Race Information

Date
Sunday, September 14^th, 2008

Start Time
The Marathon and Half Marathon
start together at 6:45am. 
This allows friends and training partners to start together, even if some are traveling 26.2 miles and others are stopping at 13.1 miles.

Cutoff Times
The race directors reserve the right to transport to the finish area any half marathoners who have not finished by the 4-1/2 hour mark and marathoners who have not finished before the 9 hour mark.

Aid Stations
Aid stations providing water and GU2O fluid replacement drink will be located at 17 locations along the course – seven along the first 13.1 miles and ten along the final 13.1 miles.  GU energy gel will be available to half marathoners at one location and to full marathoners at two locations.

Race Day Logistics
All entrants must park at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (usually referred to as "Riverport").  The parking lot will open at 4:45am, two hours before the 6:45am starting time. The Amphitheater's parking attendants will direct you to your parking space.  If you would like a bag of dry clothes, food, etc. to be transported to the finish area while you race, please attach to the bag the numbered luggage tag found in your race packet and place the bag in the secure Bag Drop Area.  Note: There will be no race day packet pickup.  Race packets must be picked up on Friday or Saturday at the race expo in the Ameristar Conference Center.

Beginning at 7:30am (starting at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater), a fleet of more than two dozen buses will continuously shuttle between the start and finish areas.  The buses will transport finishers back to their cars at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater after the race.  As parking is limited in downtown St. Charles, spectators can ride the shuttles after the race start and back again with their participant from the finish area.  Due to the popularity of the service last year, additional buses will be available to take spectators to the finish line immediately after the race start.

Interested in ridesharing to the Lewis and Clark Marathon? Sign up here for
an account and become members of a growing and dynamic community. It is free to join and PickupPal can track the number of rides they have given or
taken, the number of km they have traveled via ride sharing and we can as a
Lewis and Clark Marathon group keep track of the amount of emissions we have reduced as a result!

Weather
Average conditions for this day are a low of 53 degrees, a high of 77 degrees, and a humidity level of 58%. For current conditions, click here.

T-Shirts
All entrants will receive a commemorative long-sleeve, wicking, non-cotton, pill-resistant t-shirt.  Entrants who register after August 1^st are not guaranteed their shirt size.

Personalized Race Numbers
Register before August 1^st and receive a commemorative race number with your first name printed clearly at the top – so the fans know who to cheer for!

Race Timing & Awards
The Lewis & Clark events will be timed using the DAG Timing System – a 2^nd generation “chip” system where each participant’s race number contains a disposable identification chip.  Official times will reflect the time spent between the start line and finish line (i.e., any time spent waiting to cross the start line will not be included in your finish time).

Unofficial race results will be posted throughout the day on results boards located in the finish area.  Official race results will be available on this website no later than Monday morning.

An awards ceremony honoring the top three overall finishers in both events will be held at the finish area at approximately 11am.  Overall awards will be based on the actual real-time finish order, not “chip” time.  Overall winners will receive plaques and split $3000 in prize money as follows:

Marathon
1^st Place: $500              2^nd Place: $300              3^rd Place: $100

Half Marathon
1^st Place: $300              2^nd Place: $200              3^rd Place: $100

Training Programs
The FLEET FEET Training Team is offering group training programs to prepare athletes for the Lewis & Clark Marathon and Half Marathon. Running, run/walk, and walking programs are available for the half marathon class. A running program is offered for the full marathon class. FLEET FEET Training Team can help you make it to the finish line. Click here to find out more!

Special Weekend Attractions
Trails for Tails
While you are waiting for your athlete to finish the race, you and your dog can take a stroll in the park and help raise money for a good cause!

The Trails for Tails event is based on dog lovers who collect pledges from friends, relatives, co-workers, etc. to "sponsor" them in the walk. The walk is a leisurely stroll around the Lewis and Clark statue in Frontier Park in St. Charles, and after the walk, everyone is invited to visit the vendor booths, let your dog participate in dog games, enter him or her in one of our contests or just enjoy the camaraderie of other pet lovers.

Tour of Missouri
The Tour of Missouri is a seven-stage professional cycling race that will showcase some of the state’s most beautiful roads and rich history.  The race starts on September 8^th in St. Joseph, start of the Pony Express Trail, and finishes on September 14^th in the shadow of St. Louis’ Gateway Arch.  The St. Charles stage will be held on Saturday, September 13^th and finishes in Frontier Park, which will also serve as the finish line for Sunday’s Lewis & Clark Marathon and Half Marathon – and is just an 800 yard walk from the race expo, which will be operating from 10am to 6pm.  Saturday’s stage should finish at approximately 4:00pm.  In 2007, over 40% of the spectators at the Tour’s St. Charles finish were Lewis & Clark runners or their families.  Join them again this year for a close-up look at some endurance racers of the highest caliber.