Elijah's Race:
Swanzey Covered Bridges Half Marathon
Our
Course
Access our course map HERE!
With this link comes an interactive map of the course, highlighting the locations of the covered bridges and various porta potties along the way. Additionally, the site provides a cue sheet of every turn, and examines the elevation and terrain variation across the course!
More about the Course:
The 13.1 mile loop takes a tour around our beautiful town of Swanzey, New Hampshire, bringing you through some of our historic covered bridges, The race course - with between 400-500 feet of elevation gain - features views and scenery that captures perfectly the quaint, authentic feel of New England, taking runners through bridges with names of Thompson, Carlton and Cresson, most of which date to the pre-Civil War era.
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The course is primarily paved, with approximately one-mile of dirt rail trail towards the beginning of your journey.
Elevation: approximately +477 elevation gain and -484 elevation loss.
Along the Course...
WATER STATIONS are located at every even-numbered mile, with gatorade being supplied at every-other aid station!
PORTA POTTIES are located across the course, at the start line, and approximately mile 7 and mile 10.
The course starts and ends in the same area, aiding in simple navigation before and after your race!