Fort Wayne Marathon & Half
Sunday April 28th, 2024 @ 8:00 am
Allen County Memorial Coliseum
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.​