Post Race Party

The 12th Annual Key West 1/2 Marathon will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 7 AM. Runners World Magazine featured this race as one of ten great winter 1/2 Marathons! Run this flat, fast 13.1 mile half marathon course through old town Key West and Historic Landmarks and the Key West scenic waterfront. The first 700 entrants will receive a specially designed t-shirt by local artist.

Registration:  $45 before January 25, 2010 and $50 after January 25

Schedule:

• Race day registration and packet pick up will be starting at 6AM and close at 6:45.
• Race start is at 7AM sharp.

An awards ceremony with great prizes, entertainment, and unique awards distributed will follow the race.  Awards will given to First thru third Male/Female three deep from 14 & Under to 75 & Over. First Place Overall Male/Female and First & Second Masters and a Military Division. The Half Marathon has been attracting participants from all over the United States, Wisconsin, Minnesota, a group of 70 runners from Indiana, others from Delaware, Colorado, Missouri, Virginia, Michigan, California and participants as far away as England and Canada and Mexico.  

We have water stations every 2 miles (mile 2, 4, 6 Powerade, 8, ) then every mile to the finish ( 9.5 poweraid, 10, 11, 12,).We know that runners from the north may not be used to our warmer winter weather so we encourage hydration, and we have a very active group of volunteers that leapfrog from the first stations to the last ones. Sights include, Downtown old town, Hemingway House, Key West Light house, Southernmost Point, Southernmost House, The Casa Marina Hotel ( Flanglers original hotel from early 1900's), Higs Beach, West Martello Fort (Civil War fort), From Mile 3-5 you run on the bike path along the Atlantic Ocean, past Houseboat row, then the half way point is along the Key West Golf Course bike path, Mile 8 is at the Community College with interesting ceramic sculpture displays on the water, then back along North Roosevelt bike path on the water of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys Back Country, past Garrison Bite Marina and docks where Charter fishing and private boats dock, to finish at Lands end village where there is the largest fleet of Schooners, Multihulls and Sail boats as well as a large charter fishing and diving fleet and the passenger boats to the Dry Tortugas.  

The pasta Dinner and Post Race Party will be held at Dantes Restaurant, 951 Caroline Street. That is right next door to the half shell raw bar for those of you who have done the race before.  Great spot - and if it is hot - they have a pool!  The pasta dinner and packet pickup will start at 5pm.