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Sunday, April 19, 2009
8:00  Half Marathon
8:10  5k
8:20  One Mile Fun Run
Half Marathon Course Showcasing Lawrence
 
 
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(Confirmed 2009 Sponsors in red)
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Gold Sponsor
The City of Lawrence
Bronze Sponsors
AAPS Storage, LLC, with
     Lawrence Meals on Wheels
Anderson Erickson Dairy
Capitol Federal Savings
Creative Expressions Graphic Design Studio
First Management Inc.
Garry Gribbles Running Sports
Grandstand Sportswear &  Glassware
Hughes Consulting Engineering, PA
HyVee of Lawrence, Employee-Owned
Juice Stop
KLWN / KLZR / 92.9
Lawrence Journal-World
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Luminous Neon Inc.
Maceli's
Pro-Print of Lawrence, Inc.
Saucony
SIgler Pharmacy
Wal-Mart
Partners
Anderson Rentals
Bodyworks Downtown, Inc.
Community Mercantile
First Student
Jayhawk Trophy
KU Credit Union
KU Student Recreation Fitness Center
Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Landplan Engineering, P.A.
Lawrence Sports Corporation
Protection One - Lawrence Employees
Realty Executives-Sean Williams, Realtor
Scott Temperature
Seven Pillars Consulting
Showpro Audio
Student Health Services at  Watkins
     Memorial  Health Center
TFM Communications
Treanor Architects, PA
University of Kansas
Friends
Action Sports Images
Advanced Home Care
Advantage Heating & Air Conditioning
Aflac - Rich Cornell
Bill & Marlene Penny
BOYDA FOR CONGRESS
Checkers
Crown Automotive
Dillon Stores
Douglas County Bank
Downtown Lawrence, Inc.
Edwards & Wilson Periodontics
Elements Design Build
Family Medicine Associates, PA
Fastenal
FedEx Kinko's
Golf Course Superintendents  Assoc. of America
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Home Depot
J & S Coffee Company, Inc.
Jersey Mike's Subs
Joe Bickford & marci francisco
KU Bookstores
Lawrence Family Practice Center
Lawrence Paper Company
Lawrence Super Target
Local Burger
McDonald's of Lawrence
P1 Group
Peak Performance Chiropractic- Dr. Rob Jones
Drs. Pohl, Dobbins, & Letourneau, OD
Raintree Montessori School
Ranjbar Orthodontics
Spatial Data Research
Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop
23rd Sreet Brewery
UPS Store, W. 31st St. & W. 6th St.
US Bank
Watersphere Plumbing

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Special Thanks to:
Haskel Indian Nations University, the City of Lawrence, the University of Kansas, Downtown Lawrence Inc,,Lawrence Police Dept., Mayor Mike Dever, Lindy Eakin, Two Much Fun, Elizabeth Egbert Berghout, Douglas County ARES, River City Cosmopolitan Club, Watkins Memorial Student Health Center Staff, Central, Jr. High School, The Oread Neighborhood Organization, East Lawrence, Brook Creek, Barker, and Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Associations.
5K Course Map

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5k Course

5K COURSE DESCRIPTION

(USATF Certification # KS07003BG)

 

You will start on the campus of Haskell Indian Nations University.  It was founded in 1884 as the United States Indian Industial Training School.  Originally a school for elementary age American Indian children, it has changed over the years to eventually become a four-year university today.  The starting line will be the balloon archway just east of Coffin Sports Complex.

In the first mile, the Haskell cross country course will be on your left.  When you turn north at  .7 miles, you will be paralleling what was once the Oregon trail, which was about 100 yards to the west.   If you were going to Oregon, you would have around 2000 miles to go. 

At 1.3 miles you will pass Haskell Stadium, which was built in 1926 from funds raised entirely by American Indians.  It was the first stadium in the region with lights.  You’ll see this stadium again later.  

At  1.6 miles you will go under the 23rd St. overpass, which was orginally built over railroad tracks.  Those tracks went to Baldwin and Ottawa.  A short rails to trails sections starts at this overpass and goes south.

2.1 Miles:  What is probably the only body of water in the Midwest named after a legendary Beat Generation author?  Lake Ginsberg?  No.  The Kerouc River?  Wrong.  Ferlinghetti Falls?  Wrong again.  It’s Burroughs Creek, which you are now crossing.  William Burroughs lived in the house to the north of the creek on the west side of the street in the last years of his life.  Shortly after passing Burroughs Creek, you will turn around and head back to Haskell.

Just after 3 miles you  will enter Haskell Stadium for a sprint down the straightaway on the track to the finish.