Half Marathon of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, Florida
Sunday, December 6, 2009

The temperature in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday, December 6, 2009 when I race walked the Half Marathon of the Palm Beaches was between 58 and 64 degrees which was a pleasant change from the hot and humid, rainy days prior to the event. The wind varied up to 10 mph, making for wonderful conditions during the event over the flat half marathon course. Water/Gatorade stations were located every 1.5 miles and were manned by plenty of enthusiastic volunteers. The course was completely closed to traffic and intersections were controlled by plenty of Police and other volunteers. There were many cheering spectators along the entire course and the finish area held a large number of enthusiastic spectators. Approximately 2400 people finished the half marathon and 600 people finished the full marathon making the event a nice manageable size which I enjoyed very much. I have done this event each year that it has been held and intend to continue in the future as this event has always been fun and well organized.