38th CIGNA Falmouth Road Race 2010
August 15
Falmouth Road Race 508-540-7000
FalmouthRR@aol.com
Website: www.falmouthroadrace.com
Description:
Registration information will be posted by Feb. 1, 2010 on www.falmouthroadrace.com.
The CIGNA Falmouth Road Race celebrates its 38th running this year and the spirit which made the first Falmouth so special is still present today. More than 10,000 runners will gather in Woods Hole for the 2010 renewal, including many of the world’s elite, though the essence of the event remains a fun run. Back-of-the-pack joggers share the road with the best, forming a tapestry of colors from the start on Water Street to the finish at the beach in Falmouth Heights.
The race is seven miles long and begins in front of the Woods Hole Community Center, near the drawbridge on Water Street. The course proceeds out of Woods Hole and takes a right onto Church Street, then winds around Nobska Lighthouse and continues along the winding, hilly, tree-lined road.
At three miles the course emerges from the woods and continues for 1.5 miles along the beach, right next to the waters of Vineyard Sound. It then turns left onto Shore Street and, 400 yards later, right onto Clinton Avenue. At the end of Clinton Avenue it turns left onto Scranton Avenue, then 600 yards later right onto Robbins Road and the top of Falmouth Harbor. At the end of Robbins Road it turns right onto Falmouth Heights Road and continues until runners once again meet the ocean. At this point it turns left and heads up the hill and down the road to the finish line, near the Falmouth Heights Ball Field.
The first three miles are narrow, hilly, winding tree shaded roads, while the last four miles are open on the flat right next to Martha’s Vineyard Sound. A small steep hill lets you know that you are beginning the last half-mile of the race. Once you crest the hill it is "all downhill" to the finish.