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Baltimore Marathon Information
The Under Armour Baltimore Marathon
Last year's course brought positive responses from the running community. Slight modifications have been made to the 2005 course. The course will still travel through the many diverse neighborhoods including the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area, historic Federal Hill and charming Fells Point. The half-marathon will again start at the 13-mile mark of the marathon course BUT will split after 2/10 mile (half-marathoners will have their own lane to that point) and will rejoin the marathon route later in the race. The additional separation between the marathon and half-marathon courses will alleviate the "bunched-up" merge point and make for a smooth transition. ALSO, half-marathon participants will wear a "1/2" bib and team relay participants will wear a "R" bib on their backs to distinguish them as half-marathon and team relay participants, respectively.
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Race Start: 8:00 AM
Start Line: Russell and Camden Streets
Race Limit: 4,000
Restrictions: 1) Participants in the Marathon must be at least 16 years old and 2) Participants must be able to complete the course in 7 hours.
Chip Timing: This year all Baltimore Marathon events will be timed using ChampionChip. The ChampionChip will allow for additional services like live results and printed individual results at the finish line. All registered participants will receive a Race issued ChampionChip in their race packet. This Chip must be affixed to your shoe, and records your Race time and splits. All participants MUST wear a ChampionChip in order to receive a time. At the end of the Race, your Race issued ChampionChip must be returned. Chip retrieval volunteers will be located at the Finish Line to help you remove your Chip. All participants are responsible for returning their Race issued ChampionChip. A $30 charge will be charged to participants if the ChampionChip is not returned. Participants may use their personal Yellow ChampionChip. You must provide us with your chip code during packet pickup, at the chip verification table.
Amenities: Runners participating in the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon will receive the following:
Under Armour performance shirt, post-race food and beverage and massage. A certificate of completion and a medal will be given to all finishers.
Course Amenities include: baggage check at Ravens Stadium, plenty of free parking, mileage sign at each mile, 15 fluid stations on the course (water and Gatorade), fruit, pretzels, potato chips, energy bars and GU Energy Gel (2 locations on course), toilets at start/finish and various points on the course.
Prizes: Title sponsor Under Armour has made a big commitment to the event and has raised the cash purse. Money will be distributed as follows:
Open Division: Top 10 overall male and female finishers will receive the following: 1st - $15,000, 2nd - $5,000, 3rd - $3,000, 4th - $1,500, 5th - $1,000, 6th - $750, 7th - $600, 8th - $450, 9th - $300, 10th - $200
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