Additional Information
Event Details:
Race Date: Monday, May 28 , 2012 - Our Inaugural event
Distances: Half Marathon (13.1 Miles), 5K (3.1 Miles), and 1 Mile Fun Run
Aid Stations: For the 5K, there will be one aid station with water only. For the half marathon, there are aid stations every 1.5 to 2 miles with water and sports drink available at each, except for water only at the first aid station about 1.5 miles in.
Awards:
Prize Money (Must be USATF Member on race day to be eligible for prize money) based on Gun Time.
We will have $1,000 in prize money for our runners. We will award $250 for first place, $150 for second and $100 for third for our top three male and female finishers.
Half Marathon:
MALE & FEMALE – Overall 1st place and Masters 1st place
MALE & FEMALE – The age group awards:14 & under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place in each age group.
All half marathon finishers receive a finisher's medal.
5K:
MALE & FEMALE – Overall 1st place and Masters 1st place
MALE & FEMALE– The age groups awards:10 & under, 11-14,15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over. Awards will be given for 1stplace in each age group.
Chip Timing Info:
Your bib will contain a disposable RFID Chip. You simply pin your race number on the front of your shirt and you are good to go. Age group awards will be designated by chip time.
Course: The race will begin and end at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium and run around Rockwall and through many historic streets before traveling through the the first of several Rockwall area parks. The City of Rockwall has designed a bike/jogging trail to connect many of the city's parks that the half marathon route will travel. The route is challenging with rolling hills.
The 5K is a shortened version of the half marathon course.
USATF Course Certification is pending city approval and modifications.
Course Time Limit: Walker-friendly time limit of 4 hours (that's a pace of 18 minutes per mile for the half marathon).
Event Shirts:
5K and Half Marathon Entrants: Gender-specific (men's versus women's sizing) technical fabric dry-wicking running shirt!
1 Mile Entrants: Cotton race t-shirt available in Youth and Adult sizes.
Choices are available while supplies last. We will remove choices of sizes and styles as we run out of inventory, since shirts have to ordered months in advance based on a guess of what sizes and styles will be chosen.
Packet Pickup:
Packets can be picked up at the Rockwall Running Center (811 E. Yellow Jacket Lane) on Friday May 25th and 26th, Sunday at the Expo on the 27th and race day morning on site.
Race Day Schedule:
6:30 am – Race Day Packet Pickup
7:25 am – 1 Mile Fun Run Start
7:30 am – Packet Pickup Ends
7:45 am – Half Marathon Start
8:00 am – 5K Start
9:25 am – Estimated time of 5K Awards
10:30 am – Estimated time of Half Marathon Awards
11:45 am – Half Marathon Course Closes
Register early and save some dough.
