Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon, Half Marathon, Old Reliable 10K, 4 Person 26.2 Relay & Kids Marathon

Date

Start: Sunday, November 6, 2011 @ 7:00 AM

Address

Raleigh NC-Hillsborough Street
NC State Bell Tower Raleigh NC, NC

Registration Closing Date

Saturday, November 5, 2011 @ 7:59 PM PST

Marathon - 26.2 miles

Enjoy all the sights of our beautiful City of Oaks, Raleigh, NC.

The race starts at the historic NC State Bell Tower and takes you through beautiful neighborhoods, downtown Raleigh, by the Fairgrounds and into Umstead Park and then back to the Bell Tower for the finish.

Plan on plenty of entertainment, food and drink at our Race Festival.

The marathon course will be open for 7 hours (16 min/mile max pace).

Half Marathon - 13.1 miles

Enjoy all the sights of our beautiful City of Oaks, Raleigh, NC.

The race starts at the historic NC State Bell Tower and takes you through beautiful neighborhoods, downtown Raleigh, by the Fairgrounds then back to the Bell Tower for the finish.

Plan on plenty of entertainment, food and drink at our Race Festival.

The half-marathon course will be open for 3 1/2 hours (16 min/mile max pace).

The N & O Old Reliable 10K Run

New for 2011, we are proud to include the historic N & O Old Reliable 10K in the Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon Event. The Old Reliable 10K will start at 7am on 11/6/11, at the NC State Bell Tower on Hillsborough Street. The race course will include Hillsborough Street, Western Blvd, Boylan Heights, Downtown Raleigh, Glenwood South and finish at Cameron Village, just a short walk to our Post-Race Runner Festival.

Marathon Relay - 4 person teams

Marathon Relay teams have 4 members. Marathon leg distances:

  • 6.2 miles (moderate difficult, some hills)
  • 4.0 miles (flattest leg)
  • 6.6 miles (moderately difficult hills) Transportation provided for this leg.
  • 9.4 miles (Umstead Park portion is hilly)Transportation provided for this leg

Split times will be reported for each relay leg.

TEAM CAPTAIN creates team name, registers and pays for entire team - then can add or change team members later.

TEAM CAPTAIN DIRECTIONS

1. Create and Join your team by clicking the "Register Now" button.
2. Bhoose the Team Captain Category.
3. Enter in your team name near the top of the registration form and continue through registration and check out. You will be paying for the entire team.
4. Then tell your team members they can now join your team now too. Don't forget to give them the name of the team.

TEAM MEMBER DIRECTIONS

1. Join your team by clicking the "Register Now" button.
2. Choose the Team Member Category.
3. Choose your team name near the top of the registration form that was given to you by your team captain.
4. Continue through registration and check out.

YMCA Kids' Marathon Mile

Children age 7 - 14 complete complete one mile on race day and receive a beautiful Finish Medal. There are 3 options: the full marathon, the half marathon and the one mile run.

  • Full Marathon option: Before race day, children complete 25.2 miles or 101 laps on a 400 meter track.
  • Half Marathon Option: Before race day, children complete 12.1 miles.
  • Mile Run option - No pre-race training - Children complete a one mile run on race day.

Raleigh Running Outfitters Health & Fitness Expo

The Expo will be held at the McKimmon Center at NC State University, 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh.

Expo Hours:

  • Friday, November 4th from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 5th from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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