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 2/15/12- Thank you Ridley Corporation for signing on as a 2012 Water Stop Sponsor!  
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Top | Headphone Policy | Course | Race Goodies | Bag Drop | Relay | Logistics | Aid Stations | Parking | Awards
Beginning 30 minutes before the race, the official pace team will be lined up at the starting line according to pace. The pacers will make all last minute instructions to their group at the starting line. Please check at the general information booth at the Scheels Sport and Health Expo and at the start line on race day for more pace groups that may be added to the list. Sam Ryder is the MN Pacers Pace Team leader and to email him at pacersam@yahoo.com for any pacer related questions or comments from runners. Headphone PolicyParticipants are allowed to use headphones and similar devices at this event, but at their own risk. With this said, for the safety of all the participants, we strongly encourage a headphone free environment at this race. Participants safety is Final Stretch’s highest priority when managing a race. Therefore, if you are wearing headphones or similar devices during the event, please turn them off or remove them when coming to an intersection that is monitored by police or course marshals. They are trying to make this event safe for you and need to communicate to all participants valuable information. Thank you for your cooperation in advance for making this event a safe and enjoyable race for everyone. CourseDownload the Marathon Map (1.2MB)
View the 2012 Marathon Map online at mapmyrun.com
Race GoodiesEach finishing participant will receive a high quality long-sleeve technical shirt. Shirts for the Marathoners are special since they will have a special design with the words FINISHER on them. All marathoners must finish the event to get a shirt. Shirts will be given to marathoners at the end of the run. Each participant will receive a medal when they cross the finish line. Each participant will receive a race goodie bag with valuable coupons and samples of great products. Each participant and families will be able to visit the Scheels Sport & Health Expo and see all the vendor booths and listen to the speakers at the Speaker Series. Post race will offer all participants a secure area after the event to relax, drink and fill your stomach on great post race food and drinks. BAG DROPMarathon, Half Marathon, first runner on Relay Team and 10K runners will be able to check their belongings on race day at the start line. At packet pick up, runners will receive their official Mankato Marathon Drop Bag (same as goodie bag) as well as a bag label which corresponds to your bib number. Before your race attach the bag label to your bag and fill the bag with your warm-up clothes. There will be a large Kiwanis truck by the start line to drop your clothes and gear prior to the race. Items must be in your Mankato Marathon Drop Bag, NO OTHER BAGS ALLOWED. You can pick up your bag at the Kiwanis truck at the end of the runner's corral. You must show your race number to get your gear back. We ask that no valuable or fragile items be left in your gear. This drop area is for only gear and there is no guarantee on your items. We do not accept responsibility for loss or theft.
Relay marathon logisticsThe relay marathon is different than a normal marathon in that instead of one person running the entire 26.2 miles, you have four runners running a leg of the 26.2 miles. The course will be broken into 4 sections. Each section will be approximately 6.6 miles long. At the end of each leg of the race, there will be an exchange zone. The person running will come into the exchange zone and transfer the timing chip from the current runner to the new runner. The new runner will then exit the exchange zone and begin their section of the event. Please remember to keep the chip strapped to each runners leg or you will not get an official time! There are three exchange zones: Exchange Zone 1: ~6.74 miles, Water Stop #3 on County Road 41 and 199th Street. Exchange Zone 2: ~13.2 miles, Water Stop #6 on Stadium Road between Pohl Road and Heron Drive Exchange Zone 3: ~19.78 miles, Waterstop on the corner of County Road 90 and Highway 66 out near Mount Kato If you are only a team of two and you each want to run two sections of the event, this is allowed but there are no awards for teams of two. When you fill out the registration forms, just put your names in twice for the four different sections. Bus pickup for the exchange zones is on the corner of 2nd Street and Hickory in the US Bank parking lot near the ATM machines. The busses will be marked with the exchange zone they are going to and from. There will be busses leaving from the finish line area and taking all the runners to and from the exchange zones. These busses will be in the same location as the busses that took the initial runners to the start line. The course map will have the exchange zones marked on the map. Each runner can either take the bus to the exchange zone or have a friend drop them off. It is very important to remember that if you are dropping a runner off at the exchange zone, stay out of the runners way and stay out of the busses way. Time is very important to the busses! Award medals will be given to the top three places in each of the following categories: All Female, All Male and Co-ed. If you are only a team of two and you each want to run two sections of the event, this is allowed but there are no awards for teams of two. When you fill out the registration forms, just put your names in twice for the four different sections. START LINE LOGISTICSThe start lines for all races (10K, Relay, Half and Marathon) are located in the parking lots of the Minnesota State University, Mankato Campus. The parking lots are located on the southwest corner of Stadium Road and Monks Avenue. If you are dropping your runner off, please remember that you will be able to park in these lots on the north half but not on the south half. The actual start lines are in the middle of these lots. All 10K runners will start at 7:30 am. All Relay, Half and Full Marathon runners will start together at 8 am. There is no parking on Stadium Road. If you are a runner, DO NOT come alone and park. There WON’T be buses at the finish to take you back to Minnesota State University, Mankato. If you don't have a ride, please park in the ramps by the Verizon Wireless Center and take the buses to the start line. AID STATIONS
The exact mileages are subject to change. The sports drink at the aid stations will be Gatorade. Medical Personnel and Aid Stations There are 12 medical aid stations along the marathon course and a medical field station at the finish. They are marked on the map with a first aid symbol. For medical assistance along the course, look for personnel in the red shirts, they will be available to assist you.
Marathon Personnel Communication personnel and head course marshals will have radios and phones to contact emergency personnel quickly. All official marathon committee members will also be available.
Police Officers Officers will be located at all major intersections where traffic intersects the course. They will also be patrolling the course. Please keep in mind this is not a closed course. You must still follow the rules of the road. Verizon Wireless Civic center ParkingWhere should runners park for the marathon? Runners are required to either get dropped off at the start line at Minnesota State University, Mankato campus OR park in downtown Mankato and take the shuttle busses from the Verizon Wireless Center to the start line. On the morning of the race, busses will start taking people from the Verizon Wireless Civic Center to the start line at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The last bus will leave from the civic center at 7:20 am. Note: the shuttle buses are for runners only, they will not return to the Verizon Wireless Center after the race begins. PARKING at the FINISH near the VERIZON WIRELESS CENTER There is plenty of parking in the City Center that is around and within walking distance of the Verizon Wireless Center and the Pasta Feed Restaurants. Parking is also available in nearby parking ramps and on-street parking. Many businesses have generously made their parking lots available for event parking on either Friday after 6:00 pm or Saturday or both days of the event. Please see the map below to find parking locations that are available to you. Please note….runners and family members will not be allowed access to the downtown parking ramp via the alley. Parking ramp access for runners is allowed only on the south entrance. Download a map of the City Center and parking ramps. awardsAward medals will be given to the following: Overall Awards:For both Males and Females1st Place Age Category Awards:1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place for Males and Females in the following age categories
Overall winners for the men’s and women’s marathon and half marathon will receive a trophy and a Mankato Marathon Print. Age category winners will receive a medal and Mankato Marathon Print. Relay AwardsOverall AwardsFor all Female Teams, All Male Teams and Co-Ed Teams1st Place
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