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Post by erinrunz on Dec 14, 2007 18:29:54 GMT -5
Has anyone competed in the Charlottesville Marathon?
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Post by frojoe23 on Dec 16, 2007 11:41:29 GMT -5
Haven't run it, but there is a nice little blurb about it in the latest Runner's World. Charlottesville is a very nice town with the University of Virginia there. Nice place for a spring marathon.
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Post by kevinspradlin on Dec 18, 2007 13:46:24 GMT -5
Great area. Spent a two weeks in Charlottesville in '04 for some professional training on UVa campus. I loved it there (but a be pricey to live). Since you're looking to run there and not relocate, however, enjoy it. It likely won't be an easy course. Charlottesville has its fair share of hills, which I'm sure the race director has worked into the course. This is form the race flier: The course will start and finish near historic downtown Charlottesville, Virginia then traverse some of the most scenic and historic areas on the East Coast. Proceeding out of Charlottesville, you will run past many historic sites including Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda, located at the University of Virginia. Continuing West into the shadows of the Shenandoah National Park, you will run through beautiful Albemarle wine and horse country. The course will offer a short break from the pavement as you proceed along stunning Ridge Road, a local runners paradise, on a great soft pack surface. Truly one of the most scenic courses you will ever run. The course has rolling hills throughout.
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