13th Annual Silver Comet Half Marathon & 2nd Annual Marathon

Date

Start: Saturday, October 26, 2013 @ 7:45 AM

Additional Date Information

7:45a.m.

Address

Silver Comet Trail
5239 Floyd Road Mableton, GA

Fees

See Details

Registration Closing Date

Thursday, October 24, 2013 @ 11:59 PM PST

Brief Description

THE 13th ANNUAL THE SILVER COMET HALF MARATHON & 2nd ANNUAL FULL MARATHON! REGISTER NOW! Race sells out! Remember why you run in the first place! This fun, beautiful, flat course running out & back on the Silver Comet Trail. Silver Comet Races are fully self supporting & give financial support to youth educational, environmental, cross country, track & field & explorer programs via partnerships w/ Cobb County Parks & Rec, Fire, Police & Schools. Perfect for first time walkers & runners.

START LOCATION !!

The Half & Full Marathon will start together at 7:45am at the Mable House Cultural Arts Center.

The Mable House is located exactly ½ mile past the Kroger on Floyd Road (heading away / South from the Silver Comet Trail) – 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton GA 30126.

Please arrive EARLY to avoid parking delays & porta potty lines. Participants line up behind the Mable House Arts Center for Police escort out rear entrance & down onto Floyd Road start line when roads are closed.

Fun Run Fees

Fun Runners will load marked shuttles at the Mable House for transport to Fun Run Location at the Silver Comet Bike Depot. Buses will leave the Mable House at 7:35 - BEFORE the start of the Half & Full Marathon. Fun Run Participants may also choose to park at Floyd Middle School & walk to check in & start at the Silver Comet Bike Depot

Race Packet Pick Up

Race number and timing chip pick-up starts at 5:45am on Race Day at Mable House Cultural Arts Center! Race number pick up for Fun Run will be at Silver Comet Bike Depot. Beginning at 7:30am - Please Arrive at Bike Depot for Fun run before 7:45am or Full & Half Marathoners in progress will prevent access. Race number pickup Friday October 26th will be announced by 9/15

Registration

Half Marathon ONLY - In-store registration is available at the Kennesaw, East Cobb, Decatur, and Brookhaven locations of the Big Peach Running Company.

You may not pick up race numbers at the Big Peach Running Company stores, and race numbers are not mailed. Race entry fees are non-refundable & non-transferable. Fun Run entry available online & by Mail. Marathon Registration is available ONLINE ONLY.

Directions

1. Take I-285 on the top end perimeter, exit Atlanta Road.
2. Turn northwest heading outside the perimeter.
3. Go two stoplights & turn left onto the four-lane Cumberland Pkwy, which turns into the E-W Conn.
4. Drive ~6 miles and turn left onto Floyd Rd.
5. Parking is available at Floyd Middle School on the left ~2 miles down Floyd Rd. Mable House is .8 miles past the parking area on the left.

Parking & Shuttles

Parking is at the Mable House or Floyd Middle School.

Free shuttles will take fun runners before & spectators after race start to the finish line. Shuttle buses will take everyone back to Floyd MS & the Mable House after the race.

Observe all other parking restrictions or you could be towed. If you park at the school (or elsewhere), you must walk to the start. Absolutely no parking at the Silver Comet Depot Trail Head. Cars will be towed!

Half Marathon Race Course

The USAT&F certified course starts at the Mable House - 7:45am sharp.

1. Heads North on Floyd Rd 1.5 mi.
2. Turns Left/West on the Silver Comet Trail at the Silver Comet Depot Trail Head.
3. Runs out approx. 5.75 mi, turns around & finishes at the Silver Comet Depot.

Please be careful - it will be crowded. Run on the right hand side of the trail.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT RUNNERS WILL BE RETURNING ON YOUR LEFT! Listen for any announcements being called out.

Water / Potties

Water will be located at the 2-mile mark & every 1.5 miles thereafter. Powerade only available at the water stop closest to the race turnaround.

Please dispose of your cups & gel packets at/near the water stops. Please Don’t Litter the Trail.

Two Pit Stop Units will be at the Industry Road crossing - these are the only ‘Pit Stops’ on the course. Look for 'Pink' signs near mile 5.5 going out & mile 9 going back. (Industry is the road after Sanders crosses going out.)

Finish Line!

The Finish Line Celebration will be in the lower parking at the Silver Comet Depot Trail Head. All pre-registered half-marathon & marathon participants will receive a finisher medal & long-sleeve race t-shirt.

We will have water, Kroger, Apples & Bananas, bagels, Atlanta Bread Company, & Dunkin donuts!.

Buses will take all race finishers, volunteers, & spectators back to the parking lots at Floyd Middle School & the Mable House Art Center after the race.

Awards

Plaques are given to the top three male & female finishers in five-year age categories.

Awards will be given out when we have enough finishers in to fill the categories. (Awards not picked up will not be mailed.)

RESULTS & PHOTOS

Results will be posted at www.active.com on the Monday following the race. Photos will also be available for review & purchase.

Charity Spots Available

In 2009 we raised $2400 in donations for our volunteer school booster clubs. These cross-country and track-team clubs from Campbell & South Cobb work our water stops, mile splits, & start and finish lines.

$100 of the charity-spot fees are donated directly to one of our charity schools to support their PE programs or Track and Cross Country teams.

Please consider this option when you register!! A very exciting fundraiser for these programs.

Course Rules:

Walkers and slower-paced runners should line up in the back of the race start.

No bicycles, skates, baby strollers, headphones or dogs are allowed on the race course. Please stay to your furthest right at all times as not to block other passing participants. Please do not litter on the trail.

These rules are for your safety and the safety of all race participants. Please respect the trail, the race officials and all other participants by cooperating with these race rules.

Marathon Course Details

Marathon Course details will be posted to www.silvercometraces.com as finalized.

Please donate good shoes & run clothes to our kids

If you have very gently used shoes, run shorts, run bras, tops or technical shirts that you would like to donate to our kids programs, youth who may not have proper runner gear - Please bring to our collection boxes at race start, packet pick up -

Additional Information

Start and finish line timing! Water stops are every 1.5 miles & PowerAde is at the 2 water stops near the turn-around. All finishers are rewarded w/ a custom medal & long sleeve technical t-shirt. Walkers are encouraged to participate in the half marathon; however, they need to complete the 13.1 miles at a 16-minute mile pace or under to receive an official time. Official timing stops at 3:30:00. If you can not complete the 13.1 miles in 3:30 hours, for your safety, you should not register and may be shuttled off the course. Full Marathon timing stops at 5:30.

More Information

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