Hello, walail-ga,
Boy, this was a tough one! There are so many links to marathon races
around the United States, but unless you spend hours searching through
each link, it is difficult to find a start time.
UtraRunning Magazine has a calender of some of the marathons in the
US, Canada and around the world. As I clicked on each region, I found
only one relay that started at 7pm. It is the “Somerville Roadrunners
24-Hour Around the Lake Relay, Marathon, Ultra” on August 2nd. To get
to the link, go to http://www.ultrarunning.com/ , click on the
left-hand regional link for New England, and then the Sommerville
Roadrunners Race web page link at the bottom of the race description.
Or, you may link seperately to the page at http://www.srr.org/ . Click
on the left-link for the “24-hour race”, and it will give you the
details.
The Dusk till Dawn Trail Challenge in Rockford, Michigan, which was
already run on June 8, 2002, is a 12-hour all-night trail run from
7pm-7am. Race info and contact information about next year is
available at http://www.swimjimswim.org/d2d/index.shtml.
The Bridle Trails Twilight 50K, sponsored by the Cascade Running
Club, will be held at the Bridle Trails State Park in Bellvue, WA on
1/11/2003. The race has a 4pm start time. You can find out more at
http://pws.prserv.net/CascadeRunningClub/bt50k.htm.
A race name that caught my eye on ultrarunner.net was the Bethel
Hill Midnight Boogie in North Carolina. Information about the race
will be posted in the next few months at http://www.mangumtc.org/. You
can access the home page of ultrarunner at http://www.ultrarunner.net/
and click on states of interest to get names and links to races. Some
have start times, some don’t, but the list does contain many more
races than those listed on the ultrarunning.com site.
A short (5k) but annual evening run is the Firecracker 5k beginning
at 7pm in Memphis, Tennessee to benefit the St. Jude’s Childrens
Hospital. Information can be found on their website at
http://www2.stjude.org/community_events/national_event/runs-detail.cfm
or at their official site at http://www.firecracker5k.com/
Another site that lists all the ultramarathons in the US is at
ultramarathonworld.com. It is an extensive list, and I did not have
time to scroll through all the race times, but if you do this at your
leisure, you may find a nightime race.
http://www.ultramarathonworld.com/uw_races.htm
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Trail Runner Magazine, at http://www.trailrunnermag.com/ has the
most detailed list of races I have found in the United States.Click on
the “events” tab to take you to a regional list of races by date.....
http://www.trailrunnermag.com/events/events.html It would take me
hours to click through each region of the US, and the dates, to find
out if any are nighttime races. However, it is sometimes possible to
tell by the name, as I did with the Bridle Trails Twilight race. If,
and when, you have the time, you should be able to scroll through the
lists.
Or, better yet, why not contact Trail Runner Magazine and see if
they would be kind enough to give you a more extensive list than I
have. They probably have the information on the tip of their
tongue.Their contact info is:
Trail Runner
Big Stone Publishing
1101 Village Rd. UL-D4
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 704-1442 PH
(970) 963-4965 FX
You might call and see if they have an e-mail address, or if they
can e-mail you with some information.
Though the list is not extensive, there are a few links here to
start you off. As I said, it will take a fair amount of time to search
through all the sites. However, the contact info on any of the above
websites may be all you need to ask for some more night races.
Happy marathoning!
umiat-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
umiat-ga
on
14 Aug 2002 14:42 PDT
Hi, walail-ga!
Obviously there is some confusion here....sorry!
I went back to the Sommerville Roadrunner's web page, and want to
point out that the "24-hour race" actually has three different
components - a relay, a marathon, and an ultra. You can sign up for
your choice. Since a marathon is normally 26 miles, I assume that the
distinction they make between race options would mean that the
marathon is within the range you are requesting. If you return to
http://www.srr.org/ and click on "24-hour race" under Annual Events,
you will see the different entry fees for the relay, marathon and
ultra. Again, the race starts at 7pm.
The Summer Sprint Tri Series in Farmington, CT. may be of interest to
you. The series is comprised of 13 triathalons with evening starts at
6pm. The races involve a ¼ mile swim, a 7.2 mile bike race and a 3.1
mile run. The race descriptions and contact information can be found
on the Connecticut Triathalon page at
http://www.triathlonessentials.com/connecticut_triathlons_2002.htm .
Have you tried the Racefinder at runnersworld.com? It allows you to
search for races by length, state and date. There is no criteria
listed for start times, however. The Racefinder may provide another
starting point and can be found at
http://www.runnersworld.com/home/0,1300,1-75-76,00.html.
One other option is the Runner's World forums at
http://rwforums.rodale.com/. Since night races are quite rare, I would
not be surprised if you can't find other runners like yourself who
prefer evening races and are willing to share their knowledge of race
particulars with you!
Without going through every race website individually, it is nearly
impossible to compile a list of nighttime races. Chatting with others
who share your interest at Runner's forum is likely your best bet for
a quick list of races.
However, both the Sommerville 24-hour and the Summer Sprint Tri
Series should provide a start. E-mailing or calling the contacts of
both races might also point you to additional marathons.
Hope this helps!
umiat-ga
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