Insiders Guide

• Know your runner’s expected pace per mile. Then consult the charts below for the Full Marathon, the Half Marathon and the 5K to find out at what time your runner will be at different spots on the course.
• PDF printer friendly version of Pace Charts posted below.
• Check out other hints on the Marathon 101 page.
• Make your own unique sign that your runner can easily identify.   

  The 2009 Insiders Guide to the ING Hartford Marathon is jammed pack with details on what you need to know for race weekend - the races, the paces, where to go and what to do.  It's a 6 MB PDF file - so be patient while it loads.

  Please note admission to the Food Tent is only for runners with a bib number tag.

FULL MARATHON

MILE

LOCATION

LEAD
PACK

MID
PACK

0

Elm Street/Hartford

8:00

8:00

1

Central Row

8:05

8:10

East Hartford / South Windsor

2

East River Drive (west of Sheraton)

8:10

8:20

3

East River Drive – Magnet School entrance

8:15

8:30

4

Main St. south of Carroll Road

8:20

8:40

5

Prospect at Sterling

8:25

8:50

6

1751 Main Street

8:30

9:00

7

King Street at Burnham

8:35

9:10

8

Main Street at North King

8:40

9:20

9

Main Street at Pleasant Valley Rd

8:45

9:30

10

Main Street

8:50

9:40

11

1624 Main Street

8:55

9:50

TURNAROUND at 11.5 miles

12

Main Street north of Strong Road

9:00

10:00

13

1076 Main Street

9:05

10:10

14

696 Main Street

9:10

10:20

15

277 Main Street

9:15

10:30

16

1897 Main Street

9:20

10:40

17

Main Street north of Prospect St

9:25

10:50

18

Prospect St at Governors Highway

9:30

11:00

19

131 Pitkin Street

9:35

11:10

Hartford

20

Great River Park

9:40

11:20

21

Founders Bridge at Ameriprise Building

9:45

11:30

22

Market Street at Pleasant Street

9:50

11:40

23

Weston Street west of I-91 overpass

9:55

11:50

24

Riverside Park

10:00

12:00

25

Riverside Park exit gate

10:05

12:10

26

Jewell Street near Ann Street

10:10

12:20

26.2

Trinity Street

10:12

12:23

MILE

LOCATION

LEAD
PACK

 MID
PACK

0

Elm Street/Hartford

8:00

8:00

1

Centra Row

8:05

8:10

East Hartford

2

East River Drive (west of Sheraton)

8:10

8:20

3

East River Drive – Magnet School entrance

8:15

8:30

4

80 Pitkin Street

8:20

8:40

Hartford

5

Founders Bridge (Hartford side)

8:25

8:50

6

Rev. Moody Overpass

8:30

9:00

7

Access Road - Riverside Park

8:35

9:10

8

Riverside Park - Founders Bridge

8:40

9:20

9

Van Dyke Avenue

8:45

9:30

10

111 Charter Oak Avenue

8:50

9:40

11

Park Street at Wolcott Street

8:55

9:50

12

555 Capitol Avenue

9:00

10:00

HARTFORD 5K

MILE

LOCATION

LEAD
PACK

 MID
PACK

0

Crosswalk at light pole east end of park

8:00

8:00

1

Park Street

8:05

8:10

2

Capitol Avenue

8:10

8:20

3

Ford Street

8:15

8:30

3.1

Trinity Street

8:16

8:36