Until Raceday: September 23, 2012
Hutchinson, KS
Hutchinson, KS
Course Information
NEW!! We're working hard to tweak the course to make it even better in 2012! Stay tuned for our official race course. The plan is to still start in Carey Park and run along the Jim Martinez trail to Rice Park and finish at Gowans Stadium. We just have some new things up our sleeves for the miles in between. We'll keep you posted!
2011 Course:
Do we have a race course for you! Here's a run-down from start to finish of where Run for the Rocks will take you along Hutchinson:
START/CAREY PARK: The race will begin in Hutchinson's Carey Park. Carey Park is named for the Carey family who was originally involved in mining salt in Hutchinson. Carey Park houses the Hutchinson Zoo as well as the Carey Park 18-hole golf course and sits alongside the picturesque Arkansas River.
MARTINEZ TRAIL TO RICE PARK: After a fast and flat 5K around Carey Park, the course will follow the scenic Jim P. Martinez Trail for the next 3 miles to Rice Park. The Jim P. Martinez Trail is all paved, mostly flat and follows alongside the Arkansas River and Cow Creek for much of its path. The fun and family friendly Rice Park will be the half-way point and a great place for spectators to cheer on runners.
NEIGHBORHOODS & FAIRGROUNDS: From Rice Park you will enter the residential neighborhoods of Old Farm Estates and Hyde Park until reaching the Kansas State Fair Grounds. Runners will enter the Kansas State Fair Grounds running past Lake Talbot and other nostalgic locations like Ye Old Mill, Gottschalk Park, and the Grandstands before heading down Severance Street.
COSMOSPHERE/HCC/FINISH LINE: The last sections of the course will take runners past the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and Hutchinson Community College to end in Gowan Stadium - nothing like a little Chariots of Fire-style lap around the track to finish your 13.1 mile adventure!
This fast flat and scenic course also features plenty of water stops, great scenery, and convenient spectator locations.
