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Registration:
We will be accepting entries at the Ellerbe
Springs Inn Friday night from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. during the pasta
dinner and again race morning from 7:00 until 7:30 a.m. Shirts will be ordered based on the number of
pre-registered runners. There will be a few extra shirts but late
registrants are not guaranteed a finisher shirt or a specific size
shirt. There should be plenty of medals.
Registration fee $45.00 until 6th of February
Registration fee $55.00 until 20th of February
Registration fee $65.00 until 27th of February on Active.com
Registration fee is $75.00 after the 27th of February and on Race morning.
5 to 9 year race veterans get a $5.00 discount on registration.
10 year and above race veterans get a $10.00 discount on registration
Current Entries
Veterans
2009 Results
Read about it on MarathonGuide.com
You can download a mail-in entry
HERE or
register online here.
Mail your entry to:
Ellerbe Springs Marathon
532 Blackbird Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314
Course Description:
The course is USATF
certified [NC-05006-PH] and is a Boston qualifier. It is a loop
starting and finishing near the Ellerbe Springs Inn. The first 1/4th
mile and the last 1/4th mile are gravel. Everything
else is a paved rural state roads running by many farms and large tracks
of uninhabited woodland. Most runners consider this a hilly
course. There are 11 aid stations at approximately 3-mile
intervals. Station 1 will be water only. All other stations
will have water and an electrolyte drink.
Course Profile
Accommodations:
Fifteen rooms are
available at the Ellerbe Springs Inn and Restaurant. Also camping is
available at the Inn. Call the Ellerbe Springs Inn at 1-800-248-6467
or 910-652-5600 for information about staying there. Other
accommodations are available in Rockingham (12 miles away). Call
1-800-858-1688 for information about other lodging.
Pasta Dinner:
The Ellerbe Springs Inn and
Restaurant will have an all-u-can-eat salad bar and pasta bar on Friday
evening from 6:00 until 8:00. The cost is $9.99 {children 10 and under
$4.99} and includes beverage (except beer) and dessert. No
reservations are required and you can pay at the dinner. Do not
send money for the dinner with your race registration. If
you plan on eating the pre-race dinner call
the Ellerbe Springs Inn at 1-800-248-6467 or 910-652-5600 so they can
get an accurate number for the dinner.
Packet Pick-up:
Packets may be picked up at the
Spring House on Friday night from 6:00 until 8:00. Late registration
will also be accepted. Packet pick-up and race day registration will be
from 7:00 until 7:30 on Saturday morning.
Awards, Shirts & Medallions:
Pottery awards created by Terry and
Vivian Hunt of Cross Creek Pottery in Seagrove, NC. Awards go to the
top 3 overall male and female, to the first master, grandmaster, and
senior grandmaster male and female, and to the top 3 male and female in
the following age groups: 24 and under, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,
45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70 and over. There will be no
duplication of awards. No awards will be mailed.
Shirts and medallions are for finishers only and will be awarded
immediately after the finish line. Anyone completing his or her 5th
Ellerbe will be awarded a special long sleeve shirt with “5-year
veteran” down the sleeve. To be eligible for the special 5-year
shirt you must pre-register by the February 27 deadline.
Those who complete their 10th Ellerbe will be
assigned a permanent number for all future Ellerbe Springs Marathons.
A framed commemorative number for display will be mailed to the 10-year
finishers shortly after the event.
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