Lake Placid, NY. Welcome to the 7th annual Lake Placid Marathon & Half Marathon! Each year, the Lake Placid Marathon attracts athletes and spectators from all over North America and abroad. In 2010 we hosted a record 2,500 runners (sold out race). Come and see why our Olympic Village event was rated the #2 "Best Destination Race" in the USA by Runners World Magazine (January 2010). Join us!
2011 Race Day: Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Olympic village of Lake Placid is in the beautiful High Peaks Region of Upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains.
The marathon features 25 aid station opportunities in 26.2 miles. The half marathon features 12 aid station opportunities in 13.1 miles. The first four aid stations are water only. The remaining aid stations are stocked with water, sports drink, energy bars, energy gel, fruit, pretzels, cookies, and other energy foods. Free Post Race Athlete Food and drink is provided at the Olympic Oval finish area.
Designed to be similar to the Ford Ironman USA –Lake Placid triathlon run course, the races begin on the Olympic Village’s Main Street and proceeds around beautiful Mirror Lake for the first 3 miles before heading out of town to the Horse Show Grounds, Ski Jump area, and River Road along the Au Sable River (A class III trout steam) out-and-back. The course is very scenic including Whiteface Mountain and numerous distant mountain ranges. The Race Finish includes one 400 meter lap around the Sheffield Olympic Oval where U.S. speed skater Eric Heiden captured five individual gold medals at the 1980 Winter Games. A large sound system and enthusiastic Race Announcers are waiting for all finishers as they approach the Finish Line.
The event provides an Athlete Village on the grassy infield within the Oval near the Race Finish. Vendor tents, Free Athlete post-race food, medical, free athlete massage, and merchandise are available to registered athletes. Plenty of spectators are present on course –mainly at the Start/Finish areas.
The two loop Marathon out and back course is best described as moderate rolling, some flat, with a few steep hills. The Half Marathon is a single out and back loop. The most significant hills are near the ski jumps on Route 73 (once for the half marathon and twice for the full marathon) and leading up to the Olympic Oval finish in the heart of the village near the Olympic Arena (once for the half marathon and once for the full marathon). Each of these hills is approximately 3/10 of a mile long.
Chuck Engle’s winning time of 2:34:39 in 2006 (marathon course record) and Kieran O'Connor's winning time of 1:14:15 in 2009 (half marathon course record) proves the course is reasonable and fair.
We hope you’ll achieve your “Personal Gold” at the 7th Annual Lake Placid Marathon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 in the Olympic Village of Lake Placid, New York USA!
2011 RACE ENTRY BRGINS IN OCTOBER 2010
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