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RUN FOR THE RED MARATHON DESCRIPTION 2009

460' EXIT CLEAR RUN COMPLEX TURN LEFT RT 611 NORTH
0.9 BARE RIGHT ONTO LAUREL
1.1 GOT-A-GO POTTIES (2)
1.75 TURN LEFT ONTO ECHO LAKE ROAD
2.37 UNDERPASS (T631)
2.5 FIRST WATER STOP AT COOLBAUGH FIREHOUSE
2.6 TURN RIGHT ONTO RT 611
2.9 PAST TOBYHANNA BROOKSIDE INN ON RIGHT
TURN AROUND-IS 65 FEET NORTH OF TRAFFIC LIGHT AT INTERSECTION OF 611 & 423
CONTINUE BACK ON 611 PAST GAS STATION ON LEFT
4.14 PAST COOLBAUGH MUNICIPAL CENTER
4.6 GOT-A-GO POTTIES (2)
4.6 WATER STOP #2 ACROSS FROM COOLBAUGH ROAD DEEP SIGN
5.75 PAST CLEAR RUN COMPLEX
6.8 WATER STOP #3 ACROSS FROM POCONO MT. AIRPORT
7.5 PAST SHED PLACE ON RIGHT
7.8 GOT-A-GO POTTIES (2) AT MT POCONO LAUNDRY
8.1 SPECTATOR VIEWING 940 RT 611
8.1 EXXON STATION ON LEFT
8.66 WATER STOP #4 MT POCONO CLEANERS
8.7 UNDERPASS LEAVING MT. POCONO
9.1 TURN LEFT GRANGE ROAD ORANGES
10.5 WATER STOP #5 GOT-A-GO-POTTIES (4) JUST BEFORE MEMORYTOWN
10.6 PAST MEMORYTOWN
11.22 TURN RIGHT ONTO RT 940
11.63 CAESARS PARADISE STREAM WATER AND ORANGES
11.63 SPECTATOR VIEWING 940 AT CARLTON ROAD
12.2 WATER STOP #6 LIGHTHOUSE WORLD PRAYER CENTER
13.1 HALF MARATHON AT CRESCENT LODGE
14.12 WATER STOP #7 CRANBERRY CREEK ROAD
16 SPECTATOR VIEWING RT 715 AND 940
16 WATER STOP #8 RT 715 HENRYVILLE GOT-A-GO POTTIES (2)
18.1 WATER STOP #9 AFTER RR UNDERPASS GOT-A-GO POTTIES (2) ORANGES
18.5 ICE CREAM STAND (IF OPEN STOP FOR THICK MILKSHAKE)
19.7 SPECTATOR VIEWING CHERRY LANE AND RT 447
20 WATER STOP #10 ANALOMINK GOT-A-GO POTTIES (1)
20.8 TURN RIGHT RT 191
21.3 WATER STOP #11 PINE BROOK GOT-A-GO POTTIES (1)
23.19 TURN RIGHT CLEARVIEW
23.26 TURN LEFT ON WALLACE ST.
23.4 WATER STOP #12 ON WALLACE ST. AT FRANKLIN AV.
23.7 GOT-A-GO POTTIES (1) FIFTH ST. POND
24.6 TURN RIGHT ON SCOTT FOR HALF A BLOCK
24.66 TURN LEFT ON S.6TH WATER STOP #13 AT SCHOOL GOT-A-GO POTTIES (1)
24.8 TURN RIGHT ONTO MAIN STREET
25 WATER STOP #14 FRONT ROW BAR
25.3 TURN RIGHT FIRST ENTRANCE TO SCHOOL
  SCHOOL ON YOUR LEFT, FOLLOW ROAD AROUND BACK OF SCHOOL
26 STADIUM ENTRANCE
26.2 FINISH AFTER 2 TENTHS MILE COUNTER CLOCKWISE AROUND TRACK

Marathon Details

- Start your run at 8am in the township of Tobyhanna. The name “Tobyhanna” is derived from an American Indian word meaning “a stream whose banks are fringed with alder”.

- Pacing yourself as you travel downhill, be on the lookout for birds indigenous to the area, including members of the raptor family.

- As you run through paradise, Paradise Township, that is, notice Caesars Paradise Stream. The resort is still home to the heart-shaped tubs that once helped make the Poconos a top honeymoon destination.

- As you approach the 18-mile mark, enjoy the 400 yards of flat ground before tackling a .2 hill up to a local summertime tradition, MaryAnn’s Ice Cream Stand.

- Train hard because after mile 23 is a steep downhill run, but excited and vocal spectators will help push you through.

- As the course winds through downtown Stroudsburg, take note of the great shops and restaurants so you can visit them after the race.