Have I mentioned how THRILLED I am to say that a great half-marathon course in Hutchinson (that avoids all railroad crossings while being fast, flat, scenic and interesting) does exist and we have found it! The course begins in Carey Park meandering past the golf course, the Hutchinson Zoo and the famous fountain where the course connects with the Jim P. Martinez Trail. The inviting (and paved) Martinez Trail follows the Arkansas River and Cow Creek offering fantastic views and beautiful Kansas scenery. Upon exiting the Martinez Trail the halfway point will approach at Rice Park. Rice Park is family friendly park with more than a mile of meandering paths that will offer great spectator views. After leaving Rice Park the course runs through the charming Old Farm Estates and Hyde Park neighborhoods before entering the Kansas State Fair Grounds. The course tour of the State Fair Grounds will take runners by Lake Talbot and other nostalgic spots like Ye Old Mill and the Grandstands. As runners traverse the last miles the course loops around past the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and the Hutchison Community College Campus to finish at Gowan Stadium amongst cheering crowds!
I’m already envisioning what it will be like to watch runners cross the finish line of this course. Will the runners be as excited about the course and crossing the finish line at the inaugural Run for the Rocks as we will be to watch them? The Run for the Rocks planning committee certainly hopes so and is hard at work to making this race one to remember, one to love and one to come back to.
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