RACE course

Lackawaxen Park - 107 Scenic Drive - Lackawaxen, PA 18435
PACKET PICK UP | Friday 3-5 pm or 5:45 am Saturday before the race   
RACE START TIMES | Marathon & Half Marathon - 6:30-9 am | 10k & 5k - 10 am   

Lackawaxen Park - 107 Scenic Drive - Lackawaxen, PA 18435

These races are certified Boston Marathon qualifying course. Certificate PA21001NP.

• There will be signs directing athletes and  families to the parking area.
• There are not any climbs on either course. Gaining 50 feet per mile is less than a 1 percent grade.
• Mile marker signs at every mile (as well as paint on the road surface). Signs that can’t be missed at the turnarounds (marathon, half-marathon, 10k and 5k).
• Marathon and half marathon turns. Please don’t miss them! Only 5 people have missed turns in the 4 previous years of the race. Each turn will have signage, paint on the ground, cones and more signs  letting you know it’s time to turn. 
• Race Director Rule of Thumb, “When you think you have enough signs on the course so that nobody can possibly get lost, double the signage!” There  will be double the signage on the course.
• Finish line: 106 Scenic Dr., Lackawaxen, PA.  Parking is across the street at the Fire House.

I know there are different definitions about course descriptions. What is a hill to one is only a boomp to another. What we can say about the elevation on the course is this: 

• The low point of the course is at 617'
• The high point is 5 miles later at 821' 
• This means in 5 miles on the way out to the turnaround, you 'climb' 204' 
• That calculates to a grade/climb of .77% 
• This means the climb is less than 1%
• You are running with the Lackawaxen River on your left on the way out to the turnaround. This will be the less than 1% climb going out. 
• You'll also have less than 1% elevation loss on the way back to the start/finish area. (You'll do this twice for the marathon.)

Start Line:

• Lackawaxen Park - 107 Scenic Drive - Lackawaxen, PA 18435 

Finish Line

• Lackawaxen Park - 107 Scenic Drive - Lackawaxen, PA 18435