Description: Marathon, Half-Marathon. The Marathon course is USATF certified and qualifying results will be submitted to the Boston Marathon. Elevation at the start/finish of the Marathon is 4830' and gradually drops to a low of 4110' at mile 8. From there, the course proceeds up and down several hills between miles 8 and 12 before resuming a mostly flat climb to the course's highest elevation of 4930' at mile 19. After that, there are a few small hills before the course finish. The first 7 miles of the course are asphalt and the remaining 19 miles gravel. The 1/2 Marathon is run on a course separate from the Marathon. It is 'out-and-back' but offers unique scenery in both directions. The 1/2 Marathon is all gravel and proceeds south from the Start to the turn-around point on the Bellview Road. Because of the high proportion of gravel surfacing on these courses, it is HIGHLY recommended that wheelchair racers not participate. Use of running buggies and stereo headphones are also discouraged.
Directions: Choteau is located along the Rocky Mountain Front of north-central Montana. Delta and Northwest airlines serve the Great Falls, Montana airport some 50 miles to the south. Other major airports include Helena (100 miles south), Lethbridge, Alberta (130 miles north), Missoula (140 miles west) and Calgary, Alberta (210 miles north).Packet Pick-up: From 10:00am until 5:00pm on Friday, 19 August, 2005 at the race headquarters in the conference center of the Stagestop Inn on Highway 89 North, Choteau, Montana. All races are chip-timed and participants MUST sign-in at this time.
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