La Porte By the Bay Half Marathon

Packet Info

Event Date:
Sunday November 17, 2013

Start Time: 7:30 AM

Time Limit:
Four (4) hours.
The race will be chip timed. Pickup your chip on race day

Race Day Instruction CLICK HERE

Packet Pick-Up:
To be announced.

Parking:
Overflow parking will be at the high school across the street from the starting point at Sylvan Beach. NOTE cars parked in the church's parking lot across from Five Point plaza will be towed.

Complete Course Map - PDF

Course:
Start at Sylvan Beach, travel through beautiful Main St. and Five Points Town Plaza of La Porte, get on 146 and cross the Fred Hartman Bridge into Baytown. You are half way done! Turn around and come back for a nice finish and great finish party.

Detailed Course Description:
The race will leave from Sylvan Beach Park (map of race starting area) heading out the main entrance onto Bayshore Dr. Next the runners will take a left and head down Bayshore drive. and then take a right on Garfield St, followed by another right onto Park Dr. Continue on Park Dr. all the way back up to Fairmont, then take a right and then left back on to Bayshore as you wind around until you reach San Jacinto. You will proceed down San Jacinto about a mile and take a right onto Broadway.

Proceed down Broadway through the Main street intersection until you reach Barbours Cut where you will take a left and head towards the frontage road along Hwy 146. Take a right on the frontage road and head towards the Hartman Bridge . About 4.5 miles into the race a ramp will be built to take the runners over the bridge guard rail, and down at the base of the bridge.

The runners will proceed over the bridge and take Hwy 146 business to the Wyoming intersection. Then the runners will take a right into the boat ramp where the runners will loop through the parking lot and come back out and back track on the same route.

The finish will be at Five Points Town Plaza which is the intersection of Main, Broadway and San Jacinto, less than one mile from the start at Sylvan Beach.

The post race party with food and refreshments will be at the finish line (Five Points Plaza). Transportation back to Sylvan Beach will be provided by City of La Porte, Durrett Motor Company, and The Bridge Over Troubled Water.Bag Drop off will be provided - for your convenience all bags will be transported to the finish line.

Further race details included on Info Page.