N.C. Marathon moves to March
Thursday, October 8, 2009
(Updated 2:37 pm)
The North Carolina Marathon, which will be held for a third time in 2010, is moving to March 20.
That will put the 26.2-mile road race and companion half-marathon and 5K six weeks earlier and in weather that is historically 11 to 12 degrees cooler than the early May date of the race’s first two years.
Melissa Fourrier, the race director and executive director of Foster Friends of North Carolina, said Thursday that three factors led to the new date for the High Point event:
- Cooler temperatures should ensure a safer race for runners.
- The May date conflicts with the longer-running Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Winston-Salem.
- A March date would offer fresher staffing resources in High Point before the spring furniture market in April.
The races moved to High Point this year after debuting in Greensboro in May 2008.
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