2K
Family Fun Run/Walk
| Date & Start Time |
Sunday, May 16, 2010
12:30 pm |
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| Registration |
Participants can
register on-line or at the Runner’s Expo on Friday
May 14 and Saturday May 15, 2010. Registration
is also possible on Sunday May 16 at the 2K start
line. Registered participants will receive a medal.
When:
Friday, May 14, 2010 (11:00am - 8:00pm)
Saturday, May 15, 2010 (10:00am - 5:00pm)
Where: Mississauga Valley Community
Centre, 1275 Mississauga Valley Blvd. (east of Hurontario & south of Burnhamthorpe) |
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| Start Line & Finish
Line |
Start Line: Hiawatha
Park - Hiawatha Parkway and Cumberland Dr.
Click here
for Start Line Area Detail.
Finish Line: Lakefront
Promenade Park, Lakeshore Road, just east of Cawthra
Rd.
Click here for
Finish Area Detail. |
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| Directions & Parking |
| Parking at Cawthra Community
Centre, free shuttle bus will take you to the 2K
start line. There is no parking in the neighbourhood
near the 2K. |
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| Walking Directions |
Walking Directions from Cawthra Community
Centre to Lakefront Promenade Park (Finish Line)
It is less
than 2K from Cawthra Community Centre to the
Finish Area.
- Walk south on Cawthra Rd. from the community
centre to Lakeshore Rd.
- Cross Lakeshore and proceed
west or right to the first street, Aviation Rd.
- Proceed
south on Aviation to the Waterfront Trail. You
will be able to walk along the grass through
the park
toward the finish area.
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| Course Information |
Run/Walk the final
2K of the marathon course and enjoy the beauty
of the waterfront and the cheering crowds. Participants
will finish under the marathon finish line banner.
Course map
Please Note:
A rolling clear will occur at the rate of
slightly over 9 minutes/ kilometre (14:30
min/mile). Participants moving slower than this
pace will be asked by Police to move onto the
sidewalk and proceed to the finish line obeying
regular pedestrian road rules
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Weather |
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Average Monthly
Temp. |
12.3C (54.1F) |
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Average Monthly
Maximum Temp. |
17.4C (63.3F) |
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24 Hr. Monthly
Average Temp. |
12.4C (54.3F) |
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Average Monthly
Minimum Temp. |
7.4C
(45.3F) |
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Monthly
Rainfall |
71.1mm (2.8”) |
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| Shuttles |
Free Shuttle Service
to event start, finish and relay exchange points
at Cawthra Community Centre. Click here for
map to Cawthra Community Centre.
Sunday May 16, 2010
2K Family Fun Run/Walk
12:30
PM START - Buses from finish run until 3:00 PM |
| Time |
Departure Point |
Destination |
Who rides this bus? |
| 11:30 am |
Cawthra Comm. Cntr. |
Hiawatha Parkwy/Cumberland |
2K runners |
| 11:30 am |
Lakefront Promenade Park - Finish Area |
Hiawatha Parkwy/Cumberland |
2K runners |
| 12:30 pm |
Finish Area |
Cawthra Comm. Cntr. |
2K runners + Spectators |
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| Prizing |
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Registered finishers in the 2K Family Fun Run/Walk will receive
medals. The Mississauga MaraFun has been designed
to encourage young people to get active by running or
walking a total of 42 kilometres over a six week period,
with the final two kilometres run or walked on the
actual marathon route to the cheers of thousands of
spectators. Upon crossing the finish line each
participant will receive a finishers medal and a
certificate of completion. The event is geared towards
kids in grades two through eight and will be completed
through the honour system under the guidance and
verification of a parent, teacher or coach.
Visit the MaraFun page to get started!
Moms & Babies- Strollercize before
race day by working on the 6 week 40K program with your tot
in their stroller! Entering the 2K Family Fun Run/Walk with
your little one on Sunday, May 16th will finish your MaraFun
program and start your baby on the path to a healthy and
active childhood.
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