10/27/2024

The Haunted Forest Marathon, Half Marathon, And 5K

Canal Fulton, Ohio

Marathon

Cleopatra Sirnic Clifford

Finish Time:  5:19:10

Overall Place:  149th Place / 184

Division Place:  2nd Place / 3

Half Marathon

Lisa Keane

Finish Time:  2:12:30

Overall Place:  240th Place / 435

Division Place:  6th Place / 19

Nancy Wardell

Finish Time:  2:28:40

Overall Place:  325th Place / 435

Division Place:  28th Place / 35

Race Recap By Cleopatra Sirnic Clifford:

Volunteer

Kevin Christensen was on the course dressed as a creepy but friendly clown working as a course marshal and helping with a water station.

Well, I wasn’t trained, but I decided to do it with a friend and I got one under my belt again this year.
It wasn’t pretty, but I got it done .
My friend and I finished. I’m glad she got me to do it.
I was so thankful that my friend Sue showed up at the end with pumpkin treats and a ride back to our cars. That was so sweet and that makes a good friend. Time for a nice bath and a beer at home because there wasn’t any at the race.

Race Recap By Lisa Keane:

Haunted Forest Half Marathon
Flat, fast race on paved towpath. The marathon and half marathon start together and then split approximately 2 miles in. Scenic run during the peak of leaves changing and even saw a Blue Heron over the canal.  Several water and Gatorade stops but not a ton of spectator access.
Parking is limited so early arrival to catch a shuttle bus and only 20 porta potties left a lot of people scrambling.
Long sleeve festive technical tee and medals for all runners. They advertised an additional medal if you ran the day before but did not provide. Bananas and pretzels but no after party. Colder temps than I am used to left me struggling a little but did my best and happy to place 6th in my age group.

Race Recap By Nancy Wardell:

I completed the Haunted Forest Half Marathon in Canal Fulton this morning. Started off pretty cold compared to usual and the change of course threw me off. I didn’t stop running though! I finished at 2:28:40 and pace of 11:21. Not a great running time, but I did it! The after race events were a lot less than usual for this race too. It only had a bananas, pretzels, and waters for finishers.

Race Recap By Kevin Christensen:

You may have seen a friendly clown at the Clinton Trailhead water stop. It was a perfect day for the runners and clowns and I had multiple runners stop to take selfies and thank me for being there. One lady made her husband stop his car to get a selfie. Who knew people loved clowns so much. It was also fun that Jim Chaney placed clown decorations at this water stop to keep me company.