The Lake Placid Marathon & Half was recently ranked by a Runner's World Magazine survey as the #2 "Best Destination" race in the United States!! (Runner's World Magazine, January 2010 Issue, page 71) The Lake Placid Marathon & Half Marathon is a high quality premier early season race held in the charming Olympic Village of Lake Placid, New York USA home of the 1932 & 1980 Winter Games.
Roughly 2,500 runners partake between the half and full marathons.
Course
Mostly road surface, with about a mile of dirt/gravel. An aid station every mile or so, the first four are water only, the rest have energy gel, sports drinks, and energy bars.
Below is the elevation map of the full marathon(the half is just the first 13.1 miles)
Here is the course map:
Rules
Headphones ARE allowed(thankfuly)
Must always display the number bib.
Basically don't be stupid, have fun, don't ruin it for anyone else.
(All found on http://lakeplacidmarathon.com/)
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