Five Points of Life Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday February 20, 2011 – 7 a.m.

USATF Certification:
Full Marathon - FL-10003EBM
Half Marathon - FL-06012DL

Start/finish areas are located across the street from the UF&Shands Orthopeadics and Sports Medicine Institute in the parking lot of the Phillips Center for Performing Arts on the University of Florida’s campus at Hull Road and SW 34th Street.

Packet Pickup
Packets will contain you race number, sponsor goodies and your technical short sleeved t-shirt. Marathon, Half Marathon, Team and Marathon Relay teams may pick up their packets at the Fitness EXPO on Saturday, February 19, 2011. The EXPO will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m and held at UF&Shands Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Institute. Marathon, Half Marathon, Team and Marthon Realy teams may also pick up their packets on race day beginning at 6am at the finish area. Onsite registration will not be accepted on race day.

Gear Bag Drop Off
All participants will be able to check a gear bag at the finish area. Just look for the information tent and drop them off before 6:45 a.m.

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Timing
This year's timing will be handled by DRC Sports out of Inverness, Florida. We're excited to have DRC Sports as our Race Weekend timing company.

All chips must be returned when you cross the finish line. Failure to return the chips will result in a $40 fine.

Course Time Limit
The half marathon course will close 3 1/2 hours after the start time. The marathon course will close 6 hours after the start time. Participants will be allowed to continue after these times on the sidewalks at their own risk. 

Team Competition-Half Marathon
Teams are welcomed again this year for the half marathon. Teams must consist of 4 people and must be co-ed (at least one male and one female). A team captain must be chosen and indicated on the team registration. All four members must be registered to run the half marathon. Download a team registration form here.

Marathon Relay-Marathon
The Five Points of Life Marathon Relay is back for its 2nd year. Relay teams will consist of 5 people and do not have to be co-ed. Four of the team members will run 5 mile segments and the last team member will finish the course with a 6.2 mile segment. A captain must be chosen before the team registers. The captain will go in, pay the registration fee and set up a team account. After this is done the captain will distrubute the team name and password to the other four members. The other four members will then register for free under the name. Each relay team member must register. Register for the Marathon Relay here. Registration closes on February 1, 2010.


Awards & Age Groups
All finishers of the marathon and half marathon receive the official Five Points of Life marathon medal at the finish line. Top awards are distributed at the post race party at the marathon finish area for the half marathon at 10:30 a.m. and for the marathon at noon. Wheelchair awards will be given to the 1st and 2nd place finishers for each gender. Age group and masters awards will be dispersed to the top three finishers of each gender in each of the following age groups.

In accordance with USATF rules, overall and cash awards will be determined by gun time while age group awards will be determined by chip time.

Course Records
Half Marathon
Mark Carroll, Ireland                           1:06:34 in 2006
Ramilia Burangulova, Gainesville, FL     1:16:43 in 2007

Marathon
Matt Loiselle, Toronto, ON                      2:25:34 in 2010
Lyudmyla Pushkina, Gainesville, FL        2:50:12 in 2006

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Course Support
Water and Gatorade is available at six hydrations stations on the first half and eight on the second half. Energy bars and gels will also be placed at four designated hydration stations.
Medical tents are strategically placed seven times along the course to ensure your safety and comfort. A main medical tent will be stationed at the start/finish area. Medical tents will not have water and Gatorade.

Course Highlights
This Boston Marathon qualifier and USATF certified course starts in front of the University of Florida Center for Performing Arts and weaves through Gainesville’s most popular running areas. The route takes you past the iconic 34th Street Wall where thousands of UF students and Gainesville residents have commemorated important events in their lives and in the community.  You’ll be challenged by the historic hills of 16th Avenue, a popular training route of Frank Shorter who won the 1972 Olympic gold medal in the marathon, and will enjoy Gainesville’s beautiful Duck Pond and downtown areas.
On the first half you’ll also pass through Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, home to the 2008 National Championship Gators, and may see some “real” gators sunning themselves on the shores of Lake Alice.  After the split, marathoners will continue to Rails to Trails, Williston road, 34th Street and winds again through parts of UF’s campus and back to the start/finish area. A festive post race party welcomes you to the finish line and you’ll enjoy pizza, refreshments, live entertainment and awards.

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Race Day Weather
Average Temperature for February 20th
            High     70°F
            Low     46°F
            Mean   58°F

Temperature on race day last year (February 14th)
            High     69°F
            Low     45°F

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