table below will translate your goal finish time into your per mile or per kilometer pace, and will show your halfway split too. The course takes runners through the University neighborhoods and south on E Amazon all the way to Frank Kinney Park. Thus, I suggest you do the half after you feel more confident in your running abilities.Age: Must be at least 16 years old on race dayĢ023 Course Map on Google Maps: Click HereĬourse Description: The Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon courses will start on Agate Street, in the shadow of Hayward Field, heading south. The half-marathon also requires a bit more knowledge about running in terms of hydration and nutrition during the race. This race often is completed for more than 2 hours and this puts your body under a lot. This will ensure that your body will be able to handle the stress of couple more miles. Ideally, before running a half-marathon you want to be able to run at least 10miles (=16km) during your workouts/ easy days. You may need less time if you are a high mileage runner who has good previous experience with the 5k and the 10k. For this reason, I will suggest you spend at least 3 -4 months running consistently until you try “the half”.
You will likely put too much stress on your body and you can get easily injured. It’s not a good idea to start with a half marathon race your running journey. The half-marathon requires more time spent running. Most runners move to the half marathon after they have been running for a while. As you can imagine, the half marathon is not a short distance.
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