Darlington Half Marathon and 8km Run
Date: 18th March 2001
Start Time: 7.00am
Course: Mostly bitumen roads, with some gravel road along an abandoned railway line at start. Very hilly out and back course - the best part is you face the hills on the way out.
Distance: 21.1km and 8km
Race Director: Steve Nowicki(Phone 9382 8986)
Venue: Darlington Football Oval, Pine Terrace, Darlington
Drink Stations: At 5km, 10km, 15km and finish
Facilities: Plenty of parking, but not many toilets
This is the marathon club's first and oldest event.
The course is out and back, starting in Pine Terrace. Runners then run onto Owen Road and the abandoned railway (gravel), across a creek, up Mofflin Avenue (steep uphill), Ryecroft Road, left into Burkinshaw Drive (steep downhill), left into Tillbrook, right into Burkinshaw Road, right into Rialway Parade, around a dog-leg into Thomas Road (uphill and onto the turn. The homeward leg is just the reverse of the outward leg. The 8km course follows the half marathon course but turns around at 4km.
Please note that the finish will be in Pine Terrace this year, not on the oval. The turning point will be a little further away!