Vancouver Half Marathon Race Info

Time:  January 25, 2015, The race begins at 10:00 AM on Reiger Road in front of the Park.  There is no early start.  The course officially closes at 1:15 PM (3:15 half marathon).

Parking. There is limited parking and we have cut back on entrants this year because of the limited parking. So PLEASE Carpool.

Course:  The course is very flat.  It begins on Reiger Road in front of the park.  You run north for 1.5 miles  to the turnaround ( look for reflectors in road) . You come back south on Reiger road all the way past the park and turn right onto bike path.  Follow bike path all the way to Frenchman’s bar.  Turn around at the bathrooms.  Follow the exact same route back to Vancouver Lake and to the same turnaround (at the reflectors).  Run back on the left side of the road to bike path right past the park.  Turn left onto bike path.  Follow bike path to far north picnic shelter.  The course will be well marked and there will be mile markers at each mile.  Look for orange cone at each mile.

Packet Pick-up: There is an optional packet pickup on Saturday January 24^th from 9:30 Am to12:30 PM at the picnic shelter at Vancouver Lake.  The main packet pick-up will be on the day from  8:30 and ends at 9:45.  All packets that are not picked up will become property of CCRC including the shirts.

Registration: Registration opens on November 1. Cost is $35.   There is no day of race registration.  You can register online beginning November 1st.  Paper registration form is available HERE.  Remember, this race fills quickly and when it fills we can not accept any further registrations.  Therefore, we strongly encourage you to register ASAP.

Clothing Check: There will be clothing check on Reiger road right by the start.  Also, you will running by clothing at the 3 mile mark.  You can also drop your clothes off then.

T-shirts: There will be a limited number of shirts available for sale at the race for $20. The tech t-shirt made of moisture wicking material.

Awards:   The top Overall and top master male/female runner will receive a gift certificate to Fit-Right NW.   The top 10 overall male & female finisher will receive a Mug.  The top 6 in each age group (5 year age groups) will receive a Mug.  The top 6 walkers will receive a Mug.  One award per participate (Not counting the gift certificate).  YOU MUST PICK YOU AWARD UP AT THE RACE. THEY WILL NOT BE MAILED OUT.  The awards will be handed out between 12:00& 12:15 (Or later if you do not finish by 12:15).

Finisher medals. Every finisher will receive a medal with the race logo.

Port-a-pots:  There will  be 10 Port-a-pots at the start and finish.  There will also be some along the course at the 3, 6 , 9 & 12 mile mark.

Water Stops:  There will be water at 3, 6 , 9 & 12 mile mark. There will be no sports drinks.

Food:   Several CCRC members will be bringing home made cookies which this race is famous for.  We will also have bagels, gummy bears, pretzels and other treats.

Confirmation List:
Once registration is closed, the confirmation list will be made available here.

Sponsors:
–  Fit Right NW   
Fit Right NW is the exclusive retail sponsor of the event.  10% discount coupons will be available at the race for all participants.

– Clark County Parks