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The Mount Marathon Race is a mountain race that is run every Fourth of July in Seward, Alaska. ==Race== The race begins downtown, at Fourth and Adams, in front of the First National Bank Alaska, and ends a block south of where it began, at Fourth and Washington. The halfway point is a stone marker〔("Mount Marathon Race Trail Map" )〕 atop Mount Marathon, 3022 feet (921 m) above sea level, and a mile and a half from the finish line. The total race course distance is about 3.1 miles (5 kilometers). Leading racers will typically reach the peak from the starting line in 33–40 minutes, and reach the finish line from the peak in 10–15 minutes. Average speed uphill is 2 mph. Average speed downhill is 12 mph. It is not uncommon for the racers who finish to cross the finish line injured or bleeding and covered in mud. Due to an interest in limiting the environmental impact of the race, the entrants are limited to 350 men, 350 women, and 200 juniors. In 2012, the field was expanded to permit 400 entrants for the men's and women's races. The slots are filled in the following order: *Veteran racers who have completed the prerequisite number of races *Prior year registered runners who have not completed the prerequisite number of races but have a waiver *Current year special invitation〔(Seward Chamber of Commerce Mount Marathon Page )〕 The remaining slots are filled up by a lottery. Previous winners of any prior year are allowed to enter until the morning of the race. Application fees for the 2012 race were $65 for adults and $25 for juniors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Marathon Race」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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