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| Sunday, September 9th - 8am City Island, Harrisburg PA
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Race Information
Thank you for supporting the race and the East Shore YMCA! Below, you will find information regarding race day, packet pick up, parking, spectator information, and more.
Note about deferrals/transfer: Please note that there are no refunds, but you can defer your race ($20 fee) entry to the 2018 Half Marathon or transfer your registration to another participant. All deferrals and transfers must be completed by Wednesday, September 5th by 11:59pm. Additional race updates may be sent as necessary between now and race day.
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PACKET PICKUP TIMES AND LOCATIONS
Friday, September 7th - 12pm-8pm
Saturday, September 8th - 11am-4pm - Radisson in Camp Hill
- 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, PA 17011
- Packet pickup will be held in the Convention Center section of the Radisson
Sunday, September 9th - 6:30am-7:30am
- Carousel Pavilion on City Island
Other Information: - Can I pick up for another person? Yes, that is fine. If you do pick up the race bib/shirt for another person, please make sure they know. Otherwise they will come to packet pick up, not find their bib, and the race will have to assign a new bib for them.
- Finding your bib number. There will be bib charts at the race. You will find the bib number beside your last name and give that number to a volunteer, who will then get your race bib and shirt.
- Picking up on race morning. If you pick up your race bib on race morning, please make sure you arrive early enough to park, get to the pavilion, get up your race bib, and be at the starting line in time.
(PLEASE REVIEW THIS MAP IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH CITY ISLAND) City Island Address: 245 Championship Way, Harrisburg, PA 17101
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START TIMES
Walkers: 7:15am start
Half Marathon, Relay, and 3 Bridges 5k - 8am start
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ARRIVING ON CITY ISLAND ON RACE DAY
Please note that the Market St Bridge (the bridge you take to get to City Island) will close at approximiately 7:35am. Please make sure you arrive prior to 7:25am at the latest to give yourself extra time. Once the bridge closes, the starting line mats will be set up across the bridge in preparation for the race to start at 8am.
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STARTING LINE
All events will start on the Market St Bridge. The official start line will be adjacent to the entrance to City Island on the Market St Bridge.
Walkers - there will be an official race starter at the starting line on the Market St Bridge. Please be at the starting line by 7am.
Half Marathon, Relay, and 5k - just look for the starting line mats that will be set up across the Market St Bridge. The Market St Bridge will close at approximately 7:35am, at which time the race timer will begin setting up the mats for an official 8am start. The starting line will be close to the entrance and exit roads on City Island, so all participants will want to start heading from the Carousel Pavilion (area with packet pickup, port-o-potties, etc) to the starting line around 7:45am or shortly before.
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RADISSON - HOST HOTEL AND PASTA DINNER Hotel Block. The Radisson in Camp Hill is offering a special rate of $115 for the Half Marathon! Please contact the Radisson at 717-763-7117 or visit this registration page. This includes at late checkout of 3pm on race day. Deadline for hotel block registration is Wednesday, September 5th. Pasta Dinner. In the Heirloom restaurant located at the Radisson in Camp Hill, there will be a pasta buffet for $16/person on Saturday, September 8th from 5-7:30pm. All you can eat includes caesar salad, limitless pasta, marinara and alfredo sauces, fresh baked bread sticks, and dessert!
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FINISH LINE
The finish line is at the end of the Walnut St Bridge on City Island. All events will finish at this location.
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COURSE The Half Marathon course features an exciting start on the Market St Bridge and will finish on City Island. The 3 Bridges 5k course has the same start and finish as the Half Marathon course.
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HALF MARATHON COURSE NOTES
Aid Stations. There will be a several aid stations on the course. The distance markers for the aid stations are located approximately at miles 3.7, 5.8, 7.4, 8.3, 9.3, 10.2 and 12.2.
Gatorade (Frost Glacier Freeze) and Honey Stinger gels (vanilla, acai pomengranate, and fruit smoothie) will be available at aid stations starting at mile 5.8.
If you think you will need more water than what is at these available water stops, please carry a hydration pack. Thank you to the Trinity XC team, CD East XC team, Donegal Insurance Group, and Fleet Feet Sports Mechanicsburg for managing the aid stations on the course!
Course Volunteers. There will be volunteers throughout the course. Volunteers on the course will be at water stations and at various turns. This race could not happen without our volunteers so please say thank you!
Course Marking. There will be arrows signs throughout the course. The arrow signs will be yellow signs with black arrows.
Lower Level Greenbelt Path. Please note that some of the pavement on the lower level Greenbelt path is uneven. When you are running on the lower level path, please use caution and watch your footing to avoid tripping, especially in the areas where there will be two-way runner traffic. Port-o-potties. Will be located on the course outside the Carousel Pavilion, at mile 2.4, and adjacent to all aid stations throughout the course.
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3 BRIDGES 5k COURSE NOTES
The 3 Bridges 5k is an exciting course that features the Market St Bridge, Harvey Taylor Bridge, and the Walnut St Bridge. This race will start at the same time and location as the Half Marathon.
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RELAY COURSE AND EXCHANGE NOTES
The relay exchange will be located on the lower level Greenbelt Path just down the ramp from the Passage to India restaurant (520 Race St, Harrisburg, PA 17104) At packet pickup, all relay exchange participants will receive a race bib and one ankle strap. The ankle strap contains the timing chip that will track the time for your relay team. There will be a special section at packet pickup for relay teams.
When you get to the relay exchange, the runner who just finished the first leg will take off the strap and give it to the runner of the second leg. The runner of the second leg will then put on the ankle strap and wear it until the finish. There will be a specially designated section to veer off the course to complete the relay exchange.
There will be a volunteer at the relay exchange to help coordinate the exchange of the ankle strap.
After you finish the race, please give the ankle strap back to the race timing table at the finish line.
There is no shuttle system to transport runners.
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WALKER COURSE NOTES
The course will be marked, but all walkers are strongly encouraged to review the first several miles of the course ahead of time using the attachment below.
Please familiaze yourself with the course route ahead of time to avoid the possibility of getting lost. Walkers will follow the same course as the Half Marathon. The only difference will be using sidewalks instead of road for the first 3 miles (see above link for specific details).
The start time is 7:15am.
The course will be marked, but volunteers and water stations will not be on the course and ready until after 8am. Please carry extra water and gels packs with you.
There are no awards for walkers.
All walkers will receive a finish medal upon crossing the finish line.
Walkers are permitted to do a run/walk on the course.
Walkers will receive an official time in the results under the category "Walkers"
All official times for walkers will be based on gun time.
All walkers will wear a race bib with a timing chip, which will trigger your official finish time upon crossing the finish line
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HALF MARATHON/3 BRIDGES 5K COURSE SPLIT **IMPORTANT**
The Half Marathon and the 3 Bridges 5k will follow the same course from the start of the race until the base of the Walnut St Bridge, which is approximately 3 miles into the course.
Runners from both events will make and right turn from Front St to the base of the Walnut St Bridge.
At this split: - 5k runners will continue straight across the bridge to the finish on City Island.
- Half Marathon runners will bear left and go down the lower level path and head south
Please familiarize yourself with this split ahead of time so there is no confusion once you get to this point. There will also be markings and volunteers at this junction.
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CHIP TIMING The race is being timed using a disposable chip system and we will have both a starting line mat and finish line mat in place. Please make sure you cross both mats during the race. Your time will not start until you cross the start line mat and will stop when you cross the finish line mat. Walkers will only be required to cross the finish line mat as their time will be adjusted accordingly.
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RESULTS
Results will be uploaded as soon as possible following the race.
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PARKING
All participants and spectators can park on City Island, which is also the location of packet pick-up, the starting line, and the finish line.
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PACING TEAM We are happy to have a pace team this year from MarathonPacing.com! The pace team will be available to packet pick-up on Saturday, September 9th to answer any questions. To view the pace times and for more information, see below
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SPECTATORS Spectators interested in viewing parts of the race are encouraged to find spots along the Upper Riverfront path.
The runners will pass by the Walnut St walking bridge three times, so this is a great place for spectators.
If you plan on returning to City Island for the finish, please be courteous of runners as they will be finishing crossing the Walnut Street Bridge. The finish line is at the end of the bridge on the City Island side. There will be barricades set up to control spectator traffic and maintain a clear finish line.
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AWARD SCORING INFORMATION
Awards for this race are scored in the same format as the Boston Marathon: - Overall awards - Gun time
- Age group awards - Chip time
If you are not familiar with the difference between chip time and gun time, please take a moment to read below.
Chip time is the total time between when you race bib cross the starting line mats and the finish line mats. Your race bib has a timing chip that will trigger when you cross both locations.
With chip time, order of finish does not determine award placement. Just because you cross the finish line before another participant does not mean you ran a faster time than them.
Example: Participant A crosses the finish line 5 seconds before participant B. It appears that Participant A had a faster time and would place above Participant B in the awards. But, Participant B actually crossed the starting line 30 seconds AFTER Participant A. In the final results, Participant B had a chip time that was 25 seconds faster than Participant A, so Participant B would be seeded higher in the final results and for the age group awards.
In summary, just because you cross the finish line before someone does not necessarily mean your chip time was faster.
Gun time starts when starting gun goes off and finishes when your race bib (timing chip on the back) crosses the finish line mats.
With gun time, all participants have a starting time that begins when the air horn sounds at the beginning of the race. Their official time is determined when they cross the finish line and their bib triggers when they cross the finish line mats.
All gun times are seeded in direct order of finish. With gun time, any time you cross the finish line before someone, you are seeded above that person in the results.
Example: The first male who crosses the finish line gets first place, the second male who crosses the finish line gets second place, and that continues until the last person finishes.
All overall awards are seeded based on gun time (order of finish)
All age group awards are seeded by chip time No exceptions will be made when designating overall and age group awards
When checking results, please make sure you are looking at the correct category when looking to see if you placed for an award. Regardless, if you are planning on competing for an age group award, it is highly recommended you start at close to the starting line as possible.
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AWARD CATEGORIES
Half Marathon Categories Overall awards (gun time) - Overall male, overall female, overall male masters (40+), overall female masters (40+)
Age Group Awards (chip time) - 19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+
3 Bridges 5k Categories
Overall awards (gun time) - Overall male, overall female, overall male masters (40+), overall female masters (40+)
Age Group Awards (chip time) - 13 and under, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+
Relay team Categories - 1st through 3rd place for Male Relay, Female Relay, and Mixed Relay teams
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AWARD CEREMONY TIMES
3 Bridges 5k Awards - Approximately 9:15am in the Carousel Pavilion on City Island
Half Marathon and Relay Awards - Approximately 10:30am in the Carousel Pavilion on City Island
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BAG DROP
There will be a bag drop available at the Carousel Pavilion on City Island from 6:30am until 12:15pm.
DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLE ITEMS SUCH AS WALLETS, PURSES, OR PHONES. Please leave these items locked securely in your car.
All items must be picked up by 12pm. Any items not picked up will not be mailed to participants.
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HALF MARATHON HOMEPAGE
Click here to visit the Harrisburg Half Marathon page on YMCARun.com
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Frequently Asked Questions and other Info
Can I wear headphones? Headphones are permitted but are discouraged and not recommended, as it is an open course.
Can I run with my child in a baby jogger or with my dog on a leash? No. Unfortunately we do not allow baby joggers or animals on the course for safety reasons.
Post-Race Food. There will be post-race food catered by Panera available for participants following the race. This food is available to participants only. Spectators or anyone without a race bib will not be permitted in the food line.
Thank you for your support and good luck on race day!
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| A special thanks to other Half Marathon sponsors!
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Over the last decade, more than $600,000 has been raised from the Harrisburg YMCA races, including the Harrisburg Half-Marathon. The money raised benefits the East Shore Branch Y, which, in turn, awards scholarships for youth, childcare, membership and other programs.
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