Athlete Guide and Race FAQs

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1 F D LLICOTTVILL, NY VLHALF.COM Athlete Guide and Race FAQs provide a fun event where the runner s safety is paramount. Welcome to the fourth annual VL Half Marathon and 5k! We welcome nearly 1,900 runners from 20 states to the beautiful resort town of llicottville on October 28th. Our goal is to F D All of the races start and finish in the center of llicottville, 5 Monroe Street, with our after party and awards at The llicottville Brewing Company at 28 Monroe Street. The following guide should cover all of the details of race day, but don t hesitate to contact us at info@evlhalf.com with any questions. SCHDUL Friday, October 27 4:30-7:00 pm - Packet Pickup - llicottville Brewing Company - 28 Monroe St. Saturday, October 28 8:00-10:30 am - Packet Pickup - llicottville Brewing Company - 28 Monroe St. 8:00 am - 3:00 pm - vent xpo - 28 Monroe St. 10:00-10:45 am - Costume Judging - Start/Finish line - 5 Monroe St. 11:00 am - VL Half Marathon Start - 5 Monroe St. 11:15 am - VL 5k Start - 5 Monroe St. 12:30 pm - VL 5k Awards - llicottville Brewing Company 2:15 pm - Watson s Chocolate Costume Contest Awards - llicottville Brewing Company 2:30 pm - VL Half Marathon Awards - llicottville Brewing Company FOOD BANK DONATION - Nazareth Food Pantry at the United Church of llicottville Please help support our community with a donation to the local food bank. We will be accepting donations at packet pick up/registration on behalf of the United Church. The Nazareth Food Pantry has provided a list of suggested items: Canned proteins Dried foods Canned foods Dish soap Paper products Toothpaste Please no junk food.

2 vent Parking PARKING Parking is available at 55 Jefferson St., less than a 5 minute walk from the race start and registration. The lot is run by a local charities and we ask for a donation to cover insurance expense and to help raise funds. Free parking is available on the Village streets. Please pay attention to the no parking signs in the village as improperly parked vehicles will be ticketed. The following map of llicottville highlights parking areas as well as the race start/finish. F D cket Pickup

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4 F D Packet Pick Up / Accommodations Packet pickup for both the 1/2 marathon and 5k will be available at the following times. All packet pick up will take place behind the llicottville Brewing Company - 28 Monroe St., llicottville. If picking up another person s packet you will need a picture or copy of their ID. Friday, October 27, 4:30 to 7:00 pm Saturday, October 28, 8:00 to 10:30 am All half marathon finishers will get free Sponge candy courtesy of Watson s Chocolate in llicottville. ACCOMMODATIONS F D Chocolate in llicottville. Don t forget, the Wingate By Wyndham has discounted room rates Friday and Saturday nights. The Wingate is only a 2-minute walk to the start/finish line. Holiday Valley Resort is also offering VL Half & 5k participants discounted rates at the Inn at Holiday Valley and at the Tamarack for larger groups. Why not make a weekend out of it? ev. 10/12/2015 More info can be found on the VL Half website at Results and Awards Awards Male and Female: Half Marathon Overall Winner 19 & Under & Over F D Awards Male and Female: 5K Overall Winner 10 & Under & Over Score-This!!! will be timing our events and results will be posted on the website during race day at the following link: Awards are based on chip time. Awards cannot be mailed; category winners must attend the awards ceremony.

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6 Costume Contest Sponsored by Watson s Chocolates Costume judging will take place from 10:00 to 10:45 am at the start/finish line. Look for the signs and our esteemed panel of judges. Costume contest winners will receive a Watson s Chocolate gift basket. CATGORIS F D Best Group - two or more people Best Individual Funniest Scariest Most Girly Best Kid Best in Show Water Stations 5k - Available at 1 mi and 2 mi 1/2 Marathon - Water and GU Brew sports drink will be available at 1, 3.5, 5, 6.5, 8.5, 9.5, and 12 miles. GU Gels available at 3.5, 6, 8.5, and 9.5 miles. Porta Potties will be available at 3.5, 6.5, 8.5, and 9.5 mile water stations. Half Marathon Pace Groups We will have pace groups to help you reach your goal time for Here are pacer times we will have for the event. Please look for the pacers in the start corral holding signs with pace time. Pace Times: o 1:40 o 1:50 o 1:55 o 2:00 o 2:05 o 2:10 o 2:15 o 2:20 o 2:25 o 2:30 o 2:40 o 2:45 o 2:50

7 VNT MRCHANDIS Be sure to check out some of our cool VL Halloween Half & 5K merchandise for sale at packet pickup and at the after-race party. Here are just a few of the items that will be available for sale: DF F D D F Race Day Photos We have partnered with T Wellott Photography for on course and finish line photos. They will have photographers stationed out on the 1/2 marathon and 5k courses as well as the finish to capture race day photos. Photos will be available shortly after the race at the following website:

8 ev. 10/12/2015 Courses The course will be open for 3:15. After 3:15, runners still on the course will be allowed to finish but there will be no course support available, so plan your hydration accordingly. Both the 5k and 1/2 marathon courses will use the same start/finish line, with the 1/2 marathon starting at 11:00 am and the 5k at 11:15 am. Please stay on the RIGHT hand side of the road, running with traffic. Vehicle traffic is controlled on the running courses, not closed in all sections. Runners will have a lane defined by traffic cones for both courses, please stay to the right of the cones at all times. F D

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