Hayden Lake Marathon is Saturday
TESS FREEMAN/Press file Kari Kelli, left, and Kim Corriguex and runners begin the Hayden Lake half marathon in October 2014. There were 179 people who competed in the Hayden half marathon that year.
HAYDEN — Runners will be on the road this Saturday, Oct. 14 in the Hayden area for the Hayden Lake Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon races.
All three races will start and end at Honeysuckle Beach. Organizers have been working closely with the Lakes Highway District, cities of Hayden and Hayden Lake, and the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office to plan a race that is safe for runners and community members. All roads in the area will remain open to traffic. Roads being used for the race will have cones placed to separate the runners from vehicular traffic.
The marathon with approximately 65 runners begins at 7:30 a.m. from Honeysuckle Beach. Runners will traverse counter clockwise around the lake, to east Hayden Lake Road, Lancaster Road, English Point Road, north Lakeview Road, Miles Avenue, Strahorn Road, Hayden Avenue, and back to Honeysuckle Beach. The winner is expected to complete the course around 10:20 a.m.
The half marathon with approximately 250 participants begins at 8:30 a.m. with runners using Chalet Road, Hayden Avenue, Strahorn Road, Miles Avenue, north Lakeview Drive, English Point Road, then west on Lancaster to Strahorn, Avondale Loop Road, Miles Avenue, Strahorn Road, Hayden Avenue, and back to Honeysuckle Beach. The winner will finish around 9:45 a.m.
The quarter marathon race with approximately 200 runners will leave the beach at 9 a.m. and use Chalet, Hayden Avenue, Strahorn Road, north Kensington Avenue, east St. James Avenue, Avondale Loop Road, Miles, Strahorn, Hayden Avenue, and Honeysuckle Beach. The winner will finish around 9:35 a.m.
The awards ceremonies for the three distances will begin at 11 a.m. at Honeysuckle Beach.
Registration is open through midnight this Wednesday. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Hayden Chamber of Commerce, the Coeur d’Alene High School cross country teams, and the Hayden Senior Center.
Avondale Dental, 1683 E. Miles Ave., is hosting an Aid Station Party for families with kids activities, music, and
entertainment. Runners from all three distances will pass this location from about 9:20 a.m. through 1:45 p.m. The community is invited to join the fun. Other places to watch the race are along English Point Road for the marathon and half marathon starting at 8:45 a.m. and by Avondale Golf Course from about 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Course maps and more information is available at www.haydenlakemarathon.org.
More information is available by contacting race director Nancy Lowery at 208-755-9260 or [email protected]