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The race will start at the Mike Long Track at Florida State University. The address is Chieftain Way, Tallahassee, Florida. This course is virtually flat and paved. Wheelchair and Early Starters: If we have wheelchair competitors, they will start at 7:25 a.m. Wheelchair participants must pre-register so we can make proper arrangements. Please contact the race director if you intend to participate. Please note there is a six-hour cut off for the main field. Anyone on the course after 1:30 p.m. will be 'swept up' and transported back to the finish area. This is the 36th annual Tallahassee Marathon. Our first marathon was held in 1975. The Tallahassee Half-Marathon has been held since the mid-1980s. This is the sixth year it will be run from Florida State's Mike Long Track. Aid Stations: We will have aid stations at the start/finish, and near mile markers 2/25, 4/23, 6/21, 8/19, 10/17, 11.5/15.5 and at the turn around near mile 13. Weather in Tallahassee, Florida, can be very unpredictable. Average February Temperature for Tallahassee is a high of 67, and a low of 42. February is the fifth driest month with an average monthly rainfall of 4.63 inches. |