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St. Clare Health Mission Half-Marathon


If you want the challenge of running a long distance, but do not feel like tackling the 26.2-mile marathon, a half marathon might be the perfect race for you. This event will be held on the 6th of May, 2012 (Sunday) as a part of the Festival Foods La Crosse Fitness Festival.

Time

The half marathon will start at exactly 7:00 in Pettibone Park.

The Course

The course of the half marathon will start close to Pettibone Park and will cross the Cass Street Bridge by spanning the Mississippi River in the downtown part of La Crosse and then it will proceed to tour the south perimeter as well as the south side of the town. The south leg parallels the Mississippi, and the north one parallels the scenic river bluffs that pass through business districts and residential neighborhoods. The half marathon course will end in Myrick Park, close to the La Crosse University of Wisconsin.

The St. Clare Health Mission Half-Marathon is a USATF-certified course. The registration number is WI-11007-DM.

Registration

The registration will open at 12:01 am on the 1st of October, 2011 (Saturday). You can register online through the website Active.com. Alternatively, you can do so by mail, by printing and filling the registration form and sending it to this address:

Festival Foods La Crosse Fitness Festival 400 La Crosse Street La Crosse, Wi 54601

The registered participants will be able to transfer their event registration to another race. In this case, you will have to fill this Race Change Request Form and submit it to the Festival by the 30th of April, 2012.

You will have to pay a $10 administrative fee for switching the events as well as the difference between the entry fees. If you decide to change to a lower entry fee race, there will be no refund, and you will still have to pay the $10 fee. The entry fee cannot be transferred to next year’s events or refunded.

The registration is going to end on the 30th of April, 2012. There will be a very limited registration at the Fitness Expo, and you will not be able to register on race day.

Entry Fees

These are not refundable. Moreover, the entries and race numbers cannot be transferred to other people. The Schedule of the entry fees is as it follows:

  • $50 – before the 14th of January, 2012 (including this day)
  • $60 – between and on the 15th of January and the 29th of February, 2012
  • $70 – until the 30th of April (including this day)
  • $80 – on the race week.

Awards

Every person who finishes will be given a high-quality finisher’s t-shirt as well as a commemorative medal. The award ceremony will start at 10:00 am close to the finish line of Myrick Park. The trophies will be given to the top 3 men and 3 women, based on their gun time. Moreover, age-group awards will be granted to the first three female and male finishers in the following groups based on their chip time:

16 to 18; 19 to 24; 25 to 29; 30 to 34; 35 to 39; 40 to 44; 45 to 49; 50 to 54; 55 to 59; 60 to 64; 65 to 69; 70 and more

Cell Phones, iPods and Headphones

For safety reasons, we do not encourage any of the runners to use such devices during any of the events. If you wish to take one with you, we advise you to keep the volume low so that you can hear the instructions from course marshals and the police, the comments from the runners near you as well as the traffic.

Wheelchairs

Even though the half marathon does not have a particular wheelchair division, if you are in a wheelchair, you can participate, and you will be accommodated with a start at 6:55 am.

Cancelation

If you are unable to participate, the entry fee will be neither transferable nor applicable to the next year’s race. However, if you write us a written request, we will give you a t-shirt. You can pick it up at the City Hall’s Parks and Recreation Department. If you want us to send it to you by mail, you will have to pay a handler's fee of $10. The request should be sent via the regular mail or email. Please do not forget to include relevant information such as your names, phone number, address and t-shirt size.