City of Roses Half Marathon
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City of Roses Half Marathon and 5K
The event is a fall running weekend in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, featuring multiple race formats on paved trails and roads. The weekend includes a road half marathon, a 5K on a flat USATF certified course, a three-person half marathon relay with exchanges at the Pilot House and the beginning of Veterans, and a virtual half marathon option.
The half marathon course runs through residential areas and county roads, passing horse farms, tree-filled woods and homes, and returns to the Osage Center where there is a finish area with food and refreshments. Water stops are placed every two miles early on, then every mile from mile 8 onward. Gatorade is provided from mile 6 through the finish. Volunteers staff water stops and aid stations. An early start is offered for participants who anticipate taking longer than three hours to complete the half marathon.
Post-event provisions include pancakes, coffee and traditional snacks, and locally brewed beer at the finish area. Overall prizes are awarded in the half marathon with listed amounts for overall and masters winners. Age group awards are given for both the half marathon and the 5K in five-year divisions. Packet pickup is available on the days before and the day of the races. Registrations made by September 13 are guaranteed event shirts when ordered. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
