2012 Carolina Sports Medicine Battleship Half Marathon & Port Land Grille Battleship 5K

Brief Description

USATF Certified half marathon (USATF-05061-PH) as well as a fun out and back 5K course. Two River Taxi Boats transport runners to the race start as well as Trolley buses. Free Ticket to tour the Battleship to all runners in both races. 8 State Records set on our course. The TRYSPORTS Expo/Packet Pickup is Saturday November 3rd AT THE COASTLINE CONFERENCE CENTER. The race is Walker Friendly with a dedicated 7:00 am walker start.

River Taxi Information

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USS Maffitt

The USS Maffitt as well as a 2nd boat will provide River Taxi service to the race starting at 6:00 AM on Race Day. The boats leave from the dock in back of the Hilton Hotel. Only race participants with a race number will be allowed to take race transportation until after 8:00 am.

Parking on Race Day

Park free Sunday in metered spots or for a small fee park in the Municipal Parking Deck located on 2nd Street (north of Market Street) between Princess Street and Chestnut Street. If you park in any private lots or decks ANYTIME without paying, you will be ticketed without mercy. If a private deck doesn't have a place to pay then it's not for public use - look for the tiny little signs warning you not to park in that lot. If you park in a private lot, they will tow you for sure.

Bus Service on Race Day

Buses leave from in front of the Hilton Hotel race day starting at 6:00 am. Buses also leave from in front of the Municipal Parking deck on 2nd Street near Chestnut Street starting at 6:00 am. You can park in the Municipal deck for a small fee on Sunday, catch the bus over to the Battleship from there, and not have to deal with any hassle on Front Street. NOTE: Spectators are not allowed to take buses until after 8:00 am.

Bag Storage on Race Day

Bags can be stored in the Auditorium at the Battleship on race day. Go up the ramp to the right of the main entrance and enter the Auditorium through the single door. Tables will be stacked to provide lots of places to stow your bag. Leave dry clothes etc for after the race. No Valuables Please.

Strollers, Bicycles, Racing Chairs

We're sorry but no jog strollers, bicycles or racing chairs are allowed in the race. The course is not suited to wheeled vehicles and we are thinking of your safety, the safety of any children in jog strollers, people in racing chairs, and the safety of our runners.

Half Marathon Age Limit

Age Limit for the Half Marathon is 13 years old. Please do not register children younger than 13.

Awards

Half Marathon 1st Place M/F Open, Masters and Grand Masters winners receive free shoes courtesy of Omega Sports. Age group awards are 3-deep in 5-year age groups. Battleship 5K M/F Open, Masters, and Grand Masters 1st Place winners receive free shoes courtesy of New Balance of Wilmington. Age group awards are 3-deep in 5 year age groups.

TRYSPORTS Battleship Race EXPO/packet pickup

Trysports is our new Expo Title Sponsor!! www.trysports.com features top quality running and triathlon gear including Newton Shoes and awesome triathlon bikes and equipment. Trysports sponsors many races and puts their time and money back into the sports that we all enjoy so much. You'll meet their great Wilmington staff at the Trysports Battleship Race Expo, or check them out in their Wilmington, Raleigh, Charlotte or Mount Pleasant, SC locations.

Trysports Race Expo/packet pickup - LOCATION

Trysports Battleship Race Expo will be in the Coastline Conference Center 100 meters north of the Hilton Hotel on Nutt Street - notice the locomotive on display. www.nccoastalevents.com We'll have a large area with lots of great vendors and things to see and do while you pickup your race packet between 12:30 and 6:30 pm on Saturday before the race.

Additional Information

The 14th Annual Carolina Sports Medicine Battleship NC Half Marathon is a beautiful and challenging (for the beach area) Half Marathon that starts and finishes at the Battleship North Carolina. The Port Land Grille Battleship 5K is an out and back with a little bite going over and back on one bridge. Local runners volunteer for, support, and make this race possible Each racer in both the Half Marathon and 5K gets a FREE TICKET to tour the Battleship North Carolina. Precision Race will be timing our event with bib chip timing and real time results. RACE DAY Registration at the Battleship in the auditorium to the right of the Memorial's main entrance, if the race is not closed out. The Half Marathon course crosses two bridges over the Cape Fear River, goes through historic downtown Wilmington, tours beautiful Greenfield Lake, and returns to the Battleship via the Memorial Bridge. Entries will be limited to 1,750 runners this year. The Port Land Grille Battleship 5K is a fun out and back that crosses the Cape Fear River bridge, takes a U-turn and re-crosses the bridge and returns to the Battleship. Both races finish with a flat half-mile stretch. Race Day packet pickup is at the Battleship between 6:00 AM and 7:30 AM. Port Land Grille is the Title Sponsor of the 5K again in 2012. Please check out their website for "Progressive regional American cuisine masterfully prepared by chef owner Shawn Wellersdick in a casual yet elegant coastal setting since November 2000." It's scrumptious!

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