Course Information

WATER STATIONS

There will be 8 water stations on the half marathon course, approximately every 1.5 miles.  There will be 4 water stations on the 10K course.  There will be water and Gatorade served at all water stops.  There will be porto potties at all water stops.

There will be 1 water station on the Twilight 5K course, at the halfway point.  Only water will be served on the 5K course.

MAPMYRUN Links

Why are the Mapmyrun course maps long?

Certified courses measure the shortest possible route

Race courses are certified using a calibrated bike (Jones Counter method) to hit exactly 13.1 miles on the most efficient path—think:

  • Tight tangents on every curve
  • Cutting corners legally
  • Straightest possible line start to finish

GPS apps aren’t perfectly precise

Apps like MapMyRun rely on GPS, which can drift:

  • Tall buildings, trees, or tunnels = signal bounce
  • Turns get “rounded out” instead of sharp
  • Small errors stack up over 13+ miles

Even a tiny 1–2% error can add 0.1–0.3 miles.

The Run Madtown Twilight 5K, 10K and Half Marathon courses are all USATF Certified.

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