Race Date:
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Registration:
See registration section for details on fees, age requirements, entry limits (caps), deadlines and other important registration information.
Start Times:
Marathon and Half Marathon ... 8 a.m.
(wheelchairs at 7:50 a.m.)
Memphis Grizzlies House 5K ... 7:15 a.m. (wheelchairs at 7:10 a.m.)
Family Race ... 1 p.m.
Associated Events:
Expo and packet pickup (two days)
Friday Night Pasta dining opportunities (participating restaurants)
Post-Race Celebration
Participant Amenities: T-shirt, finisher’s medal, finisher’s certificate, bag check area, access to locker room and showers (bring own soap and towel), post-race food/beverages, and post-race food/beverages.
On-Course Features:
Wave start
Twenty-four aid stations (located at the 1.5 mile mark then at every mile from miles 3 through 25)
Clocks and portalets at every mile
Medical support (including ambulances) on course plus full emergency field hospital at finish.
Pace teams
Marathon Course Limit: six hours (finish line open for seven-and-a-half hours)
Boston Marathon qualifier: Yes
| Event Records |
| |
Male |
Female |
| Marathon |
2:16:48 |
2:37:10 |
| Half Marathon |
1:04:43 |
1:18:33 |
| Memphis Grizzlies House 5K |
15:10 |
17:52 |
Awards:
Trophies to top three male and female in Open (Overall), Masters, Grand Masters, Senior Masters and Wheelchair Athletes divisions in all three timed races. Trophies also awarded to top three male and female finishers in the Shelby County, Tennessee, division (marathon and half marathon only). Plaques awarded to top three male and female in age groups (all three races).
Other than regional Memphis Runners Track Club (MRTC) cash awards, prize money is no longer offered for any race. Runners who qualify as Elite athletes do receive special benefits.
Walkers: are welcome in the Memphis Grizzlies House 5K and the Half Marathon but must maintain a 20-minute/mile pace (see race info section for details.) Walkers are strongly discouraged from participating in the marathon.
Wheelchairs: Wheelchairs are welcome. Learn more.
Weather (historical temperatures in Memphis for first week of Dec.):
Average high . . . 56 degrees F (record high is 81 in 1982)
Average low . . . 38 degrees F (record low is 15 in 1937)
Mean . . . 46 degrees F
Elevation: 210 to 310 feet; rolling hills (View chart.)
Certification by USATF:
Marathon ... #TN09042MS
Half Marathon ...#TN09041MS
Year Established: 1977 (became associated with St. Jude in 2002)
Produced by: Partnership of Memphis Runners Track Club and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Proceeds benefit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Can't make the race? Make a donation to support the mission of St. Jude.
