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St. Charles Half Marathon Announced
By Dean Reinke
December 8, 2009
Waldorf, MD
For the Washington Running Report
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The inaugural St. Charles Half Marathon will be held Sunday, April 18 in Charles County, Maryland, just outside of the Washington, DC market. Charles County is one of the fastest growing counties in the country and home of title sponsor ACPT (American Community Property Trust), developer of planned community "St. Charles." Partnering with ACPT is the Charles County Economic Development and Tourism Bureau with founding partner Southern Maryland Newspapers.
The event will be a part of the nationwide 15-city USRA Half Marathon Series and will feature a Half Marathon, 5K, and Fun Run. The Series is produced by Winter Park, Florida based Reinke Sports Group.
USRA Half Marathon Series events in 2010 will include:Â
|
1 |
Columbia |
SC |
February |
27 |
|
2 |
Bentonville |
AR |
March |
13 |
|
3 |
Lexington |
KY |
March |
28 |
|
4 |
Mt. Pleasant/Racine |
WI |
April |
10 |
|
5 |
Charles County |
MD |
April |
18 |
|
6 |
Council Bluffs |
IA |
May |
23 |
|
7 |
Worcester |
MA |
June |
13 |
|
8 |
Joplin |
MO |
October |
10 |
|
9 |
Dalton |
GA |
October |
17 |
|
10 |
Lafayette |
IN |
October |
24 |
|
11 |
Clarksville |
TN |
October |
30 |
|
12 |
Lancaster |
PA |
November |
06 |
|
13 |
Stockton |
CA |
November |
14 |
|
14 |
Flagler County |
FL |
November |
21 |
|
15 |
Mississippi Gulf Coast |
MS |
December |
12 |
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Home of Purdue Half Marathon
This past June, Reinke Sports Group created the Council Bluffs Half Marathon in partnership with the CVB and Chamber of Commerce and attracted some 1200 participants, one of the largest ever first time events in the Council Bluffs/Omaha market. That inspired the recent November 7 Clarksville Half Marathon in Tennessee where some 1500 participants are projected.
In addition to the feature Half Marathon, each USRA Series event also includes a 5K and Fun Run. Other standard amenities include a Tech Running Shirt and Commemorative Finisher's Medal to all Half Marathoners, Pre-Race Runner's Expo, Live Course entertainment and a Post Race Party. Each market also has a Corporate, Military and/or Alumni "Participation" division.
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