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The Cowtown Marathon Newsletter

February 22-24, 2013
(Three Day Event)

 

COWTOWN 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, February 22
Health & Fitness Expo
Amon G. Carter 
Exhibit Hall
11:30AM - 7:00PM

Saturday, February 23
Health & Fitness Expo
Amon G. Carter 
Exhibit Hall
6:00AM - 5:00PM
 
Race Start Times:
10K - 7:00AM
Adults 5K - 8:30AM
Cook Children's 5K-9:30AM

 

Sunday, February 24
Sunrise Service
Round-Up Inn
5:30 - 6:15AM

Race Start Times:
7:00AM For All Distances
 
Half Marathon
(Course will close at 11:30AM)

 

Full Marathon & 
Ultra Marathon
(Course will close at 2:30PM)
THE COWTOWN BENEFITS:

 

CALF Logo  
 
TNT

ACS



 Team RWB 

THE COWTOWN IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF:

 

FitWorth

 Being a Healthy City is 
Worth It!

BOSTON MARATHON QUALIFYING EVENT:
Boston Marathon
February 15, 20138 days until race weekend

FEBRUARY 22 - 24, 2013
 
To date runners from 49 States and 
7 Foreign Countries represented!
We need YOUR help!
Volunteer at The Cowtown! 

Calling all volunteers!

We are currently looking for Cowtown lovers willing to help with the following: 
  • Fluid Stations
  • Expo Volunteers
  • Course Monitors

Click here, sign up to volunteer,   

and help us make history! 

 

 

 

volunteers    
 

 

Packet Pick-Up
Important info on where to pick up your packet!

 

All Packet Pick-Up for INDIVIDUALS will be at:

 

The Cowtown Health and Fitness Expo

Amon G Carter Jr. Exhibit Hall

3401 W Lancaster Ave

Fort Worth, TX 76107

 

The times to pick-up are as follows:

 

Adult 5K:  Friday, Feb 22, 11:30 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb 23, 6:00 am - 7:45  am 

 

Cook Children's 5K: Friday, Feb 22, 11:30 am - 7:00 pm

 Saturday, Feb 23, 6:00 am - 8:45 am

 

10K: Friday, Feb 22, 11:30 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb 23, 6:00 am - 6:30 am 

 

All Marathon Distances:  Friday, Feb 22, 11:30 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb 23, 6:00 am - 5:00 pm 

 

 

All Packet Pick-Up for TEAMS will be at:

 

The Cowtown Office

1612 Park Place

Fort Worth, TX 76110  

 

The times to pick up are as follows:

 

 Teams:  Monday, Feb 18, through Wednesday, Feb 20, 8 am - 7pm

 

 

 

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Get LIVE Updates!
Stay in the know during the race with text messages! 

 

 

REGISTER FOR LIVE RESULTS MESSAGING FOR THE HALF, FULL, AND ULTRA MARATHONS! 

Your family and friends can follow you during The Cowtown Half Marathon, Marathon & Ultra Marathon via text and email.

Track and share your results on
Facebook and Twitter!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW FOR LIVE RESULTS MESSAGING! 

 
(NOTE: Registered participants using the same email
 for multiple entries may only receive one eblast.)  

 Services provided by: 

 

 

   

 

 

Parking on Race Day
Arrive early to park for free!  

 

There will be FREE first come, first serve parking at the following lots:

  • Harley Lot (At Will Rogers Memorial Center) 
  • Farrington Field 
  • UNTHSC

More parking will be available at the other Will Rogers Memorial Center lots for $8, after the Harley Lot is full.  

   

Hotel Bus Schedule
If you're staying in downtown Fort Worth, we've arranged buses for your convenience!   

 

Buses will be leaving from the following downtown locations: 

  • Sheraton Hotel, 1701 Commerce Street
  • Parking Lot at 4th & Main Street
  • OMNI Hotel, 1300 Houston Street

There will be shuttles both to the race in the morning and from the race throughout the duration of the day.  

 

Click here to view the full schedule 

 

   

 

Corral Times and Pace Leaders
In order for everyone to get the most out of The Cowtown, we are using corrals and a staggered start! 

 

The corrals will be based on the following paces per mile:

  • Corral 1: 8:30 min per mile
  • Corral 2: 8:31 - 9:20 min per mile 
  • Corral 3: 9:21 - 10:00 min per mile 
  • Corral 4: 10:01 - 11:00 min per mile
  • Corral 5: 11:01 - 12:30 min per mile
  • Corral 6: 12:30+ min per mile 

Your bib will have your corral number on it. Please go to the corral that is noted on your bib.

 

The Fort Worth Running Company Pace Groups will be there to help you achieve your goals and have fun while doing it. The pace leaders were chosen based on previous running records and/or pacing performances. Each pacer will be wearing a red bib with their pace per mile and target finish time on the back.  

 

Click here to view the list of pace group leaders. 

 

 

Romano

 

 

Cheer With Charlie!
Help cheer on the runners AND win great prizes!

 

There are cheer stations all along the route. We want YOU at as many of them as you can cheering on our brave runners!

 

There are four easy steps to winning this competition:

 

1. Log on to Facebook and "Like" The Cowtown Marathon's page
2. Go to at least three of the cheer stations and take a picture of you and
     friends and family
3. Post each photo to The Cowtown's Facebook          
4. At the end of the race visit us at the Welcome Booth to pick up your
     prize!

Follow us on Facebook to stay updated on Check-In With Charlie!

 

Check out the website for more good spectator tips!

 

 

 

  Support Sign    

 

 

Highest Participating Schools
Wow! We really appreciate all the great participation from the schools!   

 

Big shout out to our Top School Teams!

  • Stuard Elementary 
  • Coder Elementary 
  • Daggett Montessori 
  • Lily B. Clayton 
  • McCall Elementary 

 

We are so excited that so many schools are going to participate!

We look forward to seeing you all on race day! 

 

 

   

 

 

Book Your Race Weekend Travel
Hotel and Travel 
 
Traveling to Fort Worth for The Cowtown Marathon? Take advantage of special offers and rates from Official Cowtown Hotel and Travel Partners. 
 
Visit The Cowtown website for Hotel, Airline and Car Rental details. 
 
Register for the Cowtown Here!


 


   Presenting Sponsors:
     Blk-Blue Chase                 Miller Coors Color          Star-Telegram   HCA Logo 11-15-11 
 
Cook Children's 5K Sponsor:
cook Childrens  

Welcome Our New Sponsors: