MAIN RACE INFO

*Race Location - ALLEN COUNTY MEMORIAL COLISEUM - 4000 Parnell Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805

*Race Start - 8:00 AM Memorial Coliseum

*Parking Lot Open For Racers - 5:00 AM Memorial Coliseum

*Packet Pickup and Day before(April 27th) Registration - 5:00pm-7:00pm - Fleet Feet North - 1549 W Dupont Road Fort Wayne, IN 46825

*Race Day(April 28th) Packet Pickup and Registration - 5:30am-7:30am - Memorial Coliseum

*Course maps HERE

*Ages 13(by 12-31-2024) and up

*Marathon (26.2 Miles) Boston Qualifier **cutoff time 2pm**

*Half Marathon(13.1 Miles) **cutoff time noon**

*Limited to 1000 total racers

*Limited to 1000 total racers

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WHAT YOU GET

*Professionally chip timed event

*USATF sanctioned race

*All participants get a race t-shirt

*All finishers get a medal

*Run flat fast paved roads to start with the remainder on flat fast paved city trails

*Aid stations ~ every 1.5 miles (Water, Gatorade, Coke, Gels*select stations*,Port-o-Pots *select stations*)

*Age group and Overall Awards, scroll down for info

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

April 27th, 2024

*5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Packet pickup and late registration @ TBA LOCATION

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April 28th, 2024

*5:30 AM-7:30 AM: Race day registration and packet pickup @ Memorial Coliseum

*7:30 AM: Mandatory pre-race meeting

*8:00 AM: Race start

*9:45 AM: Half Marathon Grab and Go Awards begin

*11:00 AM:Marathon Grab and Go Awards begin​

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PARKING

*There is plenty of parking at the Memorial Coliseum, ~$8/day with all spaces no more than a 1/4 mile from the race start/finish and bathrooms

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PACKET PICKUP/REGISTRATION

*Bring a photo ID and to packet pickup and registration.

*Cash, check, Venmo(3%), Paypal(3%) and Credit Card payments(3% fee) can be accepted for day before and race day registrations.​

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RACE TIMING, RESULTS, AND TIMING CHIP PICKUP

*The race will be chip timed with results at www.rubletiming.com LIVE as you finish

*Post-race results will be posted LIVE as racers finish

*Bibs will be given out in race bags for pre-registered and day before registration.   Race Day given as you register

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NUMBERING

*All participants will receive numbered bibs to be pinned in a visible front location.

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COURSE

*Course maps are linked HERE

*Flat and fast courses (winning Half Marathon times in 2023 were 1:11(male) and 1:21(female) very accurate courses being USATF and Boston Marathon Qualifier Certified - last year GPS files consistently showed courses extremely accurate as well post race.

*Start and the memorial coliseum and run towards downtown on Parnell and St Joe Blvd.

*Run across downtown on Main Street before using the River Greenway system to hit many parks across Fort Wayne for the remainder of both courses.

*The courses will be marked with signs and tape and volunteers will also help direct runners.

*Police at any intersections/trail crossings that traffic needs controlled

*There will be frequent aid stations on the run every ~1.5 miles

*See ‘Food and Water’ for details on water.

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AUDIO DEVICES

*Headphones, headsets, walkmans, ipods, mp3 players, or personal audio devices allowed

*See ‘USATF Rules’ for more info on all rules.

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RESTROOMS

*There will be porta-johns at the race start as well as Memorial Coliseum bathrooms

*On course there will be several port o johns, sent in pre-race email exact mile locations

*~1/2 the aid stations will have a port o john

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T-SHIRTS, MEDALS, AWARDS

*T-Shirts will be in the race packet. 

*Finisher medals will be given at the finish line. 

*Age group and Overall awards will be given out in the half and full marathon, TBD breakdown announced closer to the race

*Awards will be done on a grab and go basis as soon as your result/placing is confirmed post race​

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FOOD AND WATER

*Water and Gatorade will be available pre-race

*Aid stations ~ every 1.5 miles (Water, Gatorade, Coke, Gels*select stations*, Ice*select stations*, Port-o-Pots *select stations*)

*Drinks and some snack food will be available post-race at the finish line.

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CONTINGENCY PLANS

*The race start may be delayed up to 1 hour if the weather is anticipated to clear up.

*If weather forces a cancellation we can offer a 50% discount to a future 2024/25 event.

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USATF Rules

*A complete list of USATF rules can be found here

*If all participants do their best to follow the rules and race fairly, there should be no issues.​