Redding Marathon 2020

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Redding Marathon, California USA

Save the Date: 19.01.2020 

Information:  Official Site

About the Marathon course:

1. The course will be well marked with course with arrows. and course monitors.
2. Monitors will direct you at crucial points along the course.
3. 10 aid stations will be stocked with water and Cliff shot electrolyte drink ( aid#1 water only)
4. Energy gel will be available to marathon runners at selected aid stations after aid station #2.
5. Mile markers will be in place throughout the course.
6. Cut  off is inforced at 7 hours. which is close to a 16 minute mile.
 
The Redding Marathon and Marathon Relay will begin at the Shasta Dam Visitor's Center parking lot at 8 am January 20, 2019
You will run directly onto the road that crosses Shasta Dam. Once you have crossed the Dam there is a paved road that descends for  1.75miles
 where you will access the paved Rail Trail.  You will run on the Rail Trail for the next 10 miles with the Sacramento River on your left  with the first
7 miles being relatively flat and fast. You will come to the first aid station at 3.75 miles.  Just after the aid station you will run through an old 1923 railroad tunnel . The  aid station  #2 is at Matheson Mine, mile 6.4.  You will continue down stream on the flat Rail Trail to the Keswick Boat Launch and the first marathon relay handoff. Aid station #3 is also located at this spot.

You will continue traversing the paved Rail Trail across Spring Creek Dam where you head towards Iron  Mountain Road Road where you will cross and run on Rock Creek Road  for over 2 miles. Volunteers will then direct you onto Granite Drive where you will have your biggest climb into the historic town of Old Shasta. Once you are into Old Shasta you will be treated to over 4 miles of beautiful urban paved trail that will descend back to the Sacramento River trail and portions of the original Redding Marathon . Running south will take you to the Diestlehorst Bridge . From there you will head north on your only out and back of the course. 


 Now on the north side of the Sacramento River Trail, you will make your way to the FINISH LINE passing aid stations #10 and #11. THE SUNDIAL BRIDGE WILL GREET YOU ALONG WITH FRIENDLY VOLUNTEERS, FINISHER MEDALS, FOOD AND BEVERAGES. reddingmarathon.org

About the city of Redding: 

Redding is a city in Northern California. Turtle Bay Exploration Park includes an arboretum, botanical gardens and a museum with natural history exhibits. Spanning the Sacramento River, the Sundial Bridge is a suspension bridge that also acts as a huge, working sundial. West, Shasta State Historic Park holds the ruins of an 1800s gold-rush mining town. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has waterfalls and a lake.

You must Visit:

Lassen volcanic national park 

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Lassen Volcanic National Park is in northern California. It's rich in hydrothermal sites like Bumpass Hell, with its acres of bubbling mud pots. The summit of Lassen Peak Volcano offers views over the surrounding wilderness. Nearby, the Devastated Area is littered with lava rocks from its last eruption. A network of trails through forest and around several lakes connects with the Pacific Crest Trail in the north. Wikipedia


Shasta Dam

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Shasta Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam across the Sacramento River in Northern California in the United States. At 602 feet high, it is the eighth-tallest dam in the United States. Wikipedia

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