Course

The Marine Corps Historic Half will be held at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013.  Held entirely within Fredericksburg city limits, the Historic Half will start in Fredericksburg's Central Park Shopping District adjacent to the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center located at 2371 Carl D Silver Parkway. On event morning, participants and spectators can walk to the Historic Half start line from the shuttle drop off location at the nearby Walmart or the ample parking opportunities within Central Park. 

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BIBS AND TIMING
Runners will line up by expected finish time on the start line and will be able to choose their appropriate corral on race morning. Bib numbers are not related to corral assignments. The Marine Corps Historic Half utilizes Chronotrack Timing Systems, Inc. to record the results of runners. Each runner is provided a Disposable Timing Tag (B-tag) as part of their race materials. The B-Tag is a disposable UHF RFID tag that stays mounted on the runner’s bib.

Please note: Participants must maintain a 18-minute-per-mile pace.

BAGGAGE
Runners should use the bag they obtained at Packet Pick-up to store personal items during the race. Check the bag at the Baggage Area at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center prior to the race and retrieve baggage from the same location afterwards.  Backpacks or other baggage will not be accepted.  Marines and volunteers will check and store the bags and facilitate the return of bags with proper verification and bib number. As a backup, participants are encouraged to enclose a business card or some other form of identification.   The US Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Historic Half are not responsible for valuables placed in storage.

Historic 10K and Semper Fred 5K runners should check their bags at the respective event start lines and not at the Expo & Conference Center.  The baggage trucks will relocate from the 10K and 5K start lines to the finish for easy retrieval.

WATER POINTS
WP 1: Cowan Blvd in eastbound lanes at Hugh Mercer Elementary School entrance
WP 2: University of Mary Washington at Sunken Road and Sylvania Avenue
WP 3: Maury Street and Fall Hill Avenue 
WP 4: Caroline Street past Ford Street
WP 5: Mary Washington Blvd and Executive Center Pkwy
WP 6: Care Way on Mary Washington Hospital Center


The Marine Corps Historic Half features Gatorade to all six water points.  The Gatorade flavor will be the Lemon Lime Endurance Formula.

Jelly Belly Sport Beans will be available at the intersection of Caroline and Charlotte Streets at the Fredericksburg Visitors Center.

 



AID STATIONS
AS 1: Cowan Blvd and Hospital Drive 
AS 2: Maury and Fall Hill Ave (near Historic 10K start)
AS 3: Care Way at Hospital Drive
AS S/F: start/finish medical site on Carl D. Silver Parkway near Fredericksburg Expo Center

Medical support, provided in part by Mary Washington Hospital, is also available in the finish area and from roaming medics on bicycles and ATV's throughout the course.