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Page 4 Grand Lake 5k COURSE Participation Limit: The 5k is limited to 400 participants 5k starts and finishes at Lakeshore Park in Celina, OH The Course: Flat, fast using city streets, state routes and county roads on the Shores of Grand Lake. Miles will be marked. There will be a water stop roughly at the half way point. Baby Joggers: There are no prohibitions on baby joggers in the 5K. Dogs: Please do not bring your pet. Walkers: Walkers are welcome Wheelchairs: The course is wheelchair friendly Roads will be closed to traffic: Auglaize County Sheriff, Mercer County Sheriff, City of St.Marys police department, City of Celina police department and Ohio State Park Patrol will monitor the course. RACE WEEKEND Parking: VERY limited parking is available at Lakehore Park. Signs will direct you where to park at Lakeshore Park. Please do not park in any restricted area. Please do not park Downtown Celina YOU WILL BE TOWED. Please be respectful of municipal lots that are provided to service local business traffic. AWARDS 5k awards: Overall top 3 male and female in both events and top 3 in age groups 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64,65-69,70-74, 75+ Ameneties: Tech-T(If registered by September 12), Finisher s medal, on course and post race food, beer token and goody bag. IMPORTANT NOTES Scoring: All participants will be issued a race bib with a chip in the bib. Follow the instructions on the bib. Please wear the bib on the front with the number visible. There is no need to return your race bib. Participants will be scored based as per USATF rules. Headphones: These are considered a hazard while running on roadways. We and the USATF discourage you from using them during this event. You must be able to hear instructions from police and course marshals. Main and Suggested Parking: Ample parking is available at The Mercer County Fairgrounds 1001 W Market Street, Celina. Shuttle busses will take runners and spectators to the race site (1/2 mile) Post Race Celebration: Post race activities, food, and drink will be available at Lakeshore Park as part of the Finish Line Fest presented by Mercer Health. Post Race Showers: Available at the Auglaize-Mercer YMCA after the races. July 21 2018 www.summermoonfestival.com
EQUAL HOUSING LENDER COURSE USATF Certificate: This event can be used as a Boston Marathon qualifier. The USATF certificate ID# is OH14003MW. Participation Limits: This event has a 1,000 runner limit. Register early for discounted entry fees and best shirt selection. Event Start time: Full and Half marathon 7:15 am in Celina. MARATHON EVENT STARTS AT LAKESHORE PARK The Course: Flat and fast using city streets, state routes and county roads on the shores of Grand Lake. Course is US- ATF certified. Miles will be marked and half distance splits will be provided. Aid stations will be available approximately every 2 miles. Port a Johns at every other aid station. Aid stations along the course serve water and other performance fuels. Important Course Information: Participants must reach and maintain a 16:30 pace. A follow vehicle will be on course that will maintain a 16:30/min per mile pace for the remainder of the event. Participants who fall outside of that pace will be asked to take a sag vehicle to the start/finish area. All aid stations will close in succession with this time plan. The course will be open until 2:00PM (6.5 hours Full, 3.5 Hours Half way point). Roads will be closed to traffic: Auglaize County Sheriff, Mercer County Sheriff, City of St.Marys police department, City of Celina police department and Ohio State Park Patrol will monitor the course. Baby Joggers: Baby Joggers are prohibited on the Full and Half Marathon routes. Dogs: Please do not bring your pet. RACE WEEKEND Parking: VERY limited parking is available at Lakehore Park. Signs will direct you where to park at Lakeshore Park. Please do not park in any restricted area. Please do not park Downtown Celina YOU WILL BE TOWED. Please be respectful of municipal lots that are provided to service local business traffic. Main and Suggested Parking: Ample parking is available at The Mercer County Fairgrounds 1001 W Market Street, Celina. Shuttle busses will take runners and spectators to the race site (1/2 mile) Shuttle service: Shuttle service will take runners back to the finish line celebration in Celina or to the fairgrounds parking at the participants discretion. Marathon AWARDS Amenities: Tech-T(If registered by September 12), Finisher s medal, Window sticker, on course and post race food, beer token and goody bag. Awards: Overall top 3 male and female in both races and top 3 in age groups. 18-29,30-39, 40-49, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+, Wheeled(push chair) Page 5 IMPORTANT NOTES Timing: Marathon will have split timing points at 6.55 miles, 13.1 miles and 19.65 miles. You can track your runner by knowing their bid number on our website at grandlakemarathon.com Photography: We will have several photographers on the course, at the finish and at the podium ceremony. A week after the event all pictures of you will be emailed to you at the email you provided at registration for purchase. Your number is your identifying feature so please have it visible. Thanks to Grand Lake Health System each participant will receive one free professional photo download. Gear Check: Gear check will be located at tent near Start/ Finish. Items left at Start/Finish after the finish will be donated to C.A.L.L. clothing bank in Celina. Post Race Showers: Available at the Auglaize-Mercer YMCA after the races. Post Race Celebration: Post race activities, food, and drink will be available at Lakeshore Park as part of the Finish Line Fest presented by Mercer Health. SecondNational.com
Page 6 COURSE USATF Certificate: OH14004MW. Participation Limits: This event has a 1,500 runner limit. Register early for discounted entry fees and best shirt selection. Age Limit: 16 with a signed parental release. The Course: Flat, fast using city streets, state routes and county roads on the shores of Grand Lake. Course is US- ATF Certified. Miles will be marked and half distance splits will be provided. Important Course Information: A follow vehicle will be on course that will maintain a 16min/mile pace for the remainder of the event. Participants who fall outside of that pace will be asked to take a sag vehicle to the start/finish area. All aid stations will close in succession with this time plan. This course will be open until 2:00pm. Roads will be closed to traffic: Auglaize County Sheriff, Mercer County Sheriff, City of St.Marys police department, City of Celina police department and Ohio State Park Patrol will monitor the course. Baby Joggers: Baby Joggers are prohibited on the Half Marathon routes. Dogs: Please do not bring your pet. Walkers: This race is designed for runners and walkers, provided you can make the time cut off. Race walkers and power walkers should participate only if experienced and able to complete the half marathon distance in 4 hours. Wheelchairs: The course is wheelchair friendly. RACE WEEKEND Expo, Late Registration and Pick-up: Friday, September 22nd at Mercer County Fairgrounds: 1001 W Market St, Celina, OH 45822, Noon - 7 PM Event/Start time: A half marathon(13.1 miles) 8:45 am in St Marys Directions to Memorial Park HALF ONLY Start Location: Half start location (pre-race shuttle available. Ample parking is available in Municipal lot at South/Chestnut streets or on South Street between Chestnut and Front for spectators.) Parking: VERY limited parking is available at Lakehore Park. Signs will direct you where to park at Lakeshore Park. Please do not park in any restricted area. Please do not park Downtown Celina YOU WILL BE TOWED. Please be respectful of municipal lots that are provided to service local business traffic. Main and Suggested Parking: Ample parking is available at The Mercer County Fairgrounds 1001 W Market Street, Celina. Shuttle busses will take runners and spectators to the race site (1/2 mile). Participants please do not park in Half Marathon St.Marys. Spectators are welcome to park in municipal lots adjacent to the startline. Half Marathon finish is at Lakeshore Dr in Celina. Half starts in St Marys at Memorial Park. Shuttle service will take runners FROM the parking area to the START in St.Marys. Shuttle service will take runners back to the fairgrounds parking at the participants discretion. Gear Check: Gear check will be located near the finish line in Celina and near the start line in St Marys. You must have a claim ticket to claim your checked bags. All bags will be available for pick up at Celina near the finish line. Post Race Celebration: Post race activities, food, and drink will be available at Lakeshore Park as part of the Finish Line Fest presented by Mercer Health. Post Race Showers: Available at the Auglaize-Mercer YMCA after the races. AWARDS Ameneties: Tech-T(If registered by September 12), Finisher s medal, Window sticker, on course and post race food, beer token and goody bag. Half Awards: Overall top 3 male and female in both races and top 3 in age groups. 16-18, 19-29,30-39, 40-49, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ IMPORTANT NOTES Scoring: All participants will be issued a race bib with a chip in the bib. Follow the instructions on the bib. Please wear the bib on the front with the number visible. There is no need to return your race bib. Participants will be scored based as per USATF rules. Headphones: These are considered a hazard while running on roadways. We and the USATF discourage you from using them during this event. You must be able to hear instructions from police and course marshals.
Full /Half Relays Page 7 COURSE PARTICIPATION LIMITS: This event has a participation limit of 100 teams DISTANCES: Full (26.2mi)-Teams will be made up of 2, 3, or 4 runners. All participants will receive a medal, tech shirt, and goodie bag. Half (13.1mi)-Teams will be made up of 2 runners. Both runners will receive a medal, tech shirt, and goodie bag. START TIME: Full Relay - 7:15am with the start of the Full in Celina. Half Relay - 8:45am with the start of the Half in St Marys Hot Apple Blossoms Drive Thru Natural Fruit Smoothies add a daily dose of vitamins Frozen Yogurt including no sugar added, non-fat yogurt only 8 cal. per oz. Frozen Yogurt Cakes EXCHANGE ZONES: Exchange Zones for relay participants is currently being updated due to the start time change and reversal of the course. Check grandlakemarathon.com soon for additional details on relay exchange zones. TRANSPORTATION: Shuttle schedules for relay participants is currently being updated due to the start time change. Check grandlakemarathon.com soon for additional details on relay transportation PARKING: VERY limited parking is available at Lakehore Park. Signs will direct you where to park at Lakeshore Park. Please do not park in any restricted area. Please do not park Downtown Celina YOU WILL BE TOWED. Please be respectful of municipal lots that are provided to service local business traffic. Other Rules and Details: Buses will be around periodically to pick up participants after their exchange. Wait time will depend on timing but our goal is that you won t wait much more than 30 minutes to be transported back to the start line. Relay participants are not required to utilize the relay transportation to reach their exchange points, however it is HIGHLY encouraged due to Oreo Brownie Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie STOP IN TO SEE OUR WIDE VARIETY OF NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Protein 100 cal., 2g fat, 1 carb, 20g protein per serving. We Carry... Celina s Best Yogurt & Health Foods 703 E. Market St., Celina 419-586-1668 Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-9pm Saturday 10am-9pm Sunday 12pm-9pm
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Page 10 Full /Half Relays traffic and road closures. Participants being dropped off by a driver will not be permitted to drive on or across the race course. No special access is being granted for this purpose so all road closures will still apply. Any team disregarding the road closures will be automatically disqualified from the race without receiving refund. Relay particpates that are not using provided transportation are NOT allowed to park near exchange points. There simply isn t room. If you aren t utilizing the provided transportation, you must have someone dropping you off or picking you up. AGAIN, YOU MAY NOT PARK AT OR NEAR EXCHANGE POINTS! Relay participants must carry provided relay batons as part of the relay race. Exchange points will have at least one portable toilet available per exchange point There is no bag drop at exchange points. If you wish to leave items at an exchange points, your team mates will be responsible for collecting items. All items left at exchange points will be thrown away or donated. Participants that miss the bus or otherwise don t make it to the exchange points are not the responsibility of the Grand Lake Marathon. Make sure you are taking the appropriate bus to assure you arrive to exchange points in plenty of time to meet your runner. No special runs will be provided to participates that miss the bus. It may be necessary to walk close to 1/2 mile from Bus pick up/drop off to exchange points. Each relay participant will receive medals and shirts for their respective race relay distances. Medals for the whole team will be handed to the relay member that crosses the finish line of the their race and at the time of their completion. It is your responsibility to assure you get the appropriate quantity of medals for your team at that time. Don t Walk... RUN to PIZZA HUT! Welcome to the Grand Lake Area... GOOD LUCK TO ALL RUNNERS! www.greatergrandlakeregion.com 800-860-4726
Kid s Marathon Page 11 The Kids and Seniors Marathon will travel a course 1.2 miles long on race day. These events will not be timed, however participants will utilize the main Finish Line, receive their finishers award, and may enjoy all the finish line festivities. This event begins at 9:15am and participants are encouraged to arrive by 8:45am at Lakeshore Dr.
Page 12 Details Timing: Marathon will have split timing points at 6.55 miles, 13.1 miles and 19.65 miles. Event Shirts: Late registrations may get a shirt based on availability. Exchanges may be available after the race. Gear Check: Gear check will be located at tent near Start/Finish. Items left at Start/Finish after the finish will be donated to C.A.L.L. clothing bank in Celina. USATF Certificate: This event can be used as a Boston Marathon qualifier. The USATF certificate ID# is OH14003MW. Participation Limits: This event has a 1,000 runner limit. Register early for discounted entry fees and best shirt selection. Expo, Late Registration and Pick-up: Friday, September 22nd at Mercer County Fairgrounds: 1001 W Market St, Celina, OH 45822, Noon - 7 PM No packets or registration will be available on race day. Plan ahead. You MUST have a photo ID to pick up your packet! If someone is picking up your packet, they must a copy of your ID and this Authoriztion for alternate pick up form. Bib Ship Option: If you are unable to pick up(or have someone else pick up) your packet during the set times, this is another option. Cost is $20. This option will end on September 14, to allow time for shirt/bib/packet production and shipping. Event Start Time: Full Marathon and Full Marathon Relay begin at 7:15am in Celina, Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relays begin at 8:45am in St Marys. The 5K will begin at 8:00am in Celina, and the Kids Marathon and Seniors Marathon will begin at 9:15am in Celina. Parking: VERY limited parking is available at Lakeshore Park. Signs will direct you where to park at Lakeshore Park. Please do not park in any restricted area. Please do not park in Downtown Celina YOU WILL BE TOWED. Please be respectful of municipal lots that are provided to service local business traffic. MAIN AND SUGGESTED PARKING: Ample parking is available at The Mercer County Fairgrounds 1001 W Market Street, Celina. Shuttle buses will take runners and spectators to the race start. Shuttle Service: Shuttle service will take runners back to the fairgrounds parking at the participants discretion. Costs: Online registration is open. Cost is tiered based on date registered. Important Course Information: Participants must maintain a reasonable pace along the course (16:30 pace). A follow vehicle will be on course after the park that will maintain a 16:30 pace. Participants who fall outside of that pace will be asked to take a sag vehicle to the start/finish area. All aid stations will close in succession with this time plan. The course will be open until 2:00PM Course Nutrition: On course nutrition for 2017 will be GU gels and GU Brew hydration drink. GU developed a Marathon and Half Marathon Nutrition Planner to help runners dial in their plan for race day. We all know things can change on race day, but it helps to start with a plan! Here s how to use our Nutrition Planner Step 1: Pick your goal finishing time and find out what your average pace will be. Step 2: Use the table to determine your total nutritional need for the event. Step 3: Mix and match your favorite products and flavors, then calculate your totals Step 4: Make sure your plan meets your body s demand for each nutritional element Ameneties: Tech-T(If registered by September 12), Finisher s medal, Window sticker, on course and post race food, beer token and goody bag. Post Race Showers: Available at the Auglaize-Mercer YMCA after the races. Roads will be closed to traffic: Auglaize County Sheriff, Mercer County Sheriff, City of St.Marys police department, City of Celina police department and Ohio State Park Patrol will monitor the course. Spectator Maps: Maps will be provided for spectators to leapfrog the course to view participants. Please have your support crew be respectful of the enclosure and follow maps provided. Walkers: Walkers are welcome. Wheelchairs: The course will be wheelchair friendly.
2017 Grand Lake Marathon Expo EXPO VENDOR REGISTRATION The 2017 Expo will take place Friday, September 22 from 12:00-7:00pm in the Multipurpose Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. The Expo provides vendors the opportunity to display their message before hundreds of like-minded consumers as they browse booths from dedicated health and wellness organizations and local businesses. We invite you to come be a part of the excitement at The Grand Lake Marathon in 2017. Page 13 PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Friday, September 22, 2017 12:00pm to 7:00pm Mercer County Fairgrounds Multi Purpose Building 1001 W. Market Street Celina, Ohio 45822 The Expo will feature health and fitness related booths, local businesses, and race packet pickup. NOTE: There will be NO Race Day packet pickup; all race packets must be picked up during Expo hours. If you can not pick up your race packet, you can have someone pick it up for you but that person must have a copy of your ID, as well as their own picture ID and the Packet Pick-Up Form filled out and signed (http://www.grandlakemarathon.com/expo) PACKET PICK-UP INFORMATION Pick up your 2017 Grand Lake Marathon and Half Marathon participant bib, T-shirt, bib tag timing device, runner goodie bag at the Expo in the Multi Purpose Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. Make sure you have your photo ID. NO EXCEP- TIONS. (Note: Athletes will receive the race t-shirt corresponding to the event in which they are entered, i.e., someone registered for the full marathon will receive a marathon t-shirt, even if they signed up for the full marathon but only intend to complete the ½ Marathon. No exceptions.) CELINA GRAND LAKE AERIE #1291 ENJOY OUR OUTDOOR PATIO ON THE LAKE! LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY NITE 8 PM FRI NITE MARATHON SPECIAL 12 2 ITEM PIZZA $ 10 OR $.50 OFF ANY SUB WE MAKE A MEAN MOSCOW MULE! BEST LOADED BLOODY MARYS THIS SIDE OF THE LAKE! SIT BACK, RELAX, & LET US DO THE MIXIN WE CAN SPICE IT UP OR DOWN TO YOUR TASTEBUDS 419-586-4295
Page 14 Thanks to the Vein Care Center in Celina for making Live GPS Runner Tracking available for racers and spectators at NO CHARGE! Download the RaceJoy App to your phone and send your runner encouraging messages, get GPS progress alerts, and post to social media. Read below for more information on what RaceJoy provides both runners and spectators! The link to download the app is located at http://www.grandlakemarathon.com/gps-tracking Live Tracking Free Live Tracking and Cheer Sending! Live GPS Tracking Supporting spectators can track you live in a map view as you progress along the race course. NearMe alerts let spectators know you are drawing near. Find each other using the MeetUp tool. GPS Progress Alerts Receive continual progress updates as you complete the course! Audio up dates are typically sent at every mile and include pace, elapsed time, and estimated finish time. Option to have progress posted real-time to your Facebook and Twitter walls. Have friends and family track your performance. Track your competition or friends who are also doing the race. Send-a-Cheer Receive and send fun, motivational audio cheers. Use RaceJoy's Text-to-Cheer to send custom messages. Start sending cheers to others doing the race at any time! Please download at http://www.grandlakemarathon.com/gps-tracking
About Us Page 15 New race, olympic marathoner to highlight By ANDREW WILSON Staff Writer ST. MARYS A new race and the opportunity to meet and greet an Olympic marathoner will highlight the 2017 Grand Lake Marathon. The 2017 Grand Lake Marathon will feature the full 26.2 mile marathon that is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, full marathon relays, a 13.1 mile half marathon, half marathon relays, 5K race, kids marathon and a first-ever senior marathon. Similar to the kids marathon, the senior marathon is an incremental race in which seniors age 55 and older run a specified amount of miles in the days leading up to the race. They will then race 1.2 miles the day of the race. They get 25 miles in prior to the race and then do 1.2 miles at the finish, the conclusion, on that day, Race Director Ryan King said. They still get to go across the finish line, and they get a medal and they get a shirt and get the feeling of completing a marathon. But they won t have to do it all in one day, (that) is the idea. The kids marathon, which works the same way, will take place at the same time as the senior marathon. Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday at the Mercer County Fairgrounds, Olympian Jared Ward, who finished in sixth place at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil and who is also a statistics professor at Brigham Young University, will hold an autograph session followed by a question-andanswer session. Another change from last year is the universal finishing line, as all races will end in Lakeshore Park in Celina. That s the big change for this year, is that all races will finish at Lakeshore Drive, which is different than it had been in the past, King said. In the past, we had two separate finish lines. The full marathon s course, however, will still be familiar to those who have run it in the past. We start down 127, King said. And then from 127, we head down 703 toward Montezuma. And then it goes off to Guadalupe (Road) and takes that clear to Tri Township (Road) and then Tri Township goes north to Greenville Road basically. Then (the route) comes across that feeder I think it s Feeder Road and up, not parallel to 364, but it s actually in the park, so 364 isn t closed. The biggie is (to) cross 703 all the way back to Celina and then come down. Westbound Ohio 703 on the north side of the lake will be closed on Saturday morning, but eastbound Ohio 703 will be open for residents to enter or to exit. The half marathon will begin at Memorial Park in St. Marys. It will travel the same route as in previous years but in reverse order. Teams of two, three or four can participate in the fullmarathon relay. The halfmarathon relay involves two team members, who each run 6.55 miles. The full-marathon relay will begin at 7:15 a.m. with the start of the full marathon in Celina. The halfmarathon relay will begin at 8:45 a.m. with the start of the half marathon in St. Marys. The 5K race, which begins and ends at Lakeshore Park in Celina and travels down the west bank of Grand Lake St. Marys, will begin at 8 a.m. Awards will be given out to the top three males and females in the full marathon and half marathon and top three in the following age groups: 18 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, 70 plus and wheeled (push chair). Ohio 127 will be closed at 6:30 a.m. and won t open back up until approximately 9 a.m. Ohio 703 on the north side of the lake will be closed to westbound traffic and will only have traffic flowing east in the eastbound lane. Residents and spectators are encouraged to utilize Ohio 29. King said an ideal spot to watch the race would be in Grand Lake St. Marys State Park along the East Bank. The race will be visible from a few spots on the top side of Ohio 703; however, there aren t many access points to view the race s latter stages. Although the full marathon is limited to 1,000 participants, the half marathon is limited to 1,500 participants and the 5K race is limited to 400 participants, King said all three races still have openings. Anyone who would like to register can do so by by visiting GrandLakeMarathon. com and clicking on register. Participants must maintain a 16:30 pace and a follow vehicle will be on the course. Race participants who fall outside of the pace will be asked to take a sag vehicle to the start/ finish area. King reminded those looking to participate in any of the races the forecast for Saturday is in the upper 80s and advised participants to stay hydrated and remember water stations are available in the every two miles on the course. Emergency personnel will be available on course and at the finish line. 419-394-2371 1-800-688-BUDS 1415 Commerce Dr., St. Marys Our Service Department has GM-trained Certified Service technicians to make maintenance simple for you View our wide selection of vehicles at www.budschevy.com Best of Luck!
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