Join us on Sunday May 2, 2010, for the second annual La Crosse Marathon, an event in the La Crosse Fitness Festival.

Time
The marathon and half marathon will start at 7:30AM sharp.

The Course
The Marathon and Half-Marathon courses begin together by Pettibone Park and cross over the Mississippi River into downtown La Crosse and then proceed to tour the perimeter of the south side of the city. The southern leg parallels the Mississippi and the northern leg parallels the scenic river bluffs, passing though residential neighborhoods and business districts. When the Half-Marathon course ends at Myrick Park, the Marathon route continues across the La Crosse River and its marsh on roadways and bike trails into the City of Onalaska. This section of the course affords spectacular views of the bluffs. From Onalaska the course returns across the river marsh, also finishing in Myrick Park. The Marathon is a USATF-certified course (WI-09003-DM).

Registration
Registration opens at 12:01AM on Saturday, August 15, 2009.

• Register online through Active.com
• Register by mail: Download and print the registration form, and mail it to SCHM-LFF, 916 Ferry St., La Crosse, WI 54601

Registration will close on April 23, 2010. There will be extremely limited registration at the Fitness Expo and absolutely no registration on race day.

Entry Fees
Entry fees are non-refundable; race numbers and entries cannot be transferred to another person. Entry fee schedule:

• $70 - August 15, 2009 to January 1, 2010
• $75 - January 2, 2010 to February 28, 2010
• $80 - March 1, 2010 to April 23, 2010
• View available discounts

Awards
All finishers will be awarded a high-quality finisher's t-shirt and a La Crosse Fitness Festival commemorative medal. An award ceremony will begin at 12:00PM near the finishing line in Myrick Park. Trophies will be awarded to the top three men and top three women (based on gun time). In addition, age-group awards will be presented to the first three male and female finishers in the following age groups based on chip time.

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

Cell Phones, Headphones, and iPods
For reasons of safety, we strongly discourage runners from using any such devices during the race. If you feel that you must have one with you, please keep the volume low so that you can hear vehicular traffic, instructions from police or course marshals, and comments from nearby runners.

Wheelchairs
Because part of the marathon course is on unpaved bike trails this marathon may not be suitable for wheelchair competitors. For that reason we do not have a wheelchair division in the race, but any wheeler who wishes to participate in the marathon will be accommodated with a 7:25AM start.

Cancellation
If you cannot participate, the entry fee is not transferable and is not be applicable to next year's marathon. We will, however, upon written request be happy to provide you a t-shirt from the race. This shirt can be picked up after the race at the La Crosse City Hall (400 La Crosse St., La Crosse, WI 54601) in the Parks and Recreation Department. For a mailing and handling fee of $10, you can have a finisher's shirt mailed to your home. Send us the request via email or regular mail, including your name, street address, phone number, and t-shirt size.



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