| Route: |
"Fast" Campus 5K Course
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| Mileage: |
5 kilometers (3.1 miles) |
| Hillage: |
Mostly gently rolling, but a few challenging hills.
Largest Climb: 90 ft
Average Grade: 2%.
Notable hills:
The 5K is mostly flat.
There is a nice downhill on Shortlidge Rd just under a mile into
the race and a short, steep uphill on Burrowes Rd about a mile and three-quarters into the race. |
| Description: |
Note:
This course was precisley measured. Map distances shown at the
Runningmap.com links are approximate, but close to these precise
measurements.
Start on Porter Rd. south of the
Joe Paterno statue just north of Curtin Rd. Head west on Curtin. Take
Curtin to Burrowes Rd. Bear left on Burrowes and run down the hill. A
block down from Burrowes, take the left on Pollack Rd. Continue on
Pollock for about half a mile. The water stop is at the corner of
Shortlidge and Pollock Rd., 2.0 miles into the race. Make the left on
Shortlidge and climb the long block to Curtin Rd. Make a right on Curtin
and run the rest of the way to the finish, a flat two-thirds mile.
Mile Marks:
Start
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On Porter Rd near Curtin Rd. approximately halfway between the Joe Paterno statue and the corner. |
Mile 1
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On Shortlidge Rd, about 100 yards after turning off of Curtin Rd.
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Mile 2
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On Curtin Rd, about 70 yards past Allen St. |
Mile 3
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On Curtin Rd, at the western end of Beaver Stadium |
| 5K |
On Curtin Rd. at eastern end of Beaver Stadium. | |
| Remarks: |
The "Fast" Course is basically the same as the Arts Fest 5K Course that has been used in recent years except that the Shortlidge-Pollock-Burrowers-Curtin Loop is run in the opposite direction.
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Map:
(Click on Map for link to zoomable map with satellite imagery.)
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Last Updated on Saturday, 26 March 2011 18:08 |
