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Event
Information:
The
race will start at 7:30 a.m. EST on
the campus of Florida State
University on Chieftan Way. The half
marathon course is flat while the
full marathon features a scenic mid
section with some gently rolling
terrain in the appealing Southwood
neighborhood. This is the 37th
annual Tallahassee Marathon. Our
first marathon was held in 1975. The
Tallahassee Half-Marathon has been
held since the mid-1980s. This is
the seventh year it will be run from
Florida State's Mike Long Track.
Marathon runners will be diverted
from the Half Marathoners at 5.5
miles, and will run an out and back
through the scenic Southwood
neighborhood. The new section of the
course is mostly flat with some
gently rolling hills between miles
11 and 17.
Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic
Railroad Trail State Park is a rail
trail and Florida State Park located
on 16 miles (26 km) of the historic
railbed of the Tallahassee Railroad,
which ran between Tallahassee and
St. Marks, Florida. The trail ends
near the confluence of the St. Marks
and Wakulla Rivers. The portion of
the trail south of US 98 is
designated as a portion of the
Florida National Scenic Trail. A
paved extension of the trail extends
north for approximately 4 miles (6.4
km) into the City of Tallahassee.
The annual Tallahassee Marathon
utilizes all of the City of
Tallahassee portion and the northern
six miles (10 km) of the State of
Florida portion of the St. Marks
Trail.
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