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Age Divisions | Aid Stations | Awards | Bands | Clothing Drops | Contact Information |Course Description | Course Records
Dining | Directions | Finisher Shirts and Hats | Grand Slam | Green | Host Hotel | Limitations | Massages | Packet Pick Up
Parking | Pasta Dinner | Photos | Refunds | Registration | Safety | Shoes | Shopping | Showers | Sinner Six | Spectators
Sponsorship | Travel & Lodging | Triple Trail Challenge | Volunteers | Walkers | Weather

WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR?
A NEW RACE! With the aim of showcasing our beautiful area as a runner’s paradise (ok it’s a skier Mecca too, but not in August) we’ve added a rare Sunday race, and dubbed it the “Sinner Six”…a 10k the morning after the marathon/half marathon. This fun run sponsored by Maxwell’s East Coast Eatery on the Plaza is a benefit for our NEW CHARITY PARTNER! We’ve teamed up with the Falcon Flyers after school program for elementary school aged kids, and will begin a running program in the spring for the fifth graders. Proceeds from the Sinner Six race go toward running shoes and clothing, and for a part-time coach for these kids. They will work on a “progressive marathon” with the goal of finishing their last mile on race day, and coming across the finish line with their proud parents cheering them on. Mentors for the program step up from our new PARK CITY RUNNERS CLUB, which started in the spring of 2009. MARATHON WALKERS: please note that if you are planning on walking the marathon there is only one start time-- 5 AM, and you must finish by 1 PM. This is a brisk walking pace. HALF MARATHON WALKERS don't start at 5 AM; they can simply start at the back of the second wave soon after 6:50 AM.

Shopping and Dining
The start/finish area is on the Newpark Sundial Plaza at Kimball Junction, with a nearby array of restaurants and unique shops. Maxwell’s restaurant on the Plaza will serve an all-you-can eat pasta dinner during packet pickup on Friday night. See the menus and great prices. In the Newpark/Redstone area there are also numerous restaurants featuring every type of cuisine imaginable. So, enjoy an early night out prior to the race, or celebrate afterward ...and spectators, spend the morning perusing the book store, toy store, art gallery and many other specialty shops while you're waiting for your loved one. Read a Sunset Magazine article about shopping near the race start area. Race Morning breakfast: Good Thymes restaurant, downstairs from the Newpark Hotel and directly adjacent to the start line, will serve a simple, race-worthy breakfast from 5:30-6:30 if at least 30 participants so desire a meal at that time. If you're interested, please email us. Good Thymes will also be serving their regular full breakfast menu from 7 AM.

Host Hotel
Newpark Resort and Hotel is proud to be the Official Lodging Partner for the Park City Marathon. Newpark Hotel is conveniently located within steps of the start/finish line, and within immediate walking distance to grocery stores, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment. Newpark Hotel is new and features 1 and 2 bedroom Luxury Suites (with full kitchens, private hot tubs and panoramic views of all three Park City ski resorts) or Deluxe Rooms with luxury bedding and comfortable layouts. Amenities include high-speed internet, an indoor-outdoor pool with a lap lane and Jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, exercise room, the Sky Bridge Lounge and a 24/7 front desk.

 Course Description
Start time is 6:30 AM for the Marathon. This unique, scenic alpine loop course starts out from the Newpark Plaza and onto Highland Drive. A quick right/left at 1.5 miles puts the runners through the gentle upgrade of the Trailside residential area and past Trailside school/park. At this point the runners move onto paved and then gravel bike paths before getting back onto Highland Drive. Rolling downhill for approximately 1 mile, runners then turn right (tiny bit rough here, watch your footing) and through the first tunnel of the course, which goes under the highway and onto the quiet paved road which terminates at the Historic Rail Trail. Runners then turn right and proceed along the smooth gravel Rail Trail for approximately 7 miles of gentle upgrade (2%), past open grazing land (yes, sometimes there are cows on the path) and beaver ponds. There is one road crossing in this section, manned by Utah Highway Patrol. The Rail Trail welcomes the runners into Park City with paved/gravel pathways. Upon crossing Bonanza Drive, runners will continue the upward trend on the paved Poison Creek Trail (a remnant of our mining history) through City Park. Look to your right for great views of some 2002 Olympic ski runs. Traversing several short tunnels (one painted with a mural depiction of Park City's mining heritage), the runners head to the Snow Park Lodge at Deer Valley (the course high point) before looping back to the Poison Creek Trail. Here the course turns west and guides runners through a fun section which has them running down the middle of an open shopping mall, a pedestrian bridge over Main Street, and across a skier bridge. A short, steep uphill 'blip' puts runners at the top of Empire Avenue and the start of the mostly downhill cruise to the finish. Runners will be on quiet city streets as they head past Park City Mountain Resort, along rolling hills near the municipal golf course, and back onto a paved bike path which takes runners to the historic McPolin barn depicted on our logo and finisher t-shirts. Another tunnel, some wood plank bridges over the pristine wetlands of the Swaner Nature Preserve and a paved bike path return to Newpark Plaza--it's pretty enough to (almost) want to do it again!

The half marathon will start at 6:45 AM from Newpark Plaza with an informal two-wave start, with the second wave going out five minutes after the first. Most of the route follows paved and gravel bike paths. The out-and-back design takes runners on the last six miles of the Marathon course. After looping once through Newpark, the course turns south toward Park City and climbs gradually as it passes Swaner Nature Preserve, winds through quiet neighborhoods and open space, and follows McLeod Creek path with its plank bridges, beaver ponds and aspen stands. The course then goes under Highway 224 via a tunnel, past the McPolin barn shown on our logo and finisher t-shirts, and continues on a gentle uphill trend through quiet residential areas. The turn around point is near Rotary Park, and after that, it's back the same way—and a gentle downhill through the spectacular scenery and beautiful trails.

Sinner Six 10k (Sunday, August 22, 2010)
This inaugural costume-encouraged race starts at 7 AM from the Newpark Plaza. Dress up as your idea of a Sinner (please, no nudity!) and have some fun in this limited-entry race, a fairly flat loop course through the bike paths and quiet streets south of the Plaza.

Registration
Only online registration is accepted. To reduce waste we don’t offer paper registration.

The Making of a “Green” event
We continue to evolve as an Earth-friendly race, and hope that you’ll join us in our efforts!

What we’re doing:
recycling of plastic containers and paper cups (16,000!)
locally made glass finisher medals and awards
reusable water containers for aid stations, rather than disposable
loop course means no shuttle, less CO2 emissions
used shoe drop at finish line, taken to recycling center for re-use
online registration, not paper
souvenir reusable race bag, not plastic
course escorts and medical personnel on bicycles, not race vehicles
host hotel located at start/finish, no need for cars
tyvek race bibs and pins can be recycled; bins at finish line. We are using Waste Management's recycle program www.RecycleTyvek.wm.com
leftover food donated to local charity

  What you can do:
Meet new runner friends! Use pickuppal.com to arrange a ride share on race morning from the Wasatch Front.
People interested in ride sharing or carpooling are invited to sign up for a PickupPal account and become members of a growing and dynamic community. It is free to join and to use. On the site members can post routes as passengers and/or drivers, they can complete a profile, upload a photo. Within their account, PickupPals can track the number of rides they have given or taken, the number of miles they have traveled via ride sharing and Park City Marathon can keep track of the amount of emissions we have all reduced as a result. See it yourself, click here to go to the website.

 Consider carrying your own water bottle during the race, and fill as necessary at aid stations. More consistent hydration, and reduces the number of paper cups used.
 

 Feed Farmer Lambert's pigs!

Our green efforts have gotten a pink mascot~ All food scraps will be collected on the plaza and donated to a pig farm in nearby Kamas UT...bagels and cream cheese, fruit, chocolate milk.  Unused food will be donated to the local domestic violence shelter. In fact, there's not much we're not recycling or reusing at our race, so please, before you toss it in the trash, is it something we can reuse or recycle?  Cups, cans, plastic water bottles, Hammer Gel and ProBar wrappers, half-eaten fruit or bagels, your bib, your safety pins, your old shoes...see the recycling station on the plaza to do your part!

Recycle everything! There will be stations for shoes, bibs, safety pins, plastic etc at the finish area.

Trail Shoes or Road Shoes?
We'd use road shoes. Both courses offer varied surfaces, but there are only a couple of very short sections (200 feet) that could be described as off-road 'single track'. Most of the unpaved parts are uniform gravel. The marathon uses the historic Rail Trail (gravel) for six consecutive miles as it comes into town. After that, there is a stretch of 14 miles of either quiet paved streets or bike paths. The last six miles are a mix of paved bike paths and gravel paths. The Half Marathon utilizes the last six miles of the marathon course, so it's the same mix of paved trails, quiet paved streets, and gravel paths.

Triple Trail Challenge; It’s all about the jacket!
What started in 2006 as a lark for a few trail ‘crazies’ has evolved into a dedicated core of runners who just can’t get enough of Park City’s 300+ miles of trails. The Park City Half Marathon is the middle event of the series. Again this year, the Park City Marathon and Mid Mountain Marathon are three weeks apart rather than two, due to the timing of Labor Day weekend.  So if you’ve done this event before and you want to go for it,  run the entire PC Marathon and then the Mid Mountain Marathon three weeks later!  Last year 15 people opted for this “tough stuff” category.

Channel your inner Warrior with this three-event stage race over a six week period. Register online through Mountain Trails Foundation, or at the first event:

August 7: Jupiter Peak Steeplechase (16 miles, from the Park City Mountain Resort to the top of Jupiter Peak—10,000 ‘) YOU MUST REGISTER AND PAY FOR TTC BEFORE YOU START THE RACE!

August 21, 2010: Park City Half Marathon (or full marathon, if you just can’t help yourself)

September: 11 Mid Mountain Marathon (a full marathon distance on the Mid Mountain Trail, largely following the 8,000’ contour)

All finishers will receive the signature fleece jacket, embroidered with your accomplishment! Wear it with pride, and even a hint of superiority. More information on www.mountaintrails.org

Directions and Parking
From the Salt Lake Valley, take I-80 Eastbound up Parley’s Canyon (signs say Cheyenne). At the Park City exit 145 (Hwy 224) at Kimball Junction, turn right at the off ramp and then left at the first traffic light (Ute Blvd.) Go straight ahead 1/4 mile and park where directed.  Warm up prior to the race or pick up your bag in the Fieldhouse, 1388 New Main St.  see www.basinrecreation.org map.  IMPORTANT NOTE:  the start/finish area is NOT at the Fieldhouse!  it is 500 feet to the south (toward Park City), on the Newpark Plaza, a two minute walk. You can stay warm in the Fieldhouse, and then we'll start calling runners to the start line when it's time. Half marathoners, head to the start line at 6:30 AM. Overnight guests staying at the Newpark Hotel may simply leave their cars and walk to the start/finish area. View map of the Start/Finish area.

Weather
Late August in Park City brings cooler temperatures, and the first signs of fall: bright spots of color from the maple and aspen trees. Although mountain weather is infinitely variable, early morning on race day will probably be somewhat cool to start. Rain is very unlikely. Low humidity in combination with an altitude of 7,000 feet necessitates especially good hydration. If you are unused to either of these conditions, please consult a training reference for hydration tips. Better yet, come a day or two early and enjoy the beautiful surroundings as you acclimatize!

The average low (nighttime) temperature in August is 50 degrees.
The average high (daytime) temperature in August is 80 degrees.
source: www.weatherbase.com

Aid Stations and Clothing Drops
  Marathon:
On the Marathon Course aid stations with water, Gatorade and runner supplies will be available at the following mileages: 2.4, 4.3, 6.2, 8.6, 10.4, 12.4, 13.2, 15.2, 16.8, 18.5, 20, 21.5, 23.1, 24.5. Hammer Gel energy packets (chocolate, vanilla and raspberry) will be available at mile 10.4, 12.4, 15.2, 16.8, 20, 22, 22 and 24. The aid station at mile 20 (McPolin Barn) is our ‘oasis’ stop, with yummy little sandwiches available too! There will be a clothing drop at the first aid station near Trailside school (mile 2.5). Please mark the clothing with your race number and we will do our best to get the items back to you at the "clothing corral" at the finish line. Portable toilets will be available throughout, and look for additional flush toilets in Trailside Park (mile 2.5) City Park (mile 14) Rotary Park (mile 19) and at the McPolin barn (mile 20). Food, drinks, and massages will be available at the finish of the race.

  Half Marathon:
The half marathon course will have seven aid stations with water, toilets and Gatorade at each. At the turn around aid station (Rotary Park) at mile 6, there will also be Hammer Gel packets available. There will be a clothing drop at all first aid stations, and runners may reclaim their dropped items at the clothing corral at the finish area after 9:30 AM. Please mark your clothing with your race number (on a piece of masking tape) so it can be easily identified. You may also deposit items prior to race start at the clothing corral inside the Fieldhouse.

  Sinner Six: This course also starts at the Newpark Plaza, and makes a loop through quiet residential streets or bike paths. This is a ‘costume-encouraged’ run, but please observe the following: costumes should not impede the runner’s movements, vision or hearing. Participants are responsible for their costume choices. Also, please keep it PG, there’s kids running this race! There will be one aid station with toilets (another reason not to have a fussy costume!)

Safety and Limitations
Our primary concern is the safety of all participants. There will be teams of medically trained personnel on bikes on the course, and race officials may require a participant to quit at any point during the race if they feel the racer is in severe physical or mental distress. All marathoners must complete the course in a maximum of 6-1/2 hours (1:00 PM). Marathon walkers must start at 5 AM in order to finish by 1 PM. No exceptions!  There are two checkpoints along the marathon course, with accompanying times. Any runner reaching these checkpoints after the cut-off time will be told that the time limit has been exceeded, and the runner will be driven in a comfy race vehicle back to the start/finish area. If a runner elects to continue against advice, he must turn in his runner bib, and will proceed at his own risk.
Checkpoint 1: Aid Station # 9 , Deer Valley Drive, approximately mile 15. Must arrive not later than 10 AM.
Checkpoint 2: Aid Station # 12, McPolin Barn, approximately mile 20. Must arrive not later than 12:00 noon.
 
Weather related course changes: The Utah Road Runners, Inc., reserves the right to modify the start time, shorten the course or require an outright halt to the race at any time based on severe weather-related risks, including but not limited to lightning storms and extreme temperatures. In the unlikely event of this decision, no refunds will be issued.

Other prohibitions: Since much of the course is on eight-foot-wide gravel paths, no dogs (even on leash), baby strollers, bicycles, roller-blades or similar devices will be permitted during the race. Private support is also not allowed. The use of the above prohibitions will result in a disqualification. The course will not be closed to traffic. Runners must obey all traffic rules and regulations and will be subjected to the same traffic rules as other pedestrians.

A Word on Bandits: Didn't register in time? Running unofficially with a friend? We consider this stealing! All the registered participants have paid for the course amenities that all cost money. If you are running the race without paying, you are stealing from everyone who has paid. Don't bring this bad Karma upon yourself. If we see you without a bib number, we will sit on you until the Sheriff arrives.

Walkers
We welcome walkers, but you must adhere to these new requirements:

For your safety, there is only one start time for marathon walkers-you may not start whenever you like! All marathon walkers must begin at the walker start time—5 AM, no exceptions! Please plan on starting with the rest of the walking group leaving the official start line. In this way you will have company in the dark, and you will get an official time. You must still finish not later than 1 PM, which allows 8 hours.; a brisk walk. If you don’t think you can walk the marathon in this time frame, please do not enter. You should have a headlamp, your own water and snack. It is likely that you will not reach the first manned aid station until mile 8 or 2.5 hours. Porta-potties will be in place prior to the early start. The 5 AM start time for walkers is for the marathon only.. Half marathon walkers can start at the back of the pack at 6:45 AM.

Awards

Marathon finishers will receive a unique glass suncatcher finisher’s medal created just for us by Australian artist Morag Totten (new design for 2010, with traditional printed ribbon), as well as a wicking fabric t-shirt in men’s and women’s cuts. Half Marathon finishers will receive a smaller Morag Totten medal and a wicking fabric t-shirt in men’s and women’s sizing.  Sinner Six finishers will receive an embroidered microfiber runner’s hat. Morag's glass art is being shown locally at Artworks Gallery, 461 Main St, Park City.

  Marathon:
Awards will  be given to the top first, second, and third overall male and female winners. Additionally, the first three finishers in each age division will receive an award as follows: Male and Female: 18 & under, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, and 75 & Over (as needed). Weight divisions are not available.

The marathon awards ceremony will be held at Newpark Plaza at approximately 11 a.m.

  Half Marathon:
Awards will be given to the top first, second, and third overall male and female winners at 9 AM.
Age group awards for the half marathon are given out in the same categories as the marathon. Please look at the posted finisher results, and if you've qualified as an age group winner (1.2.3) please pick up your award starting at approximately 9 AM.

  Sinner Six: This fun run will be chip timed, but does not offer place or overall awards. There will be awards for best male, female costumes that meet the safety and modesty guidelines.

 Ten Year Club: A very select few people have run the race ten times. Is it your 10th time in 2010? Please let us
 know! We’ve got a special prize for you to pick up after the race. Subject to verification of the finisher records. 

Finisher Results
Milliseconds Sports Timing provides transponder "chip" timing. This company has a great reputation and has provided timing services for many athletic events in the West. See their website: www.milliseconds.com. New technology has allowed for the use of chips which are attached to your bib paper.  Make sure your bib stays on throughout the race.

Marathon Photos
Professional event photography for the 2010 Park City Marathon provided by Zazoosh.com.


Course Records
Feeling fast? Race records:
Marathon: Nathan Hornok, 2:41:12, Amber Green 3:08:32
Half Marathon: Brad Osguthorpe 1:11:20 Bethany Lewis 1:27:03

Clothing Drops
There will be a secure clothing corral at the start/finish area. If you’d like to leave clothes, just mark a provided piece of masking tape with your bib number and retrieve it after the race. We will take these marked clothesand return to the clothing corral at the finish area. Your clothes must be marked in order for us to do this!

Bands
 Check back for more info!

Pasta Dinner
Maxwell's East Coast Eatery, located at the start/finish line, will be open on Friday evening for a pasta dinner buffet.

Packet Pick Up for Marathon, Half Marathon and Sinner Six
Please note important change! 
1.  You must present your own valid photo ID when you register. 
2.  You may not pick up a packet for another runner, even if you have their ID.  
3.  Parents may pick up their minor child's packet. 
We regret this inconvenience, it is required for insurance purposes.

Thursday, August 19--5-8 PM
 Wasatch Running Center, 8946 S State St (exit 9000 South off I-15) Sandy, UT 84070 (801) 566-8786 www.wasatchrunningcenter.com for directions. We provide this pick up location as a convenience for our Valley participants.  Save a trip up to Park City and come to this bag pick up and patronize our sponsor for some last minute purchases!
Late registration may be permitted if the race is not sold out.
 
Friday, August 20--5-8 PM
Snyderville Basin Recreation Fieldhouse, east side, 1388 New Main St., Park City UT 84098
www.basinrecreation.org for directions
No Late Registration
Please plan on the pasta dinner at nearby Maxwell's after you pick up your packet! $12 all you can eat dinner, plus children's pricing.
NOTE: this is the location of the pre-race warm up area, from 5-7 AM.

Saturday, August 21--5-6 AM only!
Basin Fieldhouse 1388 New Main Street.  5-6 AM.  This is the pre-race warm up spot also. 800 feet from start line.
(435) 649-3600
No Late Registration
This is race morning, and will be very hectic!  Please only use this pickup time if you cannot make the other two times.  We cannot guarantee you’ll get the shirt size you want, and if you show up late, you might not even make it  to start on time!

There is no Sunday race number pick up! If you're running the Sinner Six please pick up your race packet on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

Massages
Post race massage is available immediately adjacent to the finish line at Massage Envy.

Finisher Shirts and Hats
We will be simplifying a bit, with one shirt for both races—still offering the great women’s sizing, including extra small.  Sinner Six participants will receive an embroidered runner cap--red, of course! 

Showers
Planning a day of sightseeing after the race? Refresh with a shower at the nearby Fieldhouse. This amenity is available to runners for $2.00.

Volunteers
We need lots of helpers to put on this event!  If you have friends or family who are interested in spending a few hours on race morning handing out water or getting runners across streets safely, please have them complete a volunteer registration form. Volunteers receive a visor and sack breakfast, and plenty of praise from the runners as they pass by. Come be part of a great crew of people!

Sponsorship
Marathon sponsorship opportunities are available. Vendor booths will be set up at the Newpark Hotel lobby on Friday evening during bag pickup and throughout Saturday on the Plaza. Please contact us if you are interested in sponsoring our event, or having booth space.

Spectators
Spectators can best view the marathon from the Town Lift Plaza, in Old Town Park City. This is where runners will cross the skier bridge at Mile 17.5. The Town Lift Plaza is located at approximately 800 Park Avenue.  Just look for the only bridge over Park Avenue. Click for map. Both events can be viewed from Willow Creek Park, off Old Ranch Road and Hwy 224 (the road into Park City). Willow Creek Park is at the intersection of Old Ranch Road and Split Rail Lane. Please DO NOT go to the half marathon turn around! There is no parking, and you will be obstructing the race. See Spectator Map.

Travel & Lodging
Park City is just 30 scenic miles east of Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake International Airport. The Park City Marathon start and finish area are conveniently located at Newpark Town Center, where marathon participants and spectators can walk to grocery stores, shopping, dining and entertainment. Runners can even walk to the starting line from their hotel room, thanks to our official lodging partner, Newpark Hotel. For more information on lodging, dining, entertainment and other activities, please contact the Newpark Hotel reservations Toll-Free at 877-649-3600 or e-mail reservations@newparkresort.com

Utah Grand Slam
The Park City Marathon is the August event in the Grand Slam lineup, which consists of four Utah Marathons: Ogden Marathon in May, Utah Valley in June, Park City Marathon in August, and St. George Marathon in October. For more information, please contact our sponsor, www.wasatchrunningcenter.com. If you are a registered Grand Slam entrant, you will register as such, receiving a $5 discount. If you are not on the list, don't try to get the discount…we'll catch up to you and take the tip of your pinkie finger as collateral.

Refunds
Entry fees are non-refundable.  Participants who are unable to run due to injury or other circumstance may not 'roll over' their registration to 2011. 

Contact Information
Utah Road Runners
PO Box 982062
Park City, UT 84098
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